Since 2013 we had a steady stream of seekers on the Siddha path and also some curious onlookers make their way to AVM. Agathiyar through the Nadi introduced our home to Bala Chandran. He then brought his schoolmates to first see the Nadi and later to participate in our home puja. Suren was already visiting us since 2011. And so, many became Agathiyar's devotees and started puja to the Siddhas in their respective homes too.
Tavayogi accepted our invitation and stepped into our home much earlier in 2005. In return, I accepted his invitation to visit his Kallar ashram. Later Agathiyar in my Nadi reading told me to spend several days in the company of Tavayogi at his ashram. Those were some wonderful times with him taking me on an entirely refreshing and new journey, one that he termed as the true journey. He set the path for us to follow introducing us to Kriyai and Yoga and eventually Gnana.
The year 2013 saw me and my family stand at the doorstep of his ashram again. Again he took us to several wonderful spots, this time with Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyar accompanying us. On our return home, Jnana Jothiamma paid us a visit arriving several hours after we did in Malaysia.
Acharya Gurudasan or lovingly addressed as Master Gowri from Bangalore was serving in Malaysia. After getting his acquaintance we got him to help us refine the Yoga practice that we learned from Tavayogi earlier. He taught us Kriya Yoga.
The duo Master Arunan and Master Uva have further helped enhanced our health by passing on their practical knowledge on Yoga, attending to several of us using Energy Healing, and the art of Varma.
Tavathiru Kumara Swamy, having come to the path when he was merely 8 years of age, has made numerous visits to Malaysia before the pandemic. He had come over to my home and had participated in our family puja. Without even wishing to interrupt nor intrude into our puja he sat through the puja watching it. So did he sit through our Satsang session watching us share our recent pilgrimage to India. He had carried out numerous puja, abhisegam, and yagams at temples where AVM/AUM hosted these festivities. He used to treat many devotees with herbs, give valuable advice, and help energize their homes by performing Yagam in their homes. When I was at Kallar Ashram for the Guru Puja in 2016, he invited me over to his Ashram in Anuvavi sending a couple who were devotees to fetch me. I was given the opportunity to perform libation or abhisegam to Agathiyar and was honored in public.
Another humble soul was Aiya Thiru Muthukumara Samy of Agasthiyar Jeeva Nadi Brahma Suvadi at Courtallam. He visited us in Malaysia and has received many devotees and AVM family members in his home often providing a Nadi reading for them and bringing them to the Courtallam hills for puja.
Another great and gentle soul on our local front are Siddhar practitioner Thiru Arivananthan of the Arulguru Agathiyar Arulsidhar Peedam, also known as Agathiyar Yoga Herbs Centre and officially registered as the Agathiyar Arul Shakti Peedham who has dispensed Siddha medicine and brought relief to many. He is well versed in astrology too. Thiru Arivananthan always passed me a portion of the herbs each time he prepared them. He prepared Agathiyar Kuzhambu when Agathiyar requested a couple to get it from him. He passed me a portion too. Later Agathiyar mentioned this to me telling me that the herbal concoction was to first cleanse and later strengthen the physical form.
Thiru and Thirumathi Sri Krishna of Agathiyar Universal Mission introduced us to street feeding and feeding the homeless. This dedicated couple through their charity arm "Pothihai Meals on Wheels" or "Pothihai Dharma Chakram" have fed thousands taking serving food or annadhanam as their purpose in life.
We have had the local sensation and artiste Gowri Arumugam drop by at AVM. She mooted the idea to produce an album for Agathiyar and we saw through it in 2018.
We had Khru Pedro Solana, Chief Instructor and Founder of Muay Thai Sangha Fighting Arts and Sangham Internal Arts based in Chiang Mai, Thailand drop in on us and perform libation and abhisegam to Agathiyar. He was accompanied by Master Uva. (https://agathiyarvanam.blogspot.com/2016/10/pedro-solana-and-agathiyar.html)
Even after the Whatsapp groups were dissolved, two souls kept turning up at the doorstep of AVM. Mahindran and Malar continued to serve Agathiyar with Mahindran bathing and dressing him up in majesty.
And the list goes on. To all these great souls I bow to them in gratitude. They shall always have a place in my heart as they have played a crucial role in my journey too.
Before I forget we have had very special guests too in other forms visiting our homes.