Kadavul Karttikeya is Bathed on His Holy Day

Vaikasi Vishakam celebrates the anniversary of Lord Karttikeya's creation. On Vaikasi Vishakham day, Lord Karttikeya's birthstar vishakha nakshatra, in May-June, elaborate abhishekam is conducted in all His temples. It is a time of gift-giving to panditas and great souls, weddings, feedings for the poor, caring for trees, spiritual initiation, diksha, and conclaves of holy men.

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Iraivan Temple and its surrounding landscape sits greener then ever before on this overcast afternoon

It is almost finished...

The mountains in the backyard of Kauai\

s Hindu Monastery are so stunning and still as the clouds pour over and crawl through them as if liquid was being poured atop their peaks'

Lord Murugan waits majestically, soaked in oil and ready for heavy amounts of prana in the forms of milk, yogurt, honey, panchamritham and sandalwood power

Natyam Dayanatha is assigned head pujari for the festival. Yogi Rajanatha assists to his right by passing water pots, flower trays and arati lamps.

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