Iraivan Temple Is Born
Iraivan Temple, which Gurudeva envisioned as America’s only hand-carved Agamic temple. Meeting with the master architects and silpis, stone sculptors. On the day of the installation of the first temple stone in Hawaii. In Bengaluru, India, reviewing architectural plans with the designers. At the village worksite he built, standing between two unfinished pillars. December, 1990, carving the first stone at Kailash Ashram to mark the official beginning of the temple-building process. August 21, 1999, Gurudeva stands before the temple foundation.§
