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Introduction Sharabha also called as Sarabeswarar is a form of Lord Shiva, who took the avatar of Sharabha in order to pacify Lord Narasimha, a Vishnu avatar. This incident was happened in the first Satya Yuga also called as Krita Yuga.During the first Satya Yuga, the powerful demon Hiranyakashipu was killed by Lord Narasimha. Even after killing him, Lord Narasimha could not control his anger. Due to the intervention of his staunch devotee Sri Bhakta Prahalada, he has relieved from his anger to some extent, but even then, he couldn’t control his entire anger. On seeing the fac..

Introduction.Sri Vasishteswarar Temple is situated in Thittai village, a few kilometres faraway from Thanjavu, and it is a Temple dedicated to Lord Vasishteswarara, a form of Lord Shiva. As per legend, Sage Vasishtar has once visited and worshipped Lord Shiva at this temple. The temple was built by the Chola Kings during 12th century AD.The chief deity is also called as Swayambootheswarar, since the Lingam is supposed to be self-emanated Lingam and Ma Parvati, is known as Ulaganayaki. Nayanar Saints have glorified this temple Shiva by singing wonderful son..

IntroductionMurugan worship was prevalent even during the Vedic period, and the significance of Lord Murugan was mentioned in the ancient Sangam Literature, which dates back to the first century AD. Lord Murugan was worshipped by some ancient Tribal people, as the tribal god Mayan, by considering him to be the lovely consort of his tribal consort Ma Valli. Murugan worship was also prevalent in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia, since ancient Tamil people were settled down in large numbers in those countries.Arulmigu Katargama or Kadirkamam Murugan Temple is a famous temple d..

IntroductionOnce Lord Daksha Bhagavan, the mind born son of Lord Brahma Deva, has teased Lord Shiva and while conducting a Yagna, he didn’t even invite Lord Shiva. But, however his daughter, Ma Sati Devi went to the Yagna, and there she was severely humiliated by his father Lord Daksha, and as a result, she committed self-immolation through her spiritual powers. And due to that, Lord Shiva had got severe anger with Daksha, and hence he created Lord Veerabhadra, through his superior powers, and asked him to destroy the Daksha Yagna. As per the command of Lord Shiva, Veerabhadra went to..

IntroductionTripura Sundari also called as Lalita Tripura Sundari is a powerful goddess and considered as one among the Mahavidyas. She is the consort of Lord Shiva, and an aspect of Mata Parvati Devi. Lalita Tripura Sundari is none other than Goddess Sati, Durga and Mahakali. Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi is considered to be the most important incarnation of Adi Parashakti. She, along with Lord Shiva creates, protects and destroys the world. Her glory is mentioned in the Lalita Sahasranama and features her greatness and kindness among all the ..

Introduction Both Rama Nama and Shiva Nama are considered as auspicious, but with regard to its simplicity, Rama Nama can be considered as most easy to recite. As per the advice of Rishi Narada, the great Valmiki Bhagavan had recited the Rama Mantra, in backwards, that is, he has recited the Rama Mantra, as Mara, and if we also frequently recite the Mantra ‘Mara’, we could get the sweet name of Rama. Even in note books, writing Rama Nama is very easy, since it contains only four letters, “R A M A”. The great Saint Sri Thyagaraja once had the divine darshan of Lord Rama, since he h..

IntroductionSri Shiva Bala Siddhar was the main person towards the formation of the Mailam Murugan Temple, which is situated in Villupuram District. Bala Siddhar in his previous birth was served as one of the Chief Divine Guard of Lord Shiva’s holy abode, the Kailasa. In order to promote Shaivism and in order to spread the Shiva Bhakti amongst the people, Lord Shiva had made a divine play by cursing him to be born as a pure hearted Shaivite Saint in the earth.Sri Shiva Bala Siddhar was born before few centuries ago at a village in the present day Villupuram District. From his birth its..

More number of shrines of the Bhagavathas needed to be installed in Shiva and Vishnu Temples, like shrines of Prahalada, Dhruva, Markandeya, Narada, Tumburu, Nakeerar, Nambiyandar Nambi etc. Bhagavathas act as the main pillar for the establishment of religious faith, devotion and religious sentiments. Only through the life history of the Bhagavathas, we are able to thoroughly understand the significance of the deities. If there is no Prahalada, then Narasimha Avatar itself would not occur. Likewise, if there is no Narada, then we could not know about the significance of the “Narayana M..

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Introduction Chithirai Festival, which is associated with Meenakshi Kalyanam is a wonderful festival celebration held in the city of Madurai during the month of April. The festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chithirai, in the Meenakshi Temple, is dedicated to Ma Meenakshi, a form of Parvati and her consort Lord Sundareshwar, a form of Shiva.The festival takes place for about one month. The first 15 days mark the celebrations of the coronation ceremony of Ma Meenakshi who once ruled the City of Madurai and her mar..

IntroductionGod contains very good qualities, he is highly efficient, intelligent and powerful person, but sometimes, mostly in his child form, he used to pretend as if he seems to be very “INNOCENT”. If we see the child pictures of Lord Krishna and Muruga, they appear very awesome. The real nature of god is of very soft, polite and gentle! But due to our own problems, sometimes we used to consider him as a dreaded demon! The great Shaivite Saint, Sri Sundarar, in one of his songs, describes Lord Shiva as a huge demon! He comments on him like that, since for the eyes of the wrong d..

IntroductionLet’s spend some money towards purchasing the idols of the deities, since the idols are eagerly waiting for us to take them to our homes, like the child which cheerfully waits for its parent to take care of it! We can also keep the idols of the deities at our puja room, but we have to maintain it properly, by cleaning it frequently. Holy bath can be done to these deities, by considering them as our sweet babies. In my home, we have a small Annapurna Idol, Guru Raghavendra Swamy Idol, Vinayaka Idol and the Gomatha Idol. Daily we used to perform milk bath to those Idols in o..

IntroductionNakeerar was a famous Tamil poet who lived before two thousand years. He wrote several Tamil poems, and he was the author of the famous poem, which was known as “Sri Thiru Murugan Bhakti Padalgal”, and it was written by him in Tamil in praise of Lord Muruga. He was a great scholar and a great devotee of Lord Muruga. Most of the kings and the common people were very fond of his poems, and all of them respected and highly honoured him for his great knowledge in penning bhakti poems on the almighty.Some of the songs from his wonderful collection of “Sri Thiru Murugan Bhakti ..

IntroductionPadikasu Nathar Temple also known as Sri Swarnapureeswarar Temple is a popular temple situated at Azhagaputhur village in Thanjavur district. Here Lord Shiva is worshiped as Padikasunathar, in the form of Shiva lingam, and his consort Ma Parvati is worshipped as Soundaranayagi. This temple Shiva was praised by the Nayanar Saints like Sundarar in their famous Shaivite Text, Tevaram. The great Pugalthunai Nayanar, who was one of the 63 Nayanmars, was born in the village Alagaputhur. Chola Kings hav..