Friday 22 April 2016

AGATHIAR VIZHA PART 1

Sometime back I received a request from Dr Tiaga of Arumuga Agathiar Whatsapp Group to bring over Agathiyar at AVM to the Agathiyar Vizha to be held in conjunction with the Chitrapournami celebrations at the Sri Mayuranathar Alayam, Sri Math Pamban Kumaraguruthasa Swamigal Thirukovil in Dengkil. I readily agreed, for who was I to come in the way of Agathiyar's wish to go over to his Guru Lord Murugan's temple and also his disciple Pamban Kumaraguruthasa Swamigal's sannadhi. 

I roped in the assistance of Sri and Srimathi Krishna of the Agathiyar Universal Mission and Sri Yuvaraj of the Sri Agasthiyar Sakthi Nyaanaalayam and together with the members of AVM and Sri Math Pamban Kumaraguruthasa Swamigal Thirukovil, and with the blessings of Erai and Guru, we managed to conduct the event in a blissful and wonderful way.


The day started of with the arrival of Agathiyar of AVM at the temple at 7.30am. Agathiyar was placed on a dais or pallakku and carried into the temple grounds with great fair before a yagna or sacrificial fire was lit. Libation or abhisegam followed, the bathing ritual performed for Lord Muruga and Pamban Kumaraguruthasa Swamigal.

























After lunch a Siddhar puja began with kalasa puja and homam, before proceeding with libation or abhisegam to Agathiyar. 

Photos courtesy of AVM members and Pamban Kumaraguruthasa Swamigal Thirukovil devotees.