Category: Culture

Why Tamil month Aadi is unique in Tamil Calendar?

A thanksgiving ceremony to the bountiful grace of the mother nature to mankind. Scientifically, Adi Perukku signifies the onset of monsoon season in Tamil Nadu. The water resources most essential for agriculture are worshipped throughout the state in a welcoming note. The ritual which falls on the 18th day of the Tamil month Aadi is also called as 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐤𝐤𝐮 and is most prominently celebrated along the 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲.

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT KANJANOOR AGNEESWARAR TEMPLE

Kanjanoor Agneeswarar Temple is the Shukra Navagrahasthalam, associated with Lord Shukra or Planet Venus. Lord Shiva as Agneeswarar and Goddess Parvathi as Karpagambal forms the presiding deities of this temple. Unlike other Navagraha Temples, the main deity of Kanjanoor Agneeswarar Temple, Lord Agneeswarar resides here in the form of Lingam and depicts Lord Shukra. One can find no separate shrine for the Navagraha, Shukra here. This is because Lord Shiva Himself is worshipped as Shukra at this temple. Kanjanoor Agneeswarar Temple is […]

TRUE FACTS OF VAITEESWARAN KOIL IN TAMILNADU

Devotees from all parts of South India throng the Vaitheeswaran Koil in Tamilnadu to seek the blessings of Lord Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran (Lord Shiva) and pray here for a remedy from various ailments as Lord Vaitheeswaran is regarded as the “God of Healing”. Devotees believe that prayers to Lord Vaitheeswaran can cure all ailments and also brings mental peace and relief from hardships. Vaitheeswaran Koil is revered for providing relief from […]

THE BELIEF AT KUMBAKONAM CHANDIRANAAR TEMPLE

Worshipping Navagrahas – Sun, Moon, and other planets is an important aspect of the Hindu way of life. In Hindu belief, the grahas can be auspicious or inauspicious based on its planetary position at a given point of time and can determine the course of one’s life. They are believed to grasp and deploy karmic forces that affect […]

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