Prepared by Dr. K. Thilagawathi The Month of Maarhazhi A lot of thoughts arise in our minds as we hear the word Maarhazhi . The chill weather, early morning poojaa in temples, beautiful koalams , having at their centre, PiLLaiyaar made of turmeric or cow dung and adorned with aRuham pul  and yellow flowers, and the ten-day Thiruvembaavai poojaa and Saint Maanickavasahar . The tenth day of Thiruvempaavai poojaa is known as Aaruthraa Dharisanam ; on this day   the asterism Thir

Prepared by Dr. K. Thilagawathi Auspicious days for Muruhan The 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 Him. Among these, it is the Sashti fast, especially the Skantha Sashti fast, that is discussed here. Sashti: Sashti is based on thithi. The moon grows layer by layer (kalai) after the new moon, becomes full, and then fades layer by layer to end

What is meant by Mahaalaya Patcham? The word patcham in the phrase Mahaalaya Patcham, is equivalent to the word pakkam; it means ‘side’....

Kodimaram Pillaiyar at Sri Kandaswamy Temple ‘Sadhurtthi Thithi’ is Auspicious for Sri Vinaayahar ‘Sadhurtthi’ denotes the fourth phase...

Varalakshmi Pooja at Sri Kandaswamy Temple When the fast is observed? The word Varalakshmi denotes Goddess Lakshmi who gives all the...

The Kodiyaetram Festival Celebrated at Sri Kandaswamy Temple The Eve of the Festival: The festival starts from the eve of the kodiyaetram...

Kodiyaetram: An Introduction The meaning of the word, ‘kodiyaetram’, is the raising of (a) flag; ‘kodi’ means flag and ‘aetram’ means...

Photo by Ganapathy Kumar  on Unsplash Chitthiraa Paurnamai has more than one attribute to it Chitthiraa paurnami for the new Tamil Year,...

The Tamil New Year for the year 2025

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With heavy hearts, we have to inform you that Sivasri Vaitheeswara Sabaratna Kurukkal, Adinakartha of Urumpirai Sri Karunakara Pillaiyar...

As with all religious days, both the solar and lunar eclipses also have their Puranic episodes. Astronomically, the sun, the moon, and...

by Dr. K. Thilagawathi The birth of Tamil New Year, Saarvari, will occur at 10.04 p.m. on Monday 13.04.2020. This New Year comes to us in...

Dear Devotees, The birth of the Saarvari Tamil New Year will occur at 10.04pm on 13 April 2020 and the auspicious colour is off-white...

The Management of Sri Kandaswamy Temple has decided to close our Temple and Temple office from 18th to 31st March 2020, in light of the...

Dear Devotees, Yanthira Pooja will be performed for 48 days prior to the Maha Kumba Abishegam (30 March 2020). Devotees who wish to...

KAARTTHIHAI SOMA VAARAM Introduction Soma vaaram is the term given to ‘Monday’ in Sanskrit; in Tamil it is called ‘thinggaL kizhamai’;...

In 2017, Navaraatthiri, along with Vijayathasami, is being celebrated for 11 days at Sri Kandaswamy Temple, Kuala Lumpur The term,...