It is said that Sundaramurti Nayanar was showered with gold tamarind ... There is also a shrine for Kanthesvara and subshrines for Vinayaka and Muruga in the temple courtyard.

Muruga continues to be the favourite and foremost deity on a par with Siva to many devotees because of his exceptional beauty, intelligence, valour, and jnana. Among the many incidents described ...

It is said that soon after Muruga had slain Soorapadman during ... which have been exclusively sung by Sundaramurthy Nayanar alone, Thirumuruganpoondi is one. Sundarar’s visit to the temple ...

Lord Muruga is worshiped in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu. In Bengal , Odisha and Maharashtra He is worshipped as Kartikeya. Tough there are several temples dedicated to Him, six shrines ...

THE Annual Thaipoosam Kavady is an exciting time for Lord Muruga devotees. The 10 day observance, which commenced with the hoisting of the rooster flag (seval kodi) on Sunday, will culminate in a ...

CHENNAI: The ancient Kandaswami Temple dedicated to Lord Muruga is located in Thiruporur on Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), about 45 km from Chennai. The deity has been praised by Arunagirinathar ...

The story of Lord Muruga is described in Skanda Purana. According to legend in the olden days a demon Soorapadman. He tortured the Devas who went to complain to Lord Vishnu and Brahma. They ...