Global Dharma
Temple Renewals Temples Are Reconsecrated In India and Singapore Thousands of devotees witnessed the highly anticipated kumbhabhishekam of the ancient […]
A Temple Comes Alive
In the early morning hours of July 21, 2005, a rare ceremony was held for the San Marga Iraivan Temple
Secrets of a Hindu Temple
Early in the morning on February 15, 1975, at his Hindu monastery on Hawaii’s Garden Island of Kauai, Hinduism Today’s
Iraivan Rises
When seven stone craftsmen left Bangalore, India, for Kauai, Hawaii, in May of 2001, they brought hammers, charcoal and lots
The Thousand Year Temple
While the world scrambles to prevent our high-tech computers from bringing civilization as we know it to a screeching halt
The Money: a Global Effort
The task of raising $16 million is at least as challenging as the Island Temple’s construction. Amazingly, an elite team
Island Temple Greeted with Aloha Spirit
This tiny, remote land mass of barely 60,000 people is manifesting a living vision of unity in diversity. “We are
It Takes a Village
By Choodie Shivaram It was afternoon when I visited the Iraivan temple carving site–the silence was so perfect and divine.
Artistic Offerings
Some contributions to the Iraivan temple project are gifts of abundant, natural talent. Artists Sri Indra Sharma, D.J. Khamis and
Charting the Progress
PHASE ONE, 1975: Gurudeva’s vision of Lord Siva births the temple. Project begins, raising $400,000 for purchase and clearing of