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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2025 Krittika Deepam at Iraivan Temple
A few days ago we celebrated the new annual Krittika Dipam lamp lighting and bonfire. It began with the normal monthly Krittika homa in the morning. The regular afternoon 4pm puja then took on magical hues as various extra deepas were lit within and just outside the mukha mandapam. Rows of electric lights were hung around the temple to provide soft illumination as late afternoon gave way to early dusk and […]
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October Milling Project
From September 25 to October 21, Aditya Vinadhara joined our task force and teamed up with Acharya Kumarnathaswami for a lumber adventure worthy of its own mini documentary. Seven massive rainbow eucalyptus logs—gifted by a kind neighbor across the highway—became the project of the month. The photos capture it all, from cutting hundreds of stickers for perfect airflow to trimming the giant logs, milling beautiful planks and finally stacking everything into […]
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Interfaith Harmony
We have been sharing Saint Tayumanavar’s wonderful teaching of samarasam—the unitive amity between religions. The idea of such shared respect is no less relevant to our 21st century experience than to his time, some 300 years ago. A real-life example took place a few days back at the Sri Subramuniya Temple in Sri Lanka. Here is the report from Rishi Thondunathan (who this morning is hunkered down in Colombo due to […]
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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