For tejoemayas, there is no othe god other than murugan, they neither talk about nor praise other gods then murugan. Tejomayam - It is a sect established by sathguru Shreemath Paambanswamigal- An ardent devotee of Lord murugan.
we have branches (sects) within us like tejomayas, jothi woshippers, tantrics, siddha fellowship and so on. As lord Subhramanya is the primary deity. Kaumaram is one of the main branches of sanadhana dharma ( Hinduism). Neiypoosu moNpozhukkal nErizhaiyaar kondaadunthĪre you going to leave this earth without seeing the Thaipoosam festival that is going to be celebrated by all the beautiful women by applying ghee on the body oflord shiva who is sitting in this very holy temple of kabaaleeswaram of Thirumayilai, where you can see beautiful women with beautiful mascaras and eyeliners?Īs for us for us, the kaumaras, we maintain as the festival as the day Our lord was blessed with The mighty VEL. Kaippoosu neetraan kabaaliccharam amarnthan " Maipoosum oNkaN madanallaar maamiyilaik Thaipusam is a very predated ancient festival.Įven Lord Thirunyanasambanthar, was quoting the Thaipoosam festival in Poompavai thirupathigam. It is also known as the day when Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathy performed teh anandha thandavam. Later, with his brother, Ganesha’s help, he married Valli and took her to Thiruthani.History behind it, According to skanda purana ThaiPoosam is the day when Lord Murugan was blessed with the mighty Vel by Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathy. When Muruga killed the evil Demons, he was married to Deivanai. Indra adopted the first daughter and a tribal king, the second daughter. They were raised as sisters, Amrithavalli and Sundaravalli, and in later lives they were rechristened as Devasena and Valli, post their adoption by two different people, and were separated in their lives. According to the Skanda Purana, both Deivanai and Valli were destined to marry Lord Muruga. Jayantipura Mahatmya talks about the divine marriage between Lord Muruga and his consorts, Valli and Deivanai. Also called Devasena in North India, she was raised by Indra’s white elephant, Iravat. Though there were other celestial weddings on this day, Panguni Uthiram is highly significant to Lord Muruga as he married Deivanai, daughter of Lord Indra, on this day. Know more about the Panguni Uthiram Rituals Package The mythology behind Panguni Uthiram Hence, this is a special day for celestial weddings. This day is also highly significant as it is the wedding day of Lord Rama and Goddess Seetha. Tamil literary works claim that the union between Lord Rangamannar and the poet Andal happened on this day. Similarly, the wedding between Murugan and Deivanai also occurred on this day. On this day, Lord Shiva married Lord Parvathy. This day is celebrated by both Shaivites and Vaishnavites. The Tamil diaspora, settled in various parts of the world, celebrate this day with great enthusiasm. He is an important god to Tamilians, so the festival is celebrated not only in Tamilnadu, but across the globe. It marks an important festival honoring Lord Muruga, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy. This day falls in the period, March - April.
The full moon which occurs in the month of Panguni is Panguni Uthiram.