:: Vaikaasi Visagam Festival, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 :: Dear Devotees, The Vaikaasi Visagam Festival will be observed on Wednesday, June...

While the maadha sadhurtthi falls on 2.3.2017, maadha sashti occurs the next day (3.3.2017) – Why? A thiti is a lunar day which is...

For the first time in the history of Malaysia, a Hindu temple has been featured on a postal stamp, and we’re honoured to announce that...

The Hindu Astrology uses 12 Zodiacal signs as the basis for drawing an astrological chart. These 12 signs seem to correspond to the 12...

Sooriya Ponggal @ Scott Road, 2018. Photocredit: Gowri Sritharan SOORIYA PONGGAL ON THE 1st DAY OF THAI Significance of the first day of...

Thirukkalyanam The festival of marriage is celebrated for Murukan with His two shaktis – Valli and Theyvayanai to denote two...

The Month of Aadi and its Auspicious Days Why the month of Aadi is significantly auspicious? Among the twelve Tamil months, the birth of...

Mahaalaya Patcham by Prof. Dr. K. Thilagawathi What is meant by Mahaalaya Patcham? The word patcham in the phrase Mahaalaya Patcham, is...

SRI VARALAKSHMI FAST When the fast is observed? The word Varalakshmi denotes Goddess Lakshmi who gives all the boons requested by...

Thillai vaal(z) andhaNartham adiyaarkkum adiyaen Before Sundharamoortthi Naayanaar was born on earth as the son of Sadaiyanaar, a great...

The phrase, Aani Utthiram, is made up of the word, Aani (mid-June to mid-July) which denotes the third month in the Tamil calendar, and...

The word Thaippoosam and its meaning. The word Thaippoosam is made up of two words, namely, Thai and Poosam. Thai is the tenth month of...

It is obvious that more things may be carried with a pole across the shoulder than on the head or on the shoulder. This also explains...

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....

Soul Inspiring KaartthihaiTheebam 1. How the date is fixed for KaartthihaiTheebam? On Thursday 5th December 2014, Hindus.especially the...

By Dr. K.Thilagawathi, Chairman of the Religious Advisory Committee, Malaysian Ceylon Saivaites Association The thithi, sashti, is...

During the Skantha Sashti festival, apart from attending prayers for Lord Muruha in temples, devotees are encouraged to recite and/or...

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...

Part 1 – Auspicious days for Muruhan Fridays, the constellation of Kaarthihai and the Sashti thithi. As Lord Muruhan is the presiding...

by Dr. Devapoopathy Nadarajah “The unblessed town without the sacred temple… is no town but dense forest.” (Thirumurai 6:95:5) The use of...