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SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI
       

For more than five decades, Satguru Sivya Subramanyaswami, popularly known as Gurudeva, worked relentlessly promoting the cause of Hinduism and spreading Siva consciousness in all the five continents. From his 458 acre Ashram in Kauai, the Hawaii’s Garden Island, he organized many activities, undertook many tours, inspired millions of devotees and wrote extensively revealing the secrets of the inner worlds of Siva.

       

Through Saiva Siddhanta Church, Himalayan Academy, Hindu Heritage Endowment and Hinduism Today, the international monthly magazine, he undertook many activities to promote the cause of Hinduism. He established a seven acre ashram in Mauritius  and about Hindu 50 temples world wide. Considered 162nd Jagadacharya of the Nandinatha Sampradaya’s Kailasa Parampara and Guru Mahasannidhanam, Gurudeva was “one of the strictest and most traditional gurus in the world", who wrote about 30 books on Hindu metaphysics, mysticism and yoga for those seeking salvation through the path of Hinduism..

       

This great Satguru attained Mahasmadhi on November 12th 2001. His Ashram in Kauai  organizes a Master Course in Hinduism, comprising of his writings organized into daily lessons. The course  can be studied on the Internet, at home or by mail.