We went with the flow, in all matters, having started puja and worship to the Siddhas in my home, initially alone, after Agathiyar called for it in my first nadi reading in 2002; and joined by my family in 2005 after meeting Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal and he called for the family to join in; coming as a bronze statue in 2010 that Agathiyar asked to commission and be made and subsequently bringing youths over to witness and participate the Pornami Puja beginning from 2013. Soon some seekers in the corporate fields came along and tried to sell their wares or ideas. But as all was well on our end, we did not buy it. We were pretty satisfied. They moved on to other groups to introduce these ideas. I too had many ideas in my days of searching for a group to dock with and learn Siddha puja. As none did puja to the Siddhas then and neither did they want to hear me out, I began to start on my own home puja. Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) evolved and flourished after Agathiyar sent some youths over to witness my home puja. We soon embarked on carrying out home pujas, Siddha pujas in temples, and doing charity and feeding the hungry till Agathiyar had us wind up the group in 2019. In bringing Agathiyar's bronze statue into the homes of devotees who invited him, I expected the worship to flourish in their homes too with each home becoming another AVM. This was also a desire of Tavayogi that was conveyed by Lord Murugan after Tavayogi's demise. Agathiyar too had this desire to see each home turn into his Vanam as he revealed recently. Sadly except for a handful, it never took place. A devotee from the Indian subcontinent who is currently working in Germany and who follows this blog and the events at AVM closely, having gained inspiration, has voiced his aspirations to begin an Agathiyar Vanam in Germany. It warms my heart to hear this.
Why aren't devotees eager to turn their homes into temples and ashrams? When they can have relatives come over, and call over friends for drinks and a chat, why do they not call them over for puja too, and share the bliss? What is stopping them? Are they not prepared to take on the work that comes with preparation, attending to the puja and visitors, and finally in cleaning up? It somehow seems that they prefer to join in other's home puja. They seem to only want to be tagged as devotees in worship but do not want to make Siddhantham a way of life. They seem to replace temple worship which was a practice earlier with Siddha worship. It ends there. There is more to it than the worship of the Siddhas as one shall come to know reading this blog.
I guess it all boils down to our purpose here. The Siddhas seek out souls who could be molded into their image and have them take on the role of presenting their teachings to others too. Identifying them, they begin work on him or her. Agathiyar is currently busy working on a young devotee to take these teachings to greater heights. As for now, the devotee has to remain hidden from the public eye. Similarly, he has delayed the journey of other devotees considering the scare and objections from their spouses and families and the responsibilities and duties on hand. It is on hold for them too till those around them give their consent and the green light or they can safely let go of their responsibilities as Agathiyar told us days ago it is not his intent to separate couples or break up families. He wants to give those who are still ignorant of the truth some time to truly come to an understanding of the path. Hence a reason he freed me from my captivity too. He has asked that I set myself as an example to others while he works wonders or Siddhis to allay their fear.