The Kadavul Temple is a Hindu temple located on the island of

Kauai Kauai (), anglicized as Kauai ( or ), is one of the main Hawaiian Islands. It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States. Kauai lies 73 m ...

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, USA. The temple is part of a larger Kauai Aadheenam Monastery, also known as the Kauai Hindu Monastery. The temple is dedicated to

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, in his form Natarja.

History

Kadavul Temple was established by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, a Hindu monk who was born in the United States. He was a former ballet dancer before being initiated into

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by Guru Yogaswami in

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. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami established the temple on Kauai in 1973 after he was instructed by Guru Yogaswami to build a "bridge between the East and West." The land for the temple was originally known to Native Hawaiians as Pilanakalani, also known as "the fullness of heaven."

Description

Kadavul is an ancient

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word for God, meaning “He who is both immanent and transcendent.” It is one of two temples in Kauai Aadheenam; the other temple is

Iraivan Temple The San Marga Iraivan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Shiva located on Kauai, an island in the state of Hawaii, USA. "Iraivan" means "One Above All," and is one of the oldest words for God in the Tamil language. It is the first ...

. Kadavul Temple is located next to the

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and 8 km from

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Gallery

File:Kadavul tandavas.jpg, 108 Karanas of Shiva's

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File:Kadavul Temple Outside.jpg, Kadavul temple Outside

References

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