Visiting Hours – Reservation Required
• Open Everyday
• 9am to 12pm
• Open most days of the year
• Parking and entry access require a reservation
Attend Our Temple Services
For Access to Kadavaul Temple’s 9:00am Śiva Puja, you must make a “Kadavul Temple Worship” reservation on our reservation site
Iraivan Temple is currently NOT open to the public. However, on some days a tour to the temple is given around 10:45am. Ask a host. (“Late Morning Front Grounds Access” or “Temple Worship” reservation required).
About this Hindu Monastery
Kauai Aadheenam is home to a traditional Saivite Hindu monastic order. If you plan to visit please be respectful that this is a place of peaceful religious practice.
The monastery is a religious center where monks live, worship and work, supporting Hinduism through temple activities, cultural preservation and educational outreach.
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Today at Kauai Aadheenam
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Cosmic Grammar for a Happy Ardra Nakshatra
Aum Namah Śivaya! Today is Ardra nakshatra. With the Iraivan Krittika Homa taking place just a few days ago, the energies are indeed scintillating. Hours ago, the monks finished the abhishekam to Lord Nataraja in Kadavul Temple. For those who’d like to get into some dense studies, here below is a deep dive into the Siva Sutras—summarized from parts of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami’s 2018 Innersearch class material. Introduction In the great […]
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Tamil New Year Celebration
Jai Ganesha! On April 14, we at the monastery joyfully celebrated the Tamil New Year. Our chef, Mani, prepared a wonderful meal for all the monks, making the day truly special and memorable. Sadhaka Shankaranatha performed the prayers for the food, adding a sacred and devotional touch to the celebration.
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Return of the Lotuses
Decades ago one of our large ponds was so dense with lotus that you could not see the water! It was a marvel, and we thought it would persist. But the Hawaiian “catfish,” called tilapia, perhaps the most widely farmed fish in the world, is an aggressive species and is impossible to get rid of. It devoured thousands of lotus plants, til there were none. The fish are still there, in […]
A Search for the Innermost Divine Self
Self-realization in three stages. Realizing oneself as the Soul, realizing oneself as Satchidananda—Omnipresent Consciousness—and realizing oneself as the Source, the Sustainer of that Omnipresent Consciousness, the Self that transcends time, form and space. Parasiva.
Balanced by Temple Worship
A temple is a meeting place of our physical plane and the invisible worlds of the Gods and angelic beings, or devas. The spiritual vibration is kept strong through the monks’ continual worship.
Fueled by Kundalini Yoga
Meditation can be sustained only if one lives a wholesome life, free from emotional entanglements and adharmic deeds. Intensive, consistent meditation dispels the antagonistic, selfish, instinctive forces of the mind and converts those channels of energy into uplifted creative action.
Charted by Monistic Theism
Hinduism, also known as the Sanatana Dharma, or “Eternal Way,” is our planet’s original and oldest living religion, with over one billion adherents.
Illumined by a Potent
Guru-Shishya System
Kauai Aadheenam is the spiritual home and theological seminary for a small band of monks, all under vows, from many nations. They oversee an international religious mission while living a strict lifestyle of daily religious worship, meditation, yoga and service.
Guided by Soul-Stirring Scriptures
Visit our Saivite Scriptures page, which contains timeless wisdom from the oldest living spiritual tradition on Earth. It includes content from the Vedas, Saiva Agamas, writings from saints, and more.
Awakened by Sadhana and Tapas
For those seeking a deeper understanding of our spiritual path, Himalayan Academy provides Online Study Programs to get you started. You can also sign up for our lessons by email.
– Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
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