By Dr. K.Thilagawathi, Chairman of the Religious Advisory Committee, Malaysian Ceylon Saivaites Association The thithi, sashti, is auspicious for Lord Muruhan Amongst the auspicious days for Lord Muruhan, the sashti fast […]
During the Skantha Sashti festival, apart from attending prayers for Lord Muruha in temples, devotees are encouraged to recite and/or listen to the Kantha Sashti Kavasam. Below are the lyrics […]
Part 3 – Observing the Kantha Sashti Fast The Kantha Sashti fast is observed for six days in the month of Aippasi, beginning from the day after the new moon. […]
Part 1 – Auspicious days for Muruhan Fridays, the constellation of Kaarthihai and the Sashti thithi. As Lord Muruhan is the presiding deity for Mars, Tuesday is also auspicious to […]
by Dr. Devapoopathy Nadarajah “The unblessed town without the sacred temple… is no town but dense forest.” (Thirumurai 6:95:5) The use of a special place for the worship of God has […]
The term, ‘paurNami’ means ‘full moon’. All full moon days are considered auspicious. The full moon day is generally considered to be very suitable for prayers. As the sun and […]
