Sashti Aptha Poorthi (60 years completion /61 years starting)

Sashti Aptha Poorthi (60 Years)
Beemaratha Santhi (70 years)
Sathabishekam (80 Years)

Registration Amount :Rs.4500/-
Events Charge :Rs. 17500/-
Total Amount : Rs.22,000/-

Events Charges includes all items to be required for ceremony such as Gurukkal, Nadhaswaram,
Flowers, Flower Garlands,16Kalasams, other Homam things etc.

Things to bring from Home
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  1. Flower Garlands for bride & groom
  2. Plates Seervarisai (5)
  3. Kutthuvilakku (2)
  4. 9 x5 Cotton Dhoti & 6 GajamPodavai (for Swamy and AmbaalContacts:
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    K.S. Samba Moorthi Gurukkal

    +91-94980 78165
    +91-9444751833

    Pls. contact after 9 PM only

சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி எனப்படும் அறுபதாம் கல்யாணம் எப்படி செய்ய வேண்டும்

“சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி” என்பது திருமணமான ஒரு ஆண் தனது மனைவியோடு இல்லற வாழ்வில் தனது 60 வயதை கடந்து 61 வயதில் அடியெடுத்து வைக்கும் போது செய்து கொள்ளும் ஒரு திருமண சடங்காகும். இதை தமிழில் “60 ஆம் கல்யாணம்” அல்லது “மணிவிழா” என்று கூறுவார். இந்த சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி சடங்கு குடும்பத்தின் மூத்தவரான அந்த ஆண் தான் பிறந்த மாதத்தில், பிறந்த நட்சத்திர திதியன்று நடத்தபடுகிறது. இந்த 60 வது திருமண சடங்கு பற்றி மேலும் பல விடயங்களை இங்கு தெரிந்து கொள்ளலாம். Hindu Marriage நமது தமிழ் பாரம்பரியத்தில் தமிழ் ஆண்டுகள் மொத்தம் 60 ஆண்டுகள் என கணக்கிடப்படுகிறது. அதன் படி குடும்ப தலைவரான ஒரு ஆண் இந்த 60 ஆண்டுகள் வயது மற்றும் தமிழ் வருட சுழற்சியை கடந்து 61 ஆம் ஆண்டில் அடியெடுத்து வைப்பது ஒரு வரமாக கருதுகின்றனர். இதனாலேயே 61 ஆம் வயதில் அந்த ஆண் சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி செய்து கொள்ளும் சம்பிரதாயம் போற்றப்படுகிறது. –

மேலும் வயதான தங்களின் பெற்றோர்களின் திருமணத்தை அவர்களின் பிள்ளைகள், பேரக் குழந்தைகள் தற்போது காணும் பாக்கியத்தையும், அதனால் ஏற்படும் மகிழ்ச்சியையும் மற்றும் அவர்களின் சுற்றமும், நட்பும் வயதில் மூத்த தம்பதிகளின் ஆசிகளை பெற்று நலம் பெறவும் இந்த சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி சடங்கை செய்கின்றனர். சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி சடங்கு செய்வதற்கு அனுபவம் வாய்ந்த வேதியரிடம் நல்ல நாள், நேரம் ஆகியவற்றை குறித்து கொள்வது முறையான தொடக்கம் ஆகும். இச்சடங்கை கோயிலிலோ, திருமண மண்டபங்களிலோ அல்லது உங்கள் வீட்டிலோ செய்து கொள்ளலாம். satipathapoorthi பிறகு அந்த தம்பதிகளின் பிள்ளைகள் உறவினர்களையும், நண்பர்களையும் முறைப்படி சென்று தங்கள் பெற்றோரின் சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி அல்லது மணிவிழாவிற்கு அழைக்க வேண்டும். சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி செய்யும் நாள் அன்று அந்த வயதான தம்பதிகளுக்கு அவர்களின் திருமணத்தின் போது செய்த சடங்குகளை வேதியரின் அறிவுறுத்தலின் படி அவர்களின் பிள்ளைகள், பேரப்பிள்ளைகள் மற்றும் உறவினர்கள் செய்வர். பிறகு குலதெய்வ பூஜை செய்த பின்பு கணபதி ஹோமம், லட்சுமி ஹோமம், ஆயுஷ் ஹோமம், அமிர்த ம்ரித்துஞ்சய ஹோமம், தன்வந்த்ரி ஹோமம் முதலிய ஹோமங்கள் செய்யப்பட்டு, கலச பூஜை செய்யப்படும். பிறகு முகூர்த்த நேரத்தில் குடும்பத்தின் 61 வயதை தொடும் ஆண்மகனான மணமகன் புது தாலியை தனது மனைவியின் கழுத்தில் கட்டி சஷ்டியப்தபூர்த்தி சடங்கை நிறைவு செய்வர். Homam நமது பெற்றோருக்கு சஷ்டியப்பூர்த்தி சடங்கை செய்வதால் அவர்கள் தங்களின் திருமண வாழ்க்கை காலத்தில் தெரிந்தும், தெரியாமலும் செய்த பாவங்கள் நீங்கி நன்மைகள் ஏற்படுகின்றன. இச்சடங்கின் போது செய்யப்படும் ஹோமங்களின் பலன்களால் அத்தம்பதியருக்கு நோய், ஆரோக்கிய குறைவு ஏற்படுவதை தடுத்து, நீண்ட ஆயுளையும், உடல் மற்றும் மன பலத்தையும் தருகிறது. 60 வயதை தாண்டும் அந்த ஆணின் மனைவிக்கு தீர்க்க சுமங்கலி பாக்கியத்தை தருகிறது.

 

Thai Amavaasai

Pushpaanjali Pooja to Sri Abirami Amman

One of the very important festival and subsequent poojas called Pushpaanjali takes place on this day. This event will happen at arround 5.30pm to 8,30pm with singing of “Abiramin Anthati”

 

A Story

Abhirami Anthathi

The Abirami Anthathi is a divine song that is based on Goddess Abirami. It has one hundred verses. “Anthaathi” means a style of composition where each new stanza begins with the same word that was used to end the previous stanza. The beauty of this Anthathi is the story behind it. It was composed by Abirami Pattar (Subramaniya Iyer) on the spur of the moment, out of great devotion.

Legend about Abirami Pattar (Subramaniya Iyer)

Abhirami is the Goddess of Thirukadayur near MayiladuThurai in Tamil Nadu. Lord Shiva in the temple is known as Amritha Gateswarar. Legend goes that while transporting the Nectar (Amritha) which they got by churning the ocean of milk, the Devas kept a pot of Amritha in Thirukadayur. This pot became one with the land and became the siva linga. At this temple, it is believed, that the Sage Markandeya prayed Lord Shiva and could avoid death forever.

Abhirami means “She who is attractive every moment of time”. This goddess is believed to be extremely powerful and fulfils the wishes of all her devotees. One of her great devotees of the past was Abhirama Bhattar. He was so much her devotee that he never used to think of any other thing except her. This made him look like a mad man. People even suspected him of practising evil rites. One day Raja Serfoji, the Mahratta king who was ruling over Tanjore visited the temple. The Archakas told him about Abhirama Bhattar. The king while returning to the palace casually asked Abhirama Bhattar the Thithi. Abhirama Bhattar who was at the time seeing the Goddess in his reverie answered that it was Pournami (Full moon).

The Raja went along. However, it was Amavasya and Bhattar realised his mistake.  He was extremely upset and set up 100 rope hangings and hung in them. Below he created a huge fire. He prayed Goddess Abhirami to prove that he is right. This he did by singing 100 stanzas in praise of Abhirami.  As soon as one stanza was completed one rope was cut. He also composed the stanzas in such a way that the first word of a stanza was the last word of the previous stanza (this style of poem is called Anthadhi meaning end-start).It is believed that when he completed the 79th stanza, the Goddess appeared before him and reassured him that she will do the needful. She took her Thadanga (a diamond ornament) and threw it in the sky where it stood. This was so sparkling that it appeared like a full moon. The Goddess also ordered Abhirama Bhattar to complete his poem. He continued and ended with 100 stanzas. Raja Serfoji realised how great Abhirama Bhattar was and honoured him.

Each stanza of the poem Abhirami Andhathi is a gem of poetry in itself. The language is not the spoken Tamil and this was further complicated by the fact that the first word of the next stanza should be the last word of the previous stanza, making the thought process of the stanza entwined.

 

More information available : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritaghateswarar-Abirami_Temple,Thirukkadaiyur

 

Annaabhishegam

 

Special Abhishekam to Loard Shiva

Annaabhishegam is a special pooja conducted in every Iyyppasi Tamil month of every year.

 

Annabishekam is performed in all Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu on Full Moon Day in the month of Aipasi ( Oct-Nov). – This is the way Lord Shiva is depicted in Sri Rudram, the focal part of The Vedas. It is to give back with appreciation whatever He has given to the humanity. Cooked Rice is smeared on the Lingam as abhishekam on this favourable day. It is to be noticed that Annabhishekam is performed everyday at Chidambaram to Sri Chandramouleeswara, the Lingam kept near Sri Nataraja. Farm yields like Brinjal, Ladies finger, pumpkin, cucumber, banana and so on are offered and used to enliven the murthi amid Annabhishekam day. It is implored to summon endowments of the Lord for a craving free society and rich yield of farming items. Devotees go to venerate this type of Shiva as it is trusted that by going to sanctuary on this day there will be plenitude of nourishment and joy at home.

Arrangements for Annabhishekam starts around 6.00 pm on this day and the time taken to apply cooked rice and vegetables relies on the extent of the murthi. It is performed for food security through prosperity of the farmland and increase in agricultural produce. It is usually performed after a harvest season and involves offering cooked rice to Lord Shiva.

Lord Shiva is known as an abisheka priyan. His favorite of the abishekas is the cooked rice abisheka. He is generally bathed with 11 abhisheka items. It is also celebrated to show our gratitude towards Lord Shiva the sole protector of the Panch aboothas. It very much relates to the rice that is offered to HIM. The rice is cultivated based on the Pancha Bootha ( *1. Sri Kalathiappar Temple ,Kalahasthi , Andhra Pradesh *2. Shiva Jambukeswarar Temple,Thiruvanaikaval,Tamil Nadu. *3. Shiva Ekambareeswarar Temple, Kanchipuram,Tamil Nadu. *4.Shiva Arunachaleswarar Fire Temple, Tiruvannamalai,Tamil Nadu. *5. Shiva Chidambaram Sky Temple, Chidhambaram,Tamil Nadu.) factors.

 

The rice is cooked in the temple premises and then it is carried around the temple. Priests chant mantras and musical instruments like naadaswaram, drum and cymbal are sounded. The cooked rice is then used to cover the Shiva linga and it is referred as Anna Linga.

Various different types of rice preparations like curd rice, pongal, Sakara pongal, tamarind rice, sesame rice, payasam and other sweets from freshly harvested rice are prepared and offered to Lord Shiva on the day. The food is then shared by people and is also given to domesticated animals and birds.

Benefits of Performing Anna Abishekam

Performing Rice-Abishekam  to Lord Shiva on this day can absolve the bad karma of your previous births and purify the karma of your current life. It is believed that participating in this sacred ritual can help you lead a happy, trouble-free and fulfilling life.

  • Solve business- related issues and gain prosperity.
  • Ensure prosperity in agriculture and security of grains.
  • Gain blessing of progeny.
  • Gain beauty and self-confidence.
  • Be assured of non-depleting food sources.

 

 

Maasi Magam

Special Pooja to Shiva and Amman

Maasi Magam is a special day in this temple and special 18 river waters abhishekas & poojas performed in every Massi Tamil month of every year.

About Magam Rituals

Masi Magam comes in the Tamil month of Masi (February – March),which is a very auspiceous day.It is a very important day and Tamilians around the world celebrate this festival.Magam,is one among the twenty seven stars (Nakshatras) in the Hindu astrological system called constellation.It is one of the most favorable times for spiritual purification.

This day is one of the most powerful Full Moons of the full year,sonce the moon aligns with Magha which is the birth Star of the Kings and Ancestors. This coincidence only occurs only once a year and signifies the descent of heavenly beings to the earth plane.The divine beings appear in the astral form to purify their own karma as well as the karma of the human race.

Masi Magam combines the benefits of abundance and prosperity associated with the Full Moon and the majestic quality of the Magha star,offering an unique opportunity to gain power and energy.Masi Magam is the most appropriate time to destroy our ego and surrender ourselves at the feet of the divine.

As per the traditional ritual,the temple Idols are given bath in the sea, pond or lake.Idols of gods and goddess those are worshipped in the Temples are carried in a big procession to sea shores, rivers or ponds. Poojas and rituals are held here and thousands of people participate in this auspicious event.In some temples Gaja-pooja(elephant worship) and Ahwa pooja(horse) is also performed to bring riches and happiness for the devotees. Thousands of devotees attent this holy ritualistic procession.The devotees also take bath in the sea with the belief that the holy waters washes away all the sins.The festival of Masi Magam gives very colorful and divine look to the view at the sea shore.

 

Vallala was the king in Tiruvannamalai and he was childless. Lord Shiva appeared before him as a boy and promised to do last rites for him. When the king died, Lord Shiva came and performed his last rites. It was on Masi Magam. That is the reason for our offering oblations to our forefathers on this day so that we can remove our ancestral karmas that may block our progress in life. Further, we gain the blessings of Gods by taking a dip in holy waters. It is believed that even today on the day of Masi Magam, Lord Shiva comes down to perform rituals to the king.

 

A Story:

Brahma understood Lord Shiva’s plan to recreate the world after destruction. He wanted to know how it could be done. Shiva asked Brahma to fill a kumbam (pot) with amrutham (elixir) and keep it on the top of the mountain Meru. He asked Brahma to create the world from the place where he would keep the pot of elixir after the huge floods that would devastate the world. This place is known as Kumbakonam and Brahma created the world on a day with the star Magham, in the month of Masi. On Masi Magham, the cosmic energy of Lord Shiva fills up the universe abundantly. Also Lord Muruga taught his father Shiva the meaning of Pranavam on this day.

Goddess Uma took the avatar of Dhakshayani (the daughter of Daksha) on this day. Women consider this day as propitious for vrata and do Kumkum Pooja to get the blessings of goddess Parvathi.

 

Masi Magam- an Important Tamil festival 

 

Masi Magam is an important Tamil festival and is celebrated all over the world by the Tamil speaking people. It is celebrated especially in Kumbakonam, Srirangam, Pondicherry and Kerala at a grand level. In Singapore, the festival is regarded as agrand Tamil festival. When Masi Magam occurs once in twelve years, it is considered as Maha Magam and is treated as the Kumbhamela of South India.

 

Maha Magam happens once in every twelve years. It denotes the transit of Jupiter into Leo along with the combination of Full Moon and Magam star. It is a very powerful combination and is celebrated very grandly in Maha Magam tank at Adi Kumbeswarar temple in Kumbakonam. Lakhs of devotees rush to Kumbakonam to take a dip in the pond on this day and take the darshan of Kumbeswarar.

 

Poet Sekkizhaar in his Periapuraanam has mentioned about this Maha Magam tank in the following verse

 

“பூமருவும் கங்கை முதல் புனிதமாம் பெருந்தீர்த்தம்

மாமகந்தான் ஆடுவதற்கு வந்து வழி படுங்கோவில்”

 

The meaning of the verse is  “After Ganges, it is taking bath in Maha Magam tank which is very auspicious”

 

Thus, Masi Magam is the day to surrender ourselves at the feet of the Lord and seek divine blessings and ancestral blessings to lead a life of prosperity, health and spirituality.

 

 

Thai Poosam

Special Pooja to Loard Muruga

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is a rather significant festival for Hindus. It is primarily celebrated by the Tamil community, on the day of the full moon that falls in the Tamil month of Thai (January-February). It is observed in the Tamil Diaspora across a variety of countries including India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and others.  Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the star, Pusam. This star is at its highest point during the festival. The festival is a celebration of the time when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel, so that, he could destroy the evil demon Soorapadman. It is believed that Thaipusam is the day of Murugan’s birthday.

Thaipusam is a very important pooja performed in this templ and on similar day Soora Samhaaram war will be happining at Thiruchendoor, Thirunellvali District, Tamil Nadu.

A Story

Thaipoosam was supposed to have originated during one of the battles between the Asuras (or to be more specific Soorapadman) and the Devas. The latter were defeated several times by the former. The Devas were unable to resist the onslaught of the Asura forces. In despair, they approached Shiva and entreated to give them an able leader under whose heroic leadership they might obtain victory over the Asuras. They surrendered themselves completely and prayed to Shiva. Shiva granted their request by creating the mighty warrior, Skanda, out of his own power or Achintya Shakti. He at once assumed leadership of the celestial forces, inspired them and defeated the Asura forces and to recognise that day the people created the festival, Thaipusam. According to the narrative of the Skanda Puranam and the Thirupugal, they adhere to Shaivam principles. Murugan is the embodiment of Shiva’s light and wisdom and devotees pray to him to overcome the obstacles they face, as He is the divine vanquisher of evil.

The Kavadi Attam is a ceremonial sacrifice and offering performed by devotees during the worship of Murugan, the Hindu God of War. It is often performed during the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. Devotees prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer and fasting approximately 48 days before Thaipusam. Kavadi-bearers have to perform elaborate ceremonies at the time of assuming the kavadi and at the time of offering it to Murugan. The kavadi-bearer observes celibacy and consumes only pure, Satvik food, once a day, while continuously thinking of God. On the day of the festival, devotees will shave their heads and undertake a pilgrimage along a set route while engaging in various acts of devotion, notably carrying various types of kavadi (burdens). At its simplest, this may entail carrying a pot of milk, but mortification of the flesh by piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with vel skewers is also common. The simplest kavadi is a semicircular decorated canopy supported by a wooden rod that is carried on the shoulders, to the temple. In addition, some have a small spear through their tongue, or a spear through the cheeks.