No one speaks with greater passion or authority on Lord Muruga than Smt Mangayarkarasi – and, from the foremost disciple of Sri Variar, it should be no surprise. For nearly forty years, Sri Variar published a monthly magazine ‘Thiruppukazh Amritam’. Smt Mangayarkarasi will draw from Kanda Puranam and works of Arunagirinathar such as Tiruppukazh and Kandar Alangaram.Īs the title of the speeches proclaims, there is no better way to seek divinity than to think about, sing about and hear about Lord Muruga.ġ3th July, Bhavan, West Kensington, London – ‘Sitthamellam Sivamayame’: Worship of Lord Nataraja on the eve of Ani ThirumanjanamĪni Thirumanjanam is one of two most important annual festivals in the foremost Siva Temple at Chidambaram – the other one being Arudra Darshan in Margazhi month. This year the festival falls on the night of 13th July – early next morning, as the name Thirumanjanam implies, is the most important abhishekam to Lord Nataraja. On 13th evening, nothing could be better than reflecting on and worshipping Lord Nataraja.
The occasion and location of the event make this the grand Finale of Smt Mangayarkarasi’s Bhakti Navarathri in London. She will draw on Siva puranam and other literature on Lord Siva and reflect on the lives of Manikka Vachagar, Nandanar, Sundarar and other great Saivaite saints who have all prayed in the temple.Īs an icing on the cake, Dr Nanda, Director of Bhavan the most erudite Vedic scholar in London, will preside over the function and deliver a brief concluding speech on Lord Siva in English/Tamil.
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