Sri La Sri ArumugaNaavalar
Sri La Sri ArumugaNaavalar (18.12.1822 – 5.12.1879) Birth and Chidhood Sri ArumugaNaavalar was the sixth of the eight children of Sri P. Kanthappillai and Srimathi Sivagami. Sri Kanthappillai was a […]
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Kaartthihai ViLakkeedu
Soul Inspiring KaartthihaiTheebam 1. How the date is fixed for KaartthihaiTheebam? On Thursday 5th December 2014, Hindus.especially the Saivites, will be observing the auspicious day, Kaartthihai viLakkeeduthiruvil(z)aa. It is also […]
Why Kantha Sashti is normally 6 days long
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 […]
Kantha Sashti Kavasam Lyrics
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 […]
Kantha Sashti – The Fast & Soora Samhaaram
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. […]
Kantha Sashti – Auspicious Days & Puraanic Legend
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 […]
The Structure of a Temple
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 […]
Guru PaurNami – An Explanation
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 […]
Sri Kandaswamy Temple, Brickfields 