*Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A B C
When you sing you begin with Do Re Me
Do Re Me, Do Re Me.
Similarly for those keen on following the Siddha Path,
A good place to start would be
Singing the Praise of the Siddhas.
Whoever comes to Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal seeking a solution to their problems, he listens to them attentively. But he would refrain from advising them. He would tell them that it was all happening because of their past karma, saying, "Athu unathu vinai payen." Then he moves on to encourage them to pray. He tells them to pray to Agathiyar and the Siddhas, saying, "Agathiyarai potrungal, Siddhargalai potrungal". And he also gives them a reason to pray to the Siddhas, saying, "Potrinaal unathu vinai agalum appa", meaning prayers help shed your karma. One who comes with hope of receiving an advise or two to tackle his problem might return disappointed. But the truth is Tavayogi helps tackle the source of the problem and not the immediate problem on hand, just as a good Siddha practitioner does.
When a Malaysian went for a Jeeva Nadi reading to India, hoping to hear from Lord Muruga if he would regain his money, loaned to someone some 8 years back, he was puzzled that the Lord should give him a mantra instead of an answer. A week into recital of the mantra and on returning home, he receives the money, owed to him, equivalent to Rs15lakhs!
When I went for my very first Kaanda Nadi reading, I too was told to pray to Agathiyar and the Siddhas, besides Lord Vinayagar and Lord Shiva. The Nadi Nool Aasan started me of with reciting the praises of the Siddhas, which I then continued diligently in the comfort of my home. Researching into the Siddhas I came across more songs and hymns towards the Siddhas. Slowly my collection of songs expanded and eventually came to be published online as "The Complete Book of Praise to Agathiyar."
Considering the length and volume of this compilation, I published a 'lighter' version for those on the run, with only minutes to spare. This was "The 24 Nimida Siddhar Pusai" or "The 24 Minute Siddha Prayer".