ARUNACHALA GRACE

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

Yesterday, February 23, Sani Pradosham was celebrated at Arunachaleswarar Temple. Pradosham which is a worship connected to Lord Shiva ...

Each month there is day known as Sivaratri and once a year there is Mahashivaratri (maha=great) -- the Great Festival of Shiva. The date...

Here is a lovely joy-filled video of verses excerpted from the Thiruvasagam, which is a Tamil sacred chant sung for Lord Shiva and written b...

Right-click on photographs to view enlargements: This year the marriage of Lord Shiva and the Goddess Meenakshi was celebrated on 16th April...

Shiva is known as Chandrasekhara, which means, one crowned by the Moon. Lord Shiva wears on his head the crescent of the fifth-day moon. In ...

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....

This year Shivaratri falls on the night of March 2nd through the day of March 3rd. And as is customary at the Arunachaleswarar Temple, the F...

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)....

Walking about Samudram Erie is a favourite for my doggies and I, and I've previously posted many photographs of the hitherto unspoilt ar...

Here is a beautiful and inspirational story about Poosalaar, an ardent devotee who enshrined Lord Shiva in his heart. Poosalaar is one...

Arunagirinatha Temple is the third oldest Shiva Temple at Tiruvannamalai. Some say of it; Adi Annamalai Temple is the Head, Arunachal...