Vaikaasi Visagam Festival 2017
:: Vaikaasi Visagam Festival, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 :: Dear Devotees, The Vaikaasi Visagam Festival will be observed on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. We invite all devotees to participate in […]
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Pangguni Utthiram Festival
The devas wanted Paarvati who grew up as the daughter of Himavan and Siva Who was performing yoaga to unite and perform their five-fold functions. They believed that without this […]
While the maadha sadhurtthi falls on 2.3.2017, maadha sashti occurs the next day, 3.3.2017 – Why?
While the maadha sadhurtthi falls on 2.3.2017, maadha sashti occurs the next day (3.3.2017) – Why? A thiti is a lunar day which is approximately 1/30th of the time it […]
Sri Kandaswamy Kovil, now on postal stamps!
For the first time in the history of Malaysia, a Hindu temple has been featured on a postal stamp, and we’re honoured to announce that SRI KANDASWAMY KOVIL POSTAL STAMPS […]
Chitthirai Pournami
The full moon days and new moon days are generally observed as days of fasting for the sake of departed souls. Full moon days are conducive for fasts for the […]
THE TAMIL NEW YEAR FOR THE YEAR 2016
The Hindu Astrology uses 12 Zodiacal signs as the basis for drawing an astrological chart. These 12 signs seem to correspond to the 12 ‘stars’ in the English astrological predictions. […]
Ponggalo Ponggal!
SOORIYA PONGGAL ON THE 1st DAY OF THAI Significance of the first day of ‘Thai’ When the sun enters the zodiacal sign of Capricorn (Mahara raasi), the […]
The Kantha Sashti Festival – Part 7 (The Significance of the Skantha Sashti Fast)
The Significance of the Fast It can be seen that if devotees who observe the Kantha Sashti Fast desire to gradually acquire spiritual wisdom by being released from the impurities (the […]
The Kantha Sashti Festival – Part 6 (Why Should God Fight?)
Why Should God Fight? A rational question can arise thus:The Lord is all-powerful; He is capable of destroying Soorapanman and his clan within a second by His very thought; so […]
Thirukkalyanam
Thirukkalyanam The festival of marriage is celebrated for Murukan with His two shaktis – Valli and Theyvayanai to denote two philosophical concepts. i) Shakthi is inseparable from God, like heat […]
