AVM'S SIDDHA PUJA PART 2 - In the Temples

AVM took the home prayers and homam to another level when it received the blessings of Agathiyar and the Siddhas and several temple managements to conduct these Siddha Puja at their temple premises.

Asokhan who invited Agathiyar to his home in KL, later changed the venue to his mother's home in his hometown of Karai near Kuala Kangsar. But on Agathiyar's arrival deferred his earlier decision and requested that we conduct the Yagam and Abhsegam for Agathiyar at a small temple under a Banyan tree nearby. As we started the Yagam early since we were told the temple priests had had a showdown with the temple management and quit his job abruptly the night before, in walks a new priest asking to do the Puja. He waited for us to complete our Yagam and then he started the temple puja taking the earlier priests to task for not complying with rules and agamas and having done the rituals the wrong way. He taught a young boy who was an assistant priest the proper way to perform the rituals at this particular temple. After the puja was over and he took his seat, I approached him and asked if he would oblige and honor us in conducting the abhisegam for Agathiyar which he readily and gladly did. It was a wonderful moment to see Agathiyar drenched in sixteen kinds of abhisegam items. What surprised us was that the priest had walked into the temple reminding all those present that he would have to leave by 5 in the evening; but stayed to conduct the abhisegam and further prayers till 9 pm.

Dr Thiagarajah and the Dengkil Sri Mayuranathar Alayam/ Pamban Swamigal Thirukovil Temple President Sri Maniam extended an invitation to hold a celebration for Agathiyar after they having held successfully a similar Vizha for Arunagirinathar earlier in January. AVM immediately took up the offer and together with the temple management saw through the celebrations with great success.

After conducting Agathiyar Vizha successfully and with the blessings of Mayuranathar, Pamban Swamigal, Agathiyar, Arunagirinathar and the Siddhas, the temple management requested AVM to lead the Sathru Samhara Siva Subramania Trisathi Homam too. Saravanan Palanisamy of AVM took up the challenge and massive task of conducting this powerful Yagam with the rest of the AVM family members and the temple committee lending  its support.

Sri Krishan of the Agathiyar Universal Mission (AUM) then extended an invitation to hold an Agathiyar Vizha in conjunction with AUM taking over the puja rituals for Agathiyar at the Arulmigu Agatheeswarar Sannathi at the Sri Raja Sakthi Nageswary Amman Temple at KL EcoCity in Bangsar. AVM and AUM jointly hosted this festival. With the temple president Sri Supramaniam ushering in Agathiyar to his temple, and personally conducting a complete Sodasa Puja especially for Agathiyar, it was indeed a blessed day with another attraction thrown in the form of the Yagam conducted by Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal and Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyaar.

To our surprise Sri Jaganatha Swamigal's disciple and Tavayogi's guru, Chitramuthu Adigal through Agathiyar's Jeeva Nadi requested us to introduce Siddha and Sapta Rishi worship and conduct a similar Yagam at the Taiping Thanneermalai Sri Thandayuthapani Temple. This too was done with Tavayogi taking the lead.

Tavayogi lead us on another Yagam conducted at his Paramaguru the Sri Jaganatha Swamigal Sivalayam in Tapah. Earlier AVM and AUM, while on a spiritual yatra or tour, had performed a Yagam at this temple with the blessings of Sri Jaganatha Swamigal and approval from the Temple President Thiru Krishnan.

These were proud moments in AVM's journey on the path of the Siddhas.