Shashti Devi Devasena

This temple is located in the Chhindwara district of Madhya  Pradesh The temple has an interesting history going back to as early as 1923 Goddess Shashti  appeared   in the  dream  of a woman & indicated that She was present in her  farm well The next day, the woman and her husband conducted a thorough search of their well They found  4 murtis, a three-headed one, and 3 normal ones A shrine was built and the murtis were installed together as Shashti Mata Thus Shashti Devi appears here as  4 different murtis (6 heads in all) , a very unique form The well water from which the Goddess appeared is said to have healing properties The Goddess is very powerful and merely Her Darshan is said to remove all misery Devotees visit this temple praying for good marriage, progeny and health Once a devotee's wish is fulfilled, they offer  jaggery  equal to their weight to the Goddess This is then distributed as Prasad, however the devotee and their ...

  Sri Devasena, Perambur Subrahmanya temple This unique temple is situated in the Nagapattinam district of Tamilnadu Here, Sri Subrahmanya is seen in Guru Swaroopam , similar to Swamimalai The Lord is said to have given Gnana Upadesha to His peacock vahana here Sri Devasena graces as a maiden (Kanya Swaroopam) in a separate shrine facing South In Shaiva temples, Murugan shrines are usually located Northwest to Lord Shiva's shrine However, in this temple, Their positions are reversed since Murugan is seen as Gnana Guru Raja Gopuram, Perambur Subrahmanya temple Image Source: Dinamalar.comwebsite

Sthalapurana: Sri Devasena, growing up in Swarga, once decided to meditate on Lord Muruga Dressed in a Tapasvini's attire, She reached Madhuvana (Thenkadu) on earth Airavata sent by Lord Indra for Her protection, accompanied Her Seated under a Panneer tree °, Devasena was soon engrossed in penance In another part of the forest, the Ambar Daitya brothers were performing Tapas surrounded by fire to please Lord Shiva Soon Lord Shiva appeared before them and gave them powerful boons On returning to Kailash Parvat, Devi Parvati took up with Him the issue of Skanda's marriage Lord Shiva indicated the divine damsel performing penance in Madhuvana Devi Parvati was very pleased to see Their future daughter-in-law and was astonished by Her divine radiance Meanwhile, the Daitya brothers started creating havoc on Heaven and earth Lord Skanda got angry on the Daityas for misusing His Father's boons and set out to annihilate them However, Devi Parvati stopped Him and said that the Daity...

This temple is situated in Madurai district, TN, about 14 km from Thiruparankundram The Urchava Murthy is called Deivanai Naathar (Deivanai’s Lord) Festivals such as Panguni Uthiram, Skanda Shashti are celebrated here with great fervour Sri Deivanai Naathar, Deivanai - Thirumangalam Sri Deivanai Naathar, Deivanai - Veethi Ula (procession) Skanda Shashti celebration - Deivanai Thirukalyanam

Ladan Kovil is situated in Yanaimalai, Madurai (TN) This temple is considered to be Murugan Devasena's wedding reception venue Lord Muruga graces with Sri Devasena in Sukhasana posture Muruga is decorated with Kannimaalai° on his head and Channaveeram☆ on his chest A special feature of this temple is Sri Devasena's elaborate hairstyle Murugan, Devasena - Ladan Kovil Sri Devasena's hairstyle looks similar to Sri Devasena played by Late Smt.K.R Vijaya in Kandhan Karunai movie : : (° - Flower band, ☆ - crossed chain)

Thiruparankundram is the first of the Arupadai Veedu temples ° of Lord Muruga It is the wedding place of Lord Murugan and Sri Devasena Muruga graces in His ‘ Thirumanakolam ’ (wedded form) with Sri Devasena and sage Narada There are shrines for Lord Shiva, Devi Parvati, Lord Ganesha, Lord Vishnu & Durga Devi Lord Brahma is also seen along with His consorts The wedding is said to have taken place in the presence of the Sun & the Moon ( Surya - Chandra Sakshi ) Since the divine wedding was attended by all the deities, devas, & sages, this temple is said to be very holy like Mt.Kailash Other special features: Abhisheka is performed only to Lord Muruga's Vel (lance) Durga Devi perfomed penance here after killing Mahishasur Lord Garuda is seen in a standing position One of the ‘ Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams ’ (place sung by great poets) Temple festivals (main): Panguni Uthiram - Marriage day of Lord Muruga and Sri Devasena Skanda Shashti Thirukarthikai Thaila Kaappu Murugan...

This temple is considered to be the betrothal place of Sri Devasena It is situated in the Nagapattinam district in Tamilnadu The Sthala Vriksha being ‘ Kura tree ’ its also called ‘Thirukuravadi' temple One speciality of this temple is that there are 2 Moolavar dieties° , Lord Shiva and Lord Muruga As mentioned in a previous post, this temple is also houses the ‘Kunjari Ranjitha Kumaran’ Murti Lord Muruga is said to have performed penance here to get rid of sins after killing Hiranyasura Devasena is also said to have worshipped Lord Shiva here before proceeding to Thiruparankundram (Since Devasena took leave after worship to proceed to Thiruparankundram, & Lord Muruga got rid of His sins here, it is called Thiruvidaikazhi ;  Vidai -leave, Kazhi - get rid in Tamil) There is a sanctum for Sri Devasena, wherein her face is slightly tilted towards Lord Muruga (Observing the bridegroom!) Lord Shiva, Lord Muruga, Sri Devasena - Thiruvidaikazhi Painting - Devasena observes Lord Muru...