🕉 Centuries old Beautiful Thirumeeyachur Lalithambikai Temple & Lord Mahadev Meghanathaswami ,TN-The Kshetra where Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam -Sanskrit hymn describing the beauty of Goddess in 1000 names by Lord Hayagriva to Sage Agastyar was given as Upadesam 🚩1/5 @twttdc

🕉 2.Imposing 5Ft Goddess Lalithambikai is beautifully seated on SriChakra Simhasana in AbhayaHastha mudra.On VIJAYADASHAMI ,plantain leaves are spread in Sanctum over 15ft*5ft area & divided into 3 sections.1st section closest to Goddess ,100 kg of sweet Pongal/Rice is spread🚩

🕉 3. In the 2nd section, 100kg of tamarind rice & in the 3rd section- 100 kg of curd rice is spread – all one behind the other. In the middle of the sweet pongal, a huge hollow or trough is created and a large amount of liquid ghee is poured. It is called as “ghee well”. 🚩

🕉 4. After the special alankara of Sri Lalithambika & the Maha Aarthi is performed. The reflection of Beautiful Goddess Sri Lalithambika can be seen in the “ghee well!” This unique, most beautiful & awesome darshan is considered to be extremely auspicious🚩

🕉5. Devotees throng the shrine in large numbers on Vijayadasami day to have darshan of All Powerful Sri Lalithambika in “ghee well!” Sun Rays fall on Lord Shiva from Chithirai 21-27(April /May). Special Surya Pooja is performed on these days🚩@SriramKannan77 @DharmoRakshathi

🕉Tamil Festival #ThaiPoosam celebrated on full moon in Tamil month Thai(Jan-Feb)&Star Pooyam! Day when 6 Faced YogaPutra Bhagwan Skanda-mighty warrior son born of Bhagwan Shiva’s Trinetra-was given weapon ‘VEL’ by MaParvathi to vanquish Adharma&Asura SooraPadman 🚩1/6 @twttdc

🕉 2. During one of the battles between Asuras led by SooraPadman-son of Asura Rishi Vajranaga & princess Varangi,grandson of Sage Kashyapa,the Devas were defeated by Asuras. In despair, they prayed to Bhagwan Shiva to give them an able Brave leader 🚩

🕉 3.Mahadev created mighty warrior, Skanda, out of his own power or Achintya Shakti.
Leading the celestial forces, Skanda inspired & defeated Asura forces! SooraPadman surrendered before Bhagwan prior to his defeat,So Bhagwan Skanda blessed him to become his Vahana - Peacock 🚩

🕉 4. The Kavadi Attam "Burden Dance" & Fire Walking is the ceremonial sacrifice & offering Kavadi - which devotees carry on the shoulder, decorated with Peacock feathers & carrying the food for Lord Skanda 🚩

🕉 5. Piercing ones body and tongue with ‘Vel’ is the symbol of SooraPadma’s defeat with the Vel- Spear given by MaParvathi. This supreme expression of devotion & surrender to the higher force is exalted by the mystical dance.

🕉 Sri ArunachaleswararTemple, Tiruvannamalai,TN #KarthikaDeepam Festival of Lights observed in every #TamilNadu & #Kerala Temples & homes is on the day when moon is in conjunction with constellation #Karthika & #Pournami appears as group of 6 stars in pendant shape from ear🚩1/5

🕉 The 6 stars are 6 celestial nymphs who reared the 6 babies in Saravana tank which later were joined together to form 6 faces Lord Muruga. He is called Karthikeya - God of War , the incarnation of Bhagwan Shiva created from his 3rd Eye as his 2nd son 🚩2/5

🕉 As the 6 nymphs helped in growing the six children, Bhagwan Shiva blessed immortality to the 6 nymphs as ever living stars in the sky. Any worship performed to this 6 stars is equal to worshiping Lord Muruga . Oil lamp with 365 wicks are lit in all Lord Shiva temples 🚩3/5

🕉 The 6 Nymphs are worshipped by lighting rows of oil lamps (Deepam) in the evening of #KarthikaDeepam day around the houses & streets. This day is also worshipped as Bhagwan Kartikeya or Muruga's birthday 🚩4/5

🕉 Sri Arunachaleswarar Thiruvannamalai #TamilNadu #KarthikaDeepam is lit at 6 pm at top of 2668 ft high holy mountain which is worshipped as Holy ShivaLinga. MahaDeepam is lit using nearly 3500kg of Ghee. Maha Deepam is visible around the Holy Mountain in a radius of 35 km 🚩5/5

🕉Magnificent Shayana Motha Maruti HanumanJi Lonar,Maharashtra built out of a magnetic rock is 9Ft length & 4Ft wide. Shri HanumanJi’s left hand in Japa & right hand Blesses Us,Right foot on earth,Under his left foot is Shani Bhagwan which is captured by his tail 🚩#JaiShriRam