The Kadavul Hindu Temple is a Jaffna-Style

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temple dedicated to the

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

located on the

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island in the state of

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, USA. It is maintained by the

Saiva Siddhanta Temple Saiva Siddhanta Temple is an organization that identifies itself with the Shaivism, Saivite Hindu religion. It supports the work of the late Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, a spiritual teacher initiated by Siva Yogaswami ...

which is also known as Kauai Aadheenam or Kauai's Hindu Monastery.

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Kadavul is an ancient

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word for God, meaning “He who is both immanent and transcendent.” Kadavul Temple was established in 1973 by

Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (born Robert Hansen; January 5, 1927 – November 12, 2001) was an American Hindu religious leader known as Gurudeva by his followers. Subramuniyaswami was born in Oakland, California and adopted Hinduism as a young ...

. It is one of two temples in Kauai Aadheenam. Other temple is

Iraivan Temple The San Marga Iraivan Temple is a Chola-style Hindu temple dedicated to the Lord 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 houses 39-inch-tall Crystal Sivalingam that will one day be the central icon in

. It's Crystal Sivalingam is believed to be the largest six-sided, single-pointed crystal ever found. In future Crystal Sivalingam will housed in the Iraivan Temple. Kadavul Temple is located next to the Wailua River and 8 km from

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. Crystal Sivalingam is a 320 kg, 39-inch-tall, uncut

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crystal, believed to be the largest six-sided, single-pointed crystal ever found.

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

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File:Kadavul Temple Outside.jpg, Kadavul temple Outside

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