Our wanderings and perceptions

கல்யாணத்தை பண்ணிப்பார், வீட்டை கட்டிப்பார் says an age old Tamil saying denoting the tedious nature of both as duties. The house warming ceremony denotes the culmination of building a house and entering into it for living. In a typical Tamil house hold, buying or building a new house is a pride and a dream. Building a house involves lot of rituals. First comes the 'Adikal naattu', laying the foundation stone. On an auspicious day, Just before the sunrise Bhoomi Pooja is done and the first stones are layed by the family and the builders involved. All present are given Prasad or sweets from the Pooja. This marks the kick start of the house building project. Once the building skeleton comes up with walls built and rooms differentiated there comes a time to fix the frame and threshold of the doors. This requires Vaasakaal Pooja to bring up the Vaasal. A team of married ladies in odd numbers form the main part of this ceremony. Navaratnas are buried below the Vaasal and e...

தீர்த்தனை, சிவனை, சிவலோகனை,  மூர்த்தியை, முதல் ஆய ஒருவனை,  பார்த்தனுக்கு அருள்செய்த சிற்றம்பலக்  கூத்தனை, கொடியேன் மறந்து உய்வனோ? asks Devaram in praise of the Lord Sivan. Entrance While entering the temple premises we see a ground where music sessions happen during festival occasions and serves as parking lot during non-season. Through the main entrance of the temple we are greeted by the ancientness of the temple and the modern flooring. The outer praharam starts with Pillaiyar in the left most corner and Murugar in the right most corner. While walking further from Murugar, the outer praharam also houses Adi Sankarar, Anchaneya and finally a separate shrine for Ayyappan in the right side.  Kailayam carving Once you enter the inner sanctum, Kachaleeswarar gives his darshan long side Soundarambhigai in a separate shrine to his left. The navagraha are in the left side and in the path around this praharam we can worship Panchamuga Pillaiyar, Urcha...