Ganesha Chaturthi 2022
August 30, 2022Join us today at 3:00pm Kauai-time for Kauai Aadheenam's humble abhishekam for Ganesha Chaturthi! For more information about this important annual celebration visit: hinduismtoday.com/magazine/april-may-june-2010/2010-04-festivals-ganesha-chaturthi/
Growing Green Gardens
August 30, 2022Aum Namah Sivaya! Recently work has begun on the landscaping immediately surrounding Iraivan Temple's foundation. For the most part this means preparing the ground for the hardy grasses that will surround the temple. In other areas, the landscaping is growing in lush and full. Below we present to you some...
The Eternal Now - Part 2
August 29, 2022Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Siva. Here, Satguru discusses "The Eternal Now," based on a series...
Tirukural - Chapter 103
August 29, 2022Chapter 103: Advancing the Community Verse 1021We see a man in several scenes as he works industriously through the day. Clearly he is laboring with all of his heart to advance himself, his family and his community. He awakens to worship Lord Ganesha; then bathes, then feeds and milks the...
Ganesha and Murugan Murtis Grace Our Front Entrance
August 28, 2022Many years ago a family commissioned these black granite murtis for placing outside their home. Years later plans changed and they no longer needed the murtis, deciding to donate them to our monastery. In discussing where these murtis could call home--at least for the time being--we noted than many general...
Alaveddy Progress
August 25, 2022This morning we received these photos from Thondunathan showing the amazing progress of the Paramparai Mandapam. You will recall that Gurudeva stayed in the home of Kandiah Chettiar in 1948-49. He later was given the land and built a small Siva Temple on the site, which functioned for some 30...
New Banner for Festival Pujas in Kadavul
August 24, 2022We recently received a colorful new banner to help enliven the atmosphere in Kadavul Temple during festival pujas. It has cute Nandis, elephants, roosters, a Sivalingam and kumbhas sewn on it. } ];
Ripper-fertilizer gift
August 23, 2022Aloha all! Never look a gift horse in the mouth. What is a gift horse you might ask? Perhaps it's a magical horse that gives you whatever you ask for. We don't know what happens if you look into its mouth but we are too scared to find out. The...