Visiting Hours
• 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.
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2024 Annual Founder Event – Part Two
Jai Gurudeva! Our 2024 Annual Founder Event continues. Yesterday morning we observed several diksha ceremonies. The first being for Sadhaka Shankaranatha who received his Samaya Diksha, or “Mantra Diksha” by which he is expected to chant the Panchakshra Mantra, “Namah Shivaya” every day. Following the diksha, Niraj, who is visiting from London, sat before Satguru to take his vows as a vratashishya of the Kailaisa Parampara after many years of preparation. […]
2024 Annual Founder Event – Part One
Jai Gurudeva! Today is the first day of our Annual Founder Celebration which marks the 23rd anniversary of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami’s mahasamadhi. During this event, it is an auspicious time to inwardly connect with Gurudeva. We began the day at 5.45am starting with a padapuja. Following the puja we had a 15-minute silent meditation. Once concluded, prasadam was distributed for everyone to enjoy. There will be continued celebrations throughout the following […]
Jayanthi Message from Bodhinatha
Under a beautifully crafted wooden ceiling, good souls pose for a family portrait following the jayanthi celebrations Rajen Manick sent news from one island to another: Mauritius sishyas met at the Spiritual Park on Sunday 13th to celebrate Guru Jayanthi in a very devotional spirit enhanced by Natchintanai singing, pada puja and cake cutting for Bodhinatha. Everyone present felt uplifted. Bodhinatha sent the following message to be read to the shishyas: […]
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
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– Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
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