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Today at Kauai Aadheenam

Photo of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
The worship of Siva will give you wealth. The worship of Siva will give you health. The worship of Siva will give you knowledge. The worship of Siva will fill your heart with love and compassion. ”
—Gurudeva, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Ardra Darshana


On January 8, Ardra Darshana, also known as Tiruvembavai, a festival honoring Lord Siva, was celebrated in grand style at Kadavul Hindu Temple. This holy day falls every year during this month on Ardra nakshatra, when the moon, earth and sun line up and together point towards the center of our galaxy. So when the full moon rose on this day, we turned our back on it and looked to the setting sun to be looking directly toward the center of the galaxy. Simlarly, when the sun rose the next morning, we could meditate on it and know the center was now in this direction. According to the deva teachings Gurudeva brought us in Lemurian Scrolls, when "galactic weather" is favorable, Lord Siva's blessings pour toward us as rays from our galactic center. This is what we prayed for, invoked and enjoyed today. It was on this sacred astronomical day centuries ago that Lord Nataraja granted His vision to Saints Patanjali and Vyagrapada at Chidambaram Temple in South India, and thereafter became known as Ardra Darshana.

Ardra Puja Preparations Underway

Maha Ardra Darshanam puja is tomorrow and monks and members are making preparations and decorating today. Here are the ladies making tolanam, coconut frond hanging decorations.

In the temple Tandu Sivanathan prepares his always masterfully designed large flower arrangements on the columns of the temple.

Satya Palani On the Job

Satya Palani is here for the ceremonies and also getting his feet into a new job for the Aadheenam which will be to act as the project manager for the media lab renovation we hope to begin later this year.

The will also be tiling the new Siddhidata Kulam office over our coming retreat.

Continuing Stream of Visitors

Left to right. Young couple from Gujarat via Indiana. Sudhir & Preeti Mathur from Edmonton who met Gurudeva in 2000 there. A Young couple from the Big Apple and devotees at the Maha Vallaba Ganesha Temple in Flushing. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj from London who is so inspired he is returning with his parents and younger brother later this year after reading the Trilogy. A local lady with a visiting friend from Japan. A local Yoga teacher (2nd from right) with a small group of students. A very attentive group.

Ladies Retreat Class with Bodhinatha

A small Saiva Siddhanta Church ladies retreat is taking place on Kauai for a week

Bodhinatha speaks to them about relationships from perspective of karma and dharma

This is a garland the ladies group learned how to make yesterday.

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