This is the month to celebrate Agathiyar's Jayanthi and Guru Puja. Many organizations and ashrams related to Agathiyar and the Sidhas have come out with notices and invitations informing the public of their programs for this auspicious day that falls on 22 December 2013. I share a few that I came across.
http://siththanarul.blogspot.com/2013/10/blog-post_18.html
http://sadhanandaswamigal.blogspot.sg/
http://agathiyarmcp.blogspot.com/
http://அகத்தியர்.com/sage/2013/12/அகத்தியர்-குரு-பூஜை-மற்ற/
Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal and Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyaar will be hosting the celebrations at their Ashram the Sri Agathiyar Sri Thava Murugar Gnana Peedham at Kallar on 22 December 2013 with the Sarva Dosa Nivaarana Maha Yagam or lighting of the sacrificial fire at 2 pm that is the highlight of the two-day celebrations. On the eve (21.12.2013) the Baduka community in and around Ooty will perform bhajans and entertain the guests.
Agathiyar reveals in his nadi his exact time of birth and also talks about the celebrations in Kallar in the Aasi Kaandam reading on 27.12.2007.
In conjunction with Agathiyar's Guru Puja, we at Agathiyar Vanam in Malaysia too shall be conducting a short prayer at the moment of birth of Agathiyar at 11.23 pm on 21 December 2013, followed by Homam and Abhisegam on 22 December 2013 between 10 am till 12 noon for the public.
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| Devotees from Malaysia helping out with buntings, banners, and decorations (30.12.2012) |
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| Tavayogi and Mataji conducting prayers at the Peedham prior to the start of the festivities (31.12.12) |
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| Tavayogi and Mataji checking out the preparations before the start of the ceremony |
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| Tavayogi ushering other monks to the function |
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| Tavayogi heading the Yagam |
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| Devotees remain behind to spend some time with Tavayogi after the celebrations (2.1.13) |
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| Tavayogi finally gets some time to himself and rests his feet after all devotees have returned (4.1.13) |
