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Murugan (Kartikeya), being known as the God of the Tamils, has many temples dedicated to him across Tamil Nadu. An old Tamil saying states that wherever there is a hill, there will be a temple dedicated to Murugan. [124] As he is venerated as the lord of Kurinji, which is a mountainous region, most of his temples are located on hillocks. [125]
Many of the gods and goddesses came to witness their marriage. At the wedding celebrations the gods refused to have the served food unless Shiva performed a majestic dance for everybody gathered at the place. At this there was the dance of Chidambaram, the cosmic dance in front of his wife Minakshi. It epitomised and merged all life force and ...
Almost all songs end addressing Murugan as Perumal, a term that traditionally had strong associations with Tamil Vaishnavism. However the literal meaning in Tamil of the word Perumal is "Great God" or "Great Man". The worship of Murugan has strong roots in Tamil Nadu.
Aiyanar (IAST: Aiyaṉār, Tamil: ஐயனார்) is a Tamil folk deity venerated in South India and Sri Lanka.His worship is prevalent amongst rural Tamil people. [2] [3] [4] Some studies suggest that Ayyanar may have also been worshipped in Southeast Asian countries in the past. [5]
The worship pattern is non-Vedic or non-Agamic through folk tales, songs and arts of Villu Paattu, Karakattam, Koothu, etc. The local priests offer flowers and vibhuti (holy ash) to worshippers and plays a role of a oracle. Various people within the clan system are identified to play to the role of oracle on an annual turn basis.
Thiruvasagam (Tamil: திருவாசகம், romanized: tiruvācakam, lit. 'sacred sayings') is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by the ninth century Shaivite bhakti poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.
Tirumurai (Tamil: திருமுறை, meaning Holy Order) is a twelve-volume compendium of songs or hymns in praise of Shiva in the Tamil language from the 6th to the 11th century CE by various poets in Tamil Nadu. Nambiyandar Nambi compiled the first seven volumes by Appar, Sambandar, and Sundarar as Tevaram during the 12th century.
Kanda Sashti Kavasam or Skanda Shashti Kavacham (Tamil: கந்த சஷ்டி கவசம்) is a Hindu devotional song composed in Tamil by Devaraya Swamigal (born c. 1820), [1] a student of Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, on Murugan, the son of Shiva, in Chennimalai near Erode. It was composed in the 19th century. [2]