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Kadavul is an ancient Tamil word for God, meaning “He who is both immanent and transcendent.” [3] It is one of two temples in Kauai Aadheenam; the other temple is Iraivan Temple. Kadavul Temple is located next to the Wailua River and 8 km from Mount Waialeale. [3]
Kauai Hindu Monastery is situated in Kauai, Hawaii and is home to two temples: Kadavul Temple and Iraivan Temple. [9] The Kadavul Temple was established in 1973 by Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. [10] [11] The construction of Iraivan Temple began in 1990. It is the first all-stone, white granite temple to be built in the western hemisphere. [12] [13]
The Iraivan Temple is located next to the Wailua River and 8 km from Mount Waialeale. It is maintained by the Saiva Siddhanta Church which is also known as Kauai Aadheenam and Kauai's Hindu Monastery. The temple is under construction. The main murti, or worshipful icon, is a rare spathika Sivalinga, a pointed, six-faced 700-pound clear quartz ...
Less than 1% of Hawaii’s 1.4 million residents are Hindus and on Kauai, the number of Hindus may not even How a massive all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple ended up on Hawaii's lush Kauai ...
Kadavul HinduTemple is a traditional Chola style temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and was established in 1973 in Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Kadavul temple outside. Lord Shiva is enshrined in the main sanctum in the form of Nataraja and a crystal Sivalingam.
Sculptures of the Karanas performed by the god of dance - Nataraja - at Kadavul Hindu Temple, on Kauai, Hawaii. Karanas are the 108 key transitions [1] in the classical Indian dance described in 4th Chapter named "Tandava Lakshana" of Natya Shastra. Karana is a Sanskrit verbal noun, meaning "doing".
Category: Hindu temples in Hawaii. ... Kadavul Temple This page was last edited on 26 August 2021, at 11:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Sivaya Subramuniyaswami moved his ashram to Kauai in 1970, establishing Kauai Aadheenam, on a riverbank near the foot of an extinct volcano. Also known as Kauai's Hindu Monastery, Kauai Aadheenam is a 382-acre (155 ha) temple-monastery complex on Hawaii's Garden Island.