[Histemple] Lord Muruga(Karthikeya) Installation and Ganesh Chathurthi on August 29th, 30th and 31st
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*Om Sharavana Bhavaya Namaha
Lord Muruga(Karthikeya) Installation*
*and *
*Ganesh Chathurthi*
muthukumarasamy
**on *August 29th,30th and 31st*
*Poojas*
*DATE*
*DAY*
*TIME*
*EVENT*
August 29th, 2014
Friday
7:00am-9:00am
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Ganapathi Pooja
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Punyahavachanam
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Agni Prathista
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Sri Lakshmi Ganapthi Homam
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Laghu Poornahuthi
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Maha Mangala Harathi,
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Mantra Pushpam, Teertham & Prasadam
August 29th, 2014
Friday 5:00pm-8:00pm
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Ganapathi Abhishekam
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Alankaram
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Samuhika Ganapathi Vratham
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Procession
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Sri Valli, Devasena sametha Subrahmanyeshwara Swamy Dhanyadhivasam
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{Skanda Sasthi Kavacham chanting by devotees while this process}
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Maha Mangala Harathi, Teertham & Prasadam
August 30th, 2014
Saturday
10:30am-1:00pm
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Ganapathi Pooja,Sankalpam
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Punyahavachanam, Raksha Bandhanam
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Kalasha Sthapana, Agni Prathista
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Moola Mantra Homam, Mrukthikaa Snapanam
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Jalaadhivasam
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Maha Mangala Harathi, Teertham & Prasadam
August 30th, 2014 Saturday 5:00pm-8:00pm
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Ganapathi Pooja, Punyahavachanam
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Adhivaasa Homam
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Sri Subrahmanyeshwara Homam
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Pushpadhivasam
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Shayyadhivasam- Songs related to Shayyadhivasam to be sung
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Sangeetha seva
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Maha Mangala Harathi, Mantra Pushpam, Teertham & Prasadam
August 31th, 2014 Sunday 9:00am-12:30pm
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Ganapathi Pooja, Punyahavachanam
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Moola Mantra Homam
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Anganyasa Homam
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Prana Prathistanga Homam
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Maha Poornahuthi
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11:30am – Prana Prathista
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Kalashabhishekam
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Alankaram – Skanda Sasthi Kavacham Parayanam
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Prime Archana
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Maha Mangala Harathi, Mantra Pushpam
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Teertham & Prasadam
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Aacharya Sambhavana
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Aashirvadam
*Some information on Lord *
Murugan , Kartikeya, Skanda, Subrahmanya, or Kartik are few names of
god who is son of Shiva and Paravati. Kartikeya, also known as
Skanda, Murugan (Tamil: முருகன்) and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of
war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army of the devas(gods) and
the son of Shiva and Parvati. In the Bhagavad-Gita (Ch.10, Verse
24), Krishna, while explaining his omnipresence, names the most
perfect being, mortal or divine, in each of several categories.
While doing so, he says:_"Among generals, I am Skanda, the lord of
war."_
There is famous story about contest between Kartikeya and his
brother Shri Ganesha. Once, their parent asked them for race to go
around universe. During this contest, Kartikeya went around earth on
his peacock while Ganesha ran around his parent thinking that is his
universe. This peacock riding god is worshiped all around India and
known with different names
_*Symbolism*_
Kartikeya symbols are based on the weapons – Vel, the Divine Spear
or Lance that he carries and his mount the peacock. He is sometimes
depicted with many weapons including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a
discus and a bow although more usually he is depicted wielding a
sakti or spear. This symbolizes his purification of human ills. His
javelin is used to symbolize his far reaching protection, his discus
symbolizes his knowledge of the truth, his mace represents his
strength and his bow shows his ability to defeat all ills. His
peacock mount symbolizes his destruction of the ego.
His six heads represent the six siddhis(eesanam, sathpurusham,
vamadevam, agoram, sathyojatham and adhomugam) bestowed upon yogis
over the course of their spiritual development. This corresponds to
his role as the bestower of siddhis.
*_The legend of His birth goes as follows:_*
The Skanda Purana narrates that Shiva first wed Dakshayani (also
named Sati), the first incarnation of Adi Shakthi the granddaughter
of Brahma, and the daughter of Daksha. Daksha a Vishnu devotee never
liked Shiva, who, symbolizing destruction of evil, detachment, who
lives a simple life . Daksha publicly insults Shiva in a Yagna
ceremony, and Dakshayani immolates herself. The Yagna is destroyed
although protected by all the other Gods and the rishis. Taraka
believed that, because Shiva is an ascetic and his earlier marriage
was conducted with great difficulty, his remarriage was out of the
question, hence his boon of being killed by Shiva's son alone would
give him invincibility.
The Devas manage to get Shiva married to Parvati (who was
Dakshayani, reborn), by making Manmatha (also known as Kama), the
God of love awaken him from his penance, but Manmatha incurred the
Lord's wrath indicated by the opening his third eye – "Netri Kann",
and being destroyed and resurrected. Shiva hands over his effulgence
of the third eye used to destroy Manmatha to Agni, as he alone is
capable of handling it until it becomes the desired offspring. But
even Agni, tortured by its heat, hands it over to Ganga who in turn
deposits it in a lake in a forest of reeds (sharavanam). Then
Goddess Parvati, took the form of this water body as she alone is
capable of taming the Tejas of Shiva, her consort. . The child is
finally born in this forest (vana) with six faces: eesanam,
sathpurusham, vamadevam, agoram, sathyojatham and adhomugam. He is
first spotted and cared for by six women representing the Pleiades —
Kritika in Sanskrit. He thus gets named Kartikeya. As a young lad,
he destroys Tarakasur. He is also called Kumara (Sanskrit for "youth").
Murugan is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences,
especially South India, Sri Lanka,Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and
Reunion Island.
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Kartikeya is known as Subrahmanya
with a temple at Kukke Subramanya known for Sarpa shanti rites
dedicated to Him and another famous temple at Ghati Subramanya also
in Karnataka. In Bengal and Odisha, he is popularly known as
Kartikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika').
Like most Hindu deities, Subrahmanya is known by many other names,
including Senthil, Vēlaṇ, Kumāran (meaning 'prince or child or young
one'), Swaminatha (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Arumugam
or Shanmuga (meaning 'one with six faces'), Dhandapani (meaning God
with a Club), Guhan or Guruguha (meaning 'cave-dweller'),
Subrahmanya, Kartikeya and Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or
oozed).[3][4] He was also known as Mahasena and the Kadamba Dynasty
kings worshiped him by this name.
_*Other parts of India and abroad: *_
Kartikeya's presence in the religious and cultural sphere can be
seen at least from the Gupta age. Two of the Gupta kings,
Kumaragupta and Skandagupta, were named after him. He is seen in the
Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta. As the
commander of the divine armies, he became the patron of the ruling
classes.
However, Kartikeya's popularity in North India receded from the
Middle Ages onwards, and his worship is today virtually unknown
except in parts of Haryana. There is a very famous temple dedicated
to Him in the town of Pehowa in Haryana and this temple is very well
known in the adjoining areas, especially because women are not
allowed anywhere close to it. Women stay away from this temple in
Pehowa town of Haryana because this shrine celebrates the
Brahmachari form of Kartikeya.
Reminders of former devotions to him include a temple at
Achaleshwar, near Batala in Punjab,and another temple of Skanda atop
the Parvati hill in Pune,Maharashtra. Another vestige of his former
popularity can be seen in Bengal and Odisha, where he is worshipped
during the Durga Puja festivities alongside Durga. Lord Subramanya
is the major deity among the Hindus of northern Kerala. Lord
Subramanya is worshipped with utmost devotion in districts of
Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the state of Karnataka. Rituals like
nagaradhane are unique to this region.
_*West Bengal and Bangladesh Kartikeya worshipped in Durga Puja in
Kolkata*_
Kartikeya also known as Kartik or Kartika is also worshipped in West
Bengal, and Bangladesh on the last day of the Hindu month of
'Kartik'. Lord Kartik is primarily worshipped among those who intend
to have a son. In Bengal, traditionally, many people drop images of
Kartik inside the boundaries of different households, who all are
either newly married, or else, intend to get a son to carry on with
their ancestry. Lord Kartik is also associated to the Babu Culture
prevailed in historic Kolkata, and hence, many traditional old
Bengali paintings still show Kartik dressed in traditional Bengali
style. Also, in some parts of West Bengal, Kartik is traditionally
worshipped by the ancestors of the past royal families too, as in
the district of Malda. In Bansberia (Hooghly district) Kartik Puja
festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja
in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17
November every year and on 16 November in case of Leap year.[13]
Some of the must see Puja committees are Bansberia Kundugoli
Nataraj, Khamarapara Milan Samity RadhaKrishna, Kishor Bahini,
Mitali Sangha, Yuva Sangha, Bansberia Pratap Sangha and many more.
In Durga Puja in Bengal, Kartikeya is considered to be a son of
Parvati or Durga and Shiva along with his brother Ganesha and
sisters Lakshmi and Saraswati.
_*Odisha:Kartikeya in Kartik Puja, Odisha.*_
Kartikeya is worshiped during Durga Puja in Odisha as well as in
various Shiva temples throughout the year. Kartik puja is celebrated
in Cuttack along with various other parts of the state during the
last phases of Hindu month of Kartik. Kartik purnima is celebrated
with much joy and in a grand fashion in Cuttack and other parts in
the state.
_*Sri Lanka:*_
Murugan is adored by both Tamil Hindus and Sinhalese Buddhists in
Sri Lanka. Numerous temples exist throughout the island. In the
deeply Sinhalese south of Sri Lanka, Murugan is worshipped at the
temple in Katirkāmam, where he is known as Kathiravel or Katragama
Deviyo (Lord of Katragama) . This temple is next to an old Buddhist
place of worship. Local legend holds that Lord Murugan alighted in
Kataragama and was smitten by Valli, one of the local aboriginal
lasses. After a courtship, they were married. This event is taken to
signify that Lord Murugan is accessible to all who worship and love
him, regardless of their birth or heritage.
The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and
the Sella Channithy Temple near Valvettiturai are the three foremost
Murugan temples in Jaffna.
The Chitravelayutha temple in Verukal on the border between
Trincomalee and Batticaloa is also noteworthy as is the Mandur
Kandaswamy temple in Batticaloa. The late medieval-era temple of the
tooth in Kandy, dedicated to the tooth relic of the Buddha, has a
Kataragama deiyo shrine adjacent to it dedicated to the veneration
of Skanda in the Sinhalese tradition.
Almost all buddhist temples house a shrine room for Kataragama
deviyo(Murugan)reflecting the significance of Murugan in Sinhala
Buddhism,
By the 16th century the Kathiravel shrine at Katirkāmam had become
synonymous with Skanda-Kumara who was a guardian deity of Sinhala
Buddhism. The town was popular as a place of pilgrimage for Hindus
from India and Sri Lanka by the 15 the century.
The popularity of the deity at the Kataragama temple was also
recorded by the Pali chronicles of Thailand such as Jinkalmali in
the 16th century. There are number of legends both Buddhist and
Hindu that attribute supernatural events to the very locality.
Scholars such as Paul Younger and Heinz Bechert speculate that
rituals practiced by the native priests of Kataragama temple betray
Vedda ideals of propitiation. Hence they believe the area was of
Vedda veneration that was taken over by the Buddhist and Hindus in
the medieval period.
_*Malaysia *_
Thaipusam at Batu Caves.Lord Murugan is one of the most important
deities worshipped by Tamil people in Malaysia and other South-East
Asian countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. Thai Poosam is one
of the important festivals celebrated. Sri Subramanyar Temple at
Batu Caves temple complex in Malaysia is dedicated to Lord Murugan.
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