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Sri La Sri ArumugaNaavalar

December 17, 2014by srikandaswamy

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

December 6, 2014by srikandaswamy

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 […]

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Why Kantha Sashti is normally 6 days long

October 27, 2014by admin Leave a comment

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 […]

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Kantha Sashti Kavasam Lyrics

October 24, 2014by srikandaswamy

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 […]

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Kantha Sashti – The Fast & Soora Samhaaram

October 17, 2014by srikandaswamy 1 Comment

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. […]

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Kantha Sashti – Auspicious Days & Puraanic Legend

October 17, 2014by srikandaswamy

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 […]

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The Structure of a Temple

August 12, 2014by admin

 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 […]

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Guru PaurNami – An Explanation

July 13, 2014by admin

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 […]

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