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The San Marga '''Iraivan Temple''' is a [[Chola dynasty|Chola-style]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan Temple In the News|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|at=ZENTO and|access-date=}}</ref> [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to the [[Lord Shiva|Shiva]] located on the [[Kauai]] island in the state of [[Hawaii]], USA. "Iraivan" means "He who is worshipped," and is one of the oldest words for God in the [[Tamil language]]. It is the first all-stone, white granite temple to be built in the western hemisphere<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan temple in the news|last=|first=|date=|website=|at=THE GARDEN ISLAND|access-date=}}</ref> whose construction began in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan Temple In the News|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|at=THE NEW YORK TIMES & [[The Navhind Times]]|access-date=}}</ref> The Iraivan Temple is located next to the [[Wailua River]] and 8&nbsp;km from [[Mount Waialeale]]. It is maintained by the [[Saiva Siddhanta Temple|Saiva Siddhanta Church]] which is also known as Kauai Aadheenam and Kauai's Hindu Monastery. The temple is under construction. [[Spatika Lingam|Spatika (Crystal) Lingam]] will be housed in it after its construction completes, until then crystal Lingam is placed in the [[Kadavul Temple|Kadavul temple]]. The centerpiece of the temple will be a 700-pound, 39-inch-tall, uncut [[quartz]] crystal, believed to be the largest six-sided, single-pointed crystal ever found.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/sanmarga/iraivan|title=Iraivan temple|last=|first=|date=|website=Himalayan academy|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whalerscoveresort.com/activity/san-marga-iraivan-temple/|title=Kauai Hindu Monastery|last=|first=|date=22 March 2017|website=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archanakapoor.com/2015/04/25/kauais-hindu-monastery-or-the-iraivan-temple-the-amazing-hindu-temple-in-hawaii/|title=Kauai's Hindu Monastery Or The Iraivan Temple: The Amazing Hindu Temple In Hawaii|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=|archive-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216220953/https://archanakapoor.com/2015/04/25/kauais-hindu-monastery-or-the-iraivan-temple-the-amazing-hindu-temple-in-hawaii/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Kadavul temple">{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/kadavul|title=Kadavul temple|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>

The San Marga '''Iraivan Temple''' is a [[Chola dynasty|Chola-style]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan Temple In the News|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|at=ZENTO and|access-date=}}</ref> [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to the [[Lord Shiva|Shiva]] located on the [[Kauai]] island in the state of [[Hawaii]], USA. "Iraivan" means "He who is worshipped," and is one of the oldest words for God in the [[Tamil language]]. It is the first all-stone, white granite temple to be built in the western hemisphere<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan temple in the news|last=|first=|date=|website=|at=THE GARDEN ISLAND|access-date=}}</ref> whose construction began in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/iraivan/in-the-news|title=Iraivan Temple In the News|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|at=THE NEW YORK TIMES & [[The Navhind Times]]|access-date=}}</ref> The Iraivan Temple is located next to the [[Wailua River]] and 8&nbsp;km from [[Mount Waialeale]]. It is maintained by the [[Saiva Siddhanta Temple|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 {{transl|sa|spathika [[Sivalinga]]}}, a pointed, six-faced 700-pound clear quartz crystal.



Sri Trichy Mahaswamigal (d. 2005) of Kailash Ashram, [[Bangalore]], describes the temple's importance: "The Iraivan Temple is going to be to America what the temples of [[Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram|Chidambaram]], [[Meenakshi Amman Temple|Madurai]], [[Ramanathaswamy Temple|Rameshwaram]], and other great Siva temples are to [[India]]."<ref name="Island Temple">{{cite web | title = Island Temple | url = http://www.himalayanacademy.com/ssc/hawaii/iraivan/island_temple_magazine/isleTemple-04_14-15.pdf}}</ref>

Sri Trichy Mahaswamigal (d. 2005) of Kailash Ashram, [[Bangalore]], describes the temple's importance: "The Iraivan Temple is going to be to America what the temples of [[Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram|Chidambaram]], [[Meenakshi Amman Temple|Madurai]], [[Ramanathaswamy Temple|Rameshwaram]], and other great Siva temples are to [[India]]."<ref name="Island Temple">{{cite web | title = Island Temple | url = http://www.himalayanacademy.com/ssc/hawaii/iraivan/island_temple_magazine/isleTemple-04_14-15.pdf}}</ref>

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[[File:Iraivan Pillared Mandapam.jpg|thumb|Pillared Mandapam inside the temple]]

[[File:Iraivan Pillared Mandapam.jpg|thumb|Pillared Mandapam inside the temple]]

== Deities ==

== Deities ==

The main [[murti]], or worshipful icon, is a rare {{transl|sa|spathika [[Sivalinga]]}}, a pointed, six-faced 700-pound clear quartz crystal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Photos: An all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in Hawaii |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/23/photos-on-hawaii-island-the-wests-only-all-granite-hand-carved-hindu-temple |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> In the early 1980s, Subramuniyaswami had been seeing the crystal in his dreams. He found it in 1987 and brought it to Kauai. The stone, estimated to be 50 million years old, was not cut out of rock by a miner. Instead, it was found in a perfect state encased in mud, probably harvested from its original outcropping by an earthquake.The [[quartz]] crystal (sphatika) of the [[Sivalinga]] is considered specially sacred because it represents the element [[akasha]].<ref name="Island Temple" /> The campus also hosts and maintains the [[Kadavul Temple|Kadavul temple]] in which Shiva in the form of [[Nataraja]] is the primary deity.<ref name=":0" />

The main [[murti]], or worshipful icon, is a rare {{transl|sa|spathika [[Sivalinga]]}}, a pointed, six-faced 700-pound clear quartz crystal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Photos: An all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in Hawaii |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/23/photos-on-hawaii-island-the-wests-only-all-granite-hand-carved-hindu-temple |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> [[Spatika Lingam|Spatika (Crystal) Lingam]] will be housed in it after its construction completes, until then crystal Lingam is placed in the [[Kadavul Temple|Kadavul temple]]. The centerpiece of the temple will be a 700-pound, 39-inch-tall, uncut [[quartz]] crystal, believed to be the largest six-sided, single-pointed crystal ever found.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Iraivan temple |url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/sanmarga/iraivan |access-date= |website=Himalayan academy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=22 March 2017 |title=Kauai Hindu Monastery |url=https://www.whalerscoveresort.com/activity/san-marga-iraivan-temple/ |access-date= |website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Kauai's Hindu Monastery Or The Iraivan Temple: The Amazing Hindu Temple In Hawaii |url=https://archanakapoor.com/2015/04/25/kauais-hindu-monastery-or-the-iraivan-temple-the-amazing-hindu-temple-in-hawaii/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216220953/https://archanakapoor.com/2015/04/25/kauais-hindu-monastery-or-the-iraivan-temple-the-amazing-hindu-temple-in-hawaii/ |archive-date=2018-02-16 |access-date= |website=}}</ref><ref name="Kadavul temple">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Kadavul temple |url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/temples/kadavul |access-date= |website=}}</ref> In the early 1980s, Subramuniyaswami had been seeing the crystal in his dreams. He found it in 1987 and brought it to Kauai. The stone, estimated to be 50 million years old, was not cut out of rock by a miner. Instead, it was found in a perfect state encased in mud, probably harvested from its original outcropping by an earthquake.The [[quartz]] crystal (sphatika) of the [[Sivalinga]] is considered specially sacred because it represents the element [[akasha]].<ref name="Island Temple" /> The campus also hosts and maintains the [[Kadavul Temple|Kadavul temple]] in which Shiva in the form of [[Nataraja]] is the primary deity.<ref name=":0" />

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Iraivan Temple
San Marga Iraivan Temple
San Marga Iraivan Temple
Iraivan Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationKapaʻa
StateHawaii
CountryUnited States
Iraivan Temple is located in North Pacific
Iraivan Temple

Shown within North Pacific

Iraivan Temple is located in Hawaii
Iraivan Temple

Iraivan Temple (Hawaii)

Geographic coordinates22°03′34N 159°23′49W / 22.059361°N 159.396946°W / 22.059361; -159.396946
Architecture
TypeChola-style Temple
CreatorKauai Hindu Monastery and architect V. Ganapati Sthapati
Date established1990 construction started
Website
www.himalayanacademy.com

The San Marga Iraivan Temple is a Chola-style[1] Hindu temple dedicated to the Shiva located on the Kauai island in the state of Hawaii, USA. "Iraivan" means "He who is worshipped," and is one of the oldest words for God in the Tamil language. It is the first all-stone, white granite temple to be built in the western hemisphere[2] whose construction began in 1990.[3] 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 crystal.

Sri Trichy Mahaswamigal (d. 2005) of Kailash Ashram, Bangalore, describes the temple's importance: "The Iraivan Temple is going to be to America what the temples of Chidambaram, Madurai, Rameshwaram, and other great Siva temples are to India."[4]

History

Iraivan Temple was envisioned by the founder Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, on February 15, 1975.[5] He required that the temple be made without the use of machinery.[6]

The temple was designed according to the Vastu and Agamas scriptures by V. Ganapati Sthapati. In 1990, two swamis, Sri Sivaratnapuri Mahaswamigal and Sri Balagangadharanatha provided eleven acres of land outside Bangalore, India. The land served as a carving ground for 75 stone-carvers who hand-carved more than 4,000 blocks of granite to be transported to the temple site at Kauai.[5] Beginning in 2001, the stone were shipped to Kauai and assembly begun by a team of silpi temple carvers under the direction of a master architect or sthapati. The 3.2 million pound temple is still under construction.[7][8][9]

The current head of the project is Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, successor to the founder.[10]

Architecture

Artist's conception of Iraivan Temple

The temple is a Chola-style temple made entirely from granite and possesses a number of rare architectural features.[11][9] The first is that it is being carved entirely by hand. Craftsmen follow and preserve traditional methods, shaping the stone with small hammers and utilizing over 70 types of chisels. The second feature is the 4-foot-thick (1.2 m) foundation is made of a crack-free, 7,000-psi formula using "fly ash," a by-product of coal burning.[12] Fly ash consists of inorganic, incombustible matter present in the coal that has been fused during combustion into a glassy structure. The foundation was designed by Kumar Mehta, a materials scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, and was the first project to demonstrate his theories on the use of fly ash in concrete. The third set of features are exhibitions of the stone carver's craft. The foremost of these are two sets of "musical pillars" whose tall rods are designed to resonate precise musical tones when struck with a mallet.[4] Others include six stone lions carved into the pillars each of which contains a stone ball freely rotatable in its mouth but not removable, a large stone bell, and 10-foot-long (3.0 m) stone chains with loose links.[4]

The temple faces south.[13] Vastu architecture aims at creating a space that will elevate the vibration of the individual to resonate with the vibration of the built space, which in turn is in tune with universal space. The whole space of the temple is defined in multiples and fractions of one unit, 11 feet (3.4 m) and 71/4 inches. Pillars through the temple are spaced and structured to serve as energy points for the building. Iraivan Temple will be completely free of electricity for mystical reasons, as decreed by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.

Pillared Mandapam inside the temple

Deities

The main murti, or worshipful icon, is a rare spathika Sivalinga, a pointed, six-faced 700-pound clear quartz crystal.[9] Spatika (Crystal) Lingam will be housed in it after its construction completes, until then crystal Lingam is placed in the Kadavul temple. The centerpiece of the temple will be a 700-pound, 39-inch-tall, uncut quartz crystal, believed to be the largest six-sided, single-pointed crystal ever found.[14][15][16][17] In the early 1980s, Subramuniyaswami had been seeing the crystal in his dreams. He found it in 1987 and brought it to Kauai. The stone, estimated to be 50 million years old, was not cut out of rock by a miner. Instead, it was found in a perfect state encased in mud, probably harvested from its original outcropping by an earthquake.The quartz crystal (sphatika) of the Sivalinga is considered specially sacred because it represents the element akasha.[4] The campus also hosts and maintains the Kadavul temple in which Shiva in the form of Nataraja is the primary deity.[9]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Iraivan Temple In the News". ZENTO and.
  • ^ "Iraivan temple in the news". THE GARDEN ISLAND.
  • ^ "Iraivan Temple In the News". THE NEW YORK TIMES & The Navhind Times.
  • ^ a b c d "Island Temple" (PDF).
  • ^ a b "Iraivan Temple In the News". The Navhind Times, India.
  • ^ "Iraivan Temple In the News". INDIA TODAY.
  • ^ "Iraivan website FAQ".
  • ^ "Iraivan Temple In the News". The Navhind Times, India.
  • ^ a b c d "Photos: An all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in Hawaii". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  • ^ "A Spectacular Hindu Temple in Hawaii Began as a Dream in SF". The San Francisco Standard. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  • ^ "Iraivan Temple In the News". INDIA TODAY.
  • ^ U.S. Federal Highway Administration. "Fly Ash". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21.
  • ^ "Salute the sculptor". The Hindu. 2012-11-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  • ^ "Iraivan temple". Himalayan academy.
  • ^ "Kauai Hindu Monastery". 22 March 2017.
  • ^ "Kauai's Hindu Monastery Or The Iraivan Temple: The Amazing Hindu Temple In Hawaii". Archived from the original on 2018-02-16.
  • ^ "Kadavul temple".
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