Grieved by his beloved wife's death Lord Shiva dejected from worldly affairs and went into deep samadhi (meditation). Only for that purpose he arranged grand yagna and did not invite his daughter and Son in law ( Lord Shiva), Sati was enraged seeing her husband's insult and immolated herself in the Yagna. When Sati wed Lord Shiva going against her father Prajapati Daksh's wish Daksh decided to take revenge for this insult. Due to his animosity towards Shiva and same time great affection for his dear daughter Dakshayani or Sati, he did not find Lord Shiva who was vairagi, lived in cemetery, smear with ashes, and had no wealth possession, as suitable life partner for his daughter. However, when Lord shiva punished and cut off one head of Lord Brahma for talking disrespectfully to him angered Prajapati Daksh and he developed animosity towards Lord Shiva. * Purpose of Kartikeya's Birth, * Story Behind Kartikeya's Birth * Significance Of His Appearance * Kartikeya's Other Names and their meaning * Shloka * Way to Worship Lord Kartikeya(Murugan) * Some Of Murugan's Famouse Temples * Other Interesting InformationĪccording to Puran, Prajapati Daksh son of Lord Brahma did great Tapa to request Adishakti to born as his daughter who was destined to wed Lord Shiva. According to them Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in godliness or suffering. He is the patron deity of the Tamil land. He is an embodiment of perfection, a brave leader of god's forces, and a war god, who was created to destroy the demons, representing the negative tendencies in human beings. 'Murugu' means beauty hence 'Murugan' means 'Beautiful one'. Kartikeya is worshipped particularly among the South Indians both India and abroad and is better known as Murugan. Murugan or Kartikeya (also called Subramanya) is the son of the lord Shiva.Kartikeya – beloved son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati or Shakti and brother of Lord Ganesha mirrors perfection. The shrine was recently renovated to improve facilities in view of the rush of devotees, temple officials said. The temple lore has it that Lord Muruga once appeared in his dreams and asked him to build a shrine in his village. He was frequent pilgrim to the famous Muruga temple in Palani in Tamil Nadu. The shrine, managed by a 21-member trust, was built by an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga as a family temple decades back. But now, devotees of all ages, including the elderly, offer chocolates to the Lord Muruga, he said. In the initial days, children were those who offered chocolates. He said chocolates are given back to devotees as 'prasadam' like flowers and sandal paste after 'pushpanjali' or 'archana'.Ĭhocolate is also used for rituals like 'thulabhara' along with other traditional articles like flowers and jaggery.Ī large number of devotees, even those from other states and foreigners, visit the temple with boxes of chocolates. Somebody who thought that the child Muruga likes chocolate, might have begun the practise first," temple manager D Radhakrishnan told PTI. "The principal deity in the temple is 'Balamurugan', Lord Muruga as child. No one knows for certain how or when the ritual of offering chocolate began. Naturally, children flock to the temple in large numbers, especially during the examination season. No wonder, the presiding deity of the shrine located at Subrahmanyapuram on the outskirts of the the town is known locally as "Munch Murugan."Īccording to temple authorities, people, irrespective of caste, creed and religion, come to the shrine with cartons of chocolates, seeking the blessings of Lord Muruga.
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