ARUNACHALA GRACE

The below photograph is of the part of the Thiruvoodal Festival known as the Maruvoodal . . . which marks the reunion of the Divine coup...

For a full narrative of this Festival please visit my website Arunachala Samudra at this link here .  The word 'Thiru' ...

There are a number of legends connected with the origin of Shivaratri. One is that Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva were married on this day....

2010 is the year numerologically ruled by the number 3 (2+0+1+0). Three is the number ruled by the planet Jupiter (called Guru in Sanskrit)....

Today spent time with an older gent who is well versed on the history of Arunachala. We talked about the fire-walkers of a previous post – ...

There are several Mariamman Shrines and Temples located around Tiruvannamalai, however I was eager to visit the large, well attended Mariamm...

This year, Ganesha Chaturthi commenced on September 3rd. The Festival is in celebration of the birthday of Lord Ganesha. It is observed in t...

This Friday, August 15th Varalakshmi Puja is performed in Hindu Temples and homes dedicated to the Goddess. On this day it is believed Laksh...

For those planning to peform Arunachala giripradakshina during the upcoming Full Moon, it will be interesting to know that the next Full Moo...

The following legend and commentary explains the reason Ardhanarishvara is worshipped so prominently during Deepam at Arunachala. At which t...