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Gurudeva Mahasamadhi, 2010

Gurudeva Mahasamadhi, 2010

Today was the auspicious day for our special annual puja to Gurudeva. The temple has been magnificently decorated. We have a skilled Sivacharya priest, a wonderful group of devotees and nature was filled with the prana of thunder, lightening and water for a very powerful day. Kumar Gurukkal performed an...

Darshan Meetings with Bodhinatha

Darshan Meetings with Bodhinatha

Toshadevi Nataraja with her daughter Velika. Toshadevi is an ardent student of the Master Course and gives powerful testimony on how much Gurudeva's teachings have affected her life. She is also a dedicated supporter of Iraivan. She came on this pilgrimage all the way from beautiful island of St. Lucia....

Varuna Takes Over the Aadheenam

Varuna Takes Over the Aadheenam

Then mother nature decided to bless us with an amazing site. Thunder and lightening has been going for several days and the rains on the mountain had filled the Wailua River to record levels as Bodhinatha began his morning presentation. Safe and dry inside, the devotees, learn about the Tirukkural's...

Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-11-14

Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-11-14

The final puja for Gurudeva Mahasamadhi observances is underway. # Namasivaya! The final arati has begun along with all chanting the 108 names of beloved Gurudeva. http://twitpic.com/pilly # Huge rain and the river is at the highest we have ever seen it. Giant trees are shooting over the falls. http://twitpic.com/pj5o7...

When it Pours, it Floods

When it Pours, it Floods

Here is a simple video clip of the magnificent flooding of the Wailua River at Kauai's Hindu Monastery today after days of extreme rain, lightning and thunder storms. This is the highest we have ever seen it. Giant trees are literally shooting out over the falls (which have disappeared), smashing...

Gurudeva Arati, Day 3

Gurudeva Arati, Day 3

Day three of 2010, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Maha Samadhi observances was another rich day full of blessings, all of which have come to us from Gurudeva. The morning puja was again a simple arati and chanting of Gurudeva's names. "Transcending all mutations of form and attribute, Surpassing all finite measure...

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