We are truly gifted and blessed for Agathiyar having come first in the Nadi reading in 2002 and later come over to my home as the bronze statue in 2010 purportedly as a transit before going over to the Jegathguru Shree Raghavendra Swamigal Miruthiga Brindavanam Kinta, Perak. But for some reason, he decided to stay and had another devotee place another statue at the Brindavanam. Staying with us we became aware of his majestic greatness as foretold by the Siddhas and Gods and Goddesses. For those who came up to me and my wife asked what did we gain by coming to worship him, he came as a guru and later a companion in our struggles to beat the lure of Maya and its creations. Today he stands as one in our family. What else could one ask for?
The first mention of his coming as a statue was on 8 December 2008.
He guided me in subsequent Nadi readings until the moment he reached our shores on 2 January 2010. We celebrated his arrival and guru puja the next day with a handful of friends and family. Agathiyar reached out to many through their Nadi readings and had them come by my home. My home took a name then. It became known as Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM). He initiated puja in temples and charity. With the coming of the pandemic he had us go within carrying out yoga and meditation. When it was safe to gather he began to visit the homes of some selected souls.
Watch these magical moments from his arrival to the present day on my channel at https://www.youtube.com/@ShanmugamAvadaiyappa/videos
The number 12 has several significances.
In https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/ we learn that "Purna Kumbh- mela is celebrated every 12 years. It is also believed that spiritual progress happens in practitioners in the cycle of 12 years i.e., it takes 12 years of disciplined practice to change a habit. Mantras, Japas and Pranayamas are practiced in multiples of 12. It takes 12 years for Guru (Brihaspati, Guru of Devas) aka Jupiter to complete its 1 year (one revolution around the sun). Just as humans celebrate birthdays every 1 human year, so we celebrate divine festivals like Kumbh-mela every 1 Bruhaspati-year. From Mahabharata Vana Parva chapter 134, Ashtavakra says the importance of each number. In regards to twelve, "Ashtavakra said, Twelve months compose the year; twelve letters go to the composition of a foot of the metre called Jagati; twelve are the minor sacrifices; and twelve, according to the learned, is the number of the Adityas. The secret of 12 is the 12 Adityas. These are 12 forms of Sun/Surya Narayana. These are also called as the 12 purushas pertaining to the 12 lunar months of the year. These 12 also rule the 12 houses of the horoscope of every individual."
From https://mysticalnumbers.com/ we learn further that,
"Time is measured in two groups of 12 hours." Agathiyar mentions the duration of any given practice in terms of a Nazhigai that is equivalent to 24 minutes. 12 would be half a Nazhigai.
"There are twelve signs in the Zodiac." The Chinese Zodiac has 12 animal signs for each year. More significance in the world's religions of the number 12 is given at https://mysticalnumbers.com/