There are many temples that are special and close to my heart in India. The Sri Agasthiyar Kumbamunivar Sannathi in Kumbakonam is one of them. The reason being AVM Agathiyar was brought to the Adhi Kumbeswarar temple for puja from Swamimalai before he crossed the seas to Malaysia. This was one of many requirements from Agathiyar before he set foot at AVM.
Many temples for Agathiyar held the Jayanthi and Guru puja celebrations for Agathiyar recently on 18 December 2016. The Sri Agathiyar Gnana Peedham in Kallar, the Sri Agasthiyar Ashram in Anuvavi, AVM in Malaysia, and the Sri Agasthiyar Kumbamunivar Sannathi in Kumbakonam were some.
When AVM members came to the Sri Agasthiyar Kumbamunivar Sannathi in Kumbakonam while on a nine day spiritual yatra, we chanced 'or was it ordained' to meet Sri Sankar at this temple grounds. He informed us of the celebrations that were to take place on 18 December and invited us over. So did Thavathiru Kumarsamy Aiya of the Sri Agasthiyar Ashram in Anuvavi through his many phone calls to us. But we were already engaged to be at the Sri Agathiyar Gnana Peedham in Kallar for its inauguration of their new Ashram/Meditation complexes and the Guru Puja.
I personally had the opportunity to participate in the puja at the Sri Agasthiyar Ashram in Anuvavi through the kindness and generosity of Mr and Mrs Maheswaran in the morning followed by a similar puja at Kallar Ashram in the afternoon. But we all missed the Guru Puja at the Sri Agasthiyar Kumbamunivar Sannathi in Kumbakonam. Nevertheless Sri Sankar posted several photos of the puja to us.
The Sri Agasthiyar Kumbamunivar Sannathi in Kumbakonam
