With heavy hearts, we have to inform you that Sivasri Vaitheeswara Sabaratna Kurukkal, Adinakartha of Urumpirai Sri Karunakara Pillaiyar Kovil, Sri Lanka, the dear father of our Chief Priest Sivasri […]
As with all religious days, both the solar and lunar eclipses also have their Puranic episodes. Astronomically, the sun, the moon, and the earth are aligned during eclipses. When the […]
Chitthiraa Paurnami for the new Tamil Year, Saarvari, occurs on Thursday 7th May 2020. This auspicious day has three main attributes: It is an auspicious day to conduct special prayers […]
by Dr. K. Thilagawathi The birth of Tamil New Year, Saarvari, will occur at 10.04 p.m. on Monday 13.04.2020. This New Year comes to us in a constrained situation. Is […]
Dear Devotees, The birth of the Saarvari Tamil New Year will occur at 10.04pm on 13 April 2020 and the auspicious colour is off-white (cream). However, our Temple will not […]
The Management of Sri Kandaswamy Temple has decided to close our Temple and Temple office from 18th to 31st March 2020, in light of the development concerning the Covid-19 outbreak. […]
Dear Devotees, Yanthira Pooja will be performed for 48 days prior to the Maha Kumba Abishegam (30 March 2020). Devotees who wish to participate in this ubayam can make the […]
As the name suggests, the festival Pangguni Uttharam is to be observed on the day when the constellation Uttharam is in its ascendant in the Tamil month of Pangguni (mid-March […]
This is one of those festivals, which are celebrated on the day of the occurrence of the asterism which coincides with full moon in a particular month. In the month […]
KAARTTHIHAI SOMA VAARAM Introduction Soma vaaram is the term given to ‘Monday’ in Sanskrit; in Tamil it is called ‘thinggaL kizhamai’; when said together it will be pronounced as […]
Sri Kandaswamy Temple, Brickfields 