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Kauai Aadheenam
A Sacred Temple Sanctuary

Center of Saiva Siddhanta Hinduism in the West.
Home to a 2000 year-old guru lineage.

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Visit
Attend Worship

You must have a reservation to enter for our daily 9am Siva puja in Kadavul Temple—our Nataraja temple, established in 1973.

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Spiritual Life
Become a Monk

Contact us to request consideration for monastic life

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Spiritual Life
Become a Student

For those wishing to begin non-committal study of the teachings of our lineage, and for those who wish to progress further through eventual spiritual initiations.

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Basics
What is Hinduism?

For many decades our monks have worked tirelessly to create material to help Hindus and non-Hindus alike to better understand the many ancient and diverse facets of the Hindu religion

Visiting Hours

We're Currently Closed

• Open Everyday
• 9am to 12pm
• Open most days of the year. Closed Dec 24, 25, 26.
• Front grounds do not require a temple reservation

Attend Our Temple Services

You must make a free reservation to attend worship Kadavul Hindu Temple

Iraivan Temple is currently not open to the public. However, on some days a tour is given around 10:45am. Ask a host.

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 place of peaceful religious practice.

A Happy 82nd Jayanti to Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami!
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A Happy 82nd Jayanti to Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami!

Jai to the Nandinatha Sampradaya! Jai to the Kailasa Parampara! Jai Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami! Today we celebrate Satguru’s 82nd Jayanti. Throughout the day, many blessings and good wishes have been coming in from throughout the world, and this evening the monks will enjoy a special evening meal with Satguru. The monks of the Siddhidatta kulam have been preparing the bountiful feast, while others have been gathering special gifts and decorating. Leave […]

Refreshing the Greenhouse
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Refreshing the Greenhouse

Our monastic greenhouses where created by, and have long been cared for by, the monks of the Siddhidatta Kulam. After many years of Kauai’s weather, the shades are now in need of some deep cleaning and repairs. Due the the strong UV sunlight we have here, the shades had started to deteriorate. This is bad for many reasons, one of the main ones being that the plants are no longer as […]

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Today in Siva’s Garden

Namasivaya Aum Enter Siva’s Garden The garden changes day to day, hour to hour, it is never the same. Walk along the paths today and it won’t be like it was last month. This is the garden now, October 12, 2024. Did you know that plants can communicate with each other and with insects through chemical signals. When under attack by pests, some plants release volatile organic compounds into the air. […]

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.

To the Saivite Hindu, all of life is sacred. All of life is religion. Thus, Saivite art is sacred art, Saivite music is devotional music, and the Saivite's business is not only his livelihood, it is his service to man and God.

– Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)

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