Karthigai Somavaram at Ardhanareeshwarar temple

Yesterday was the last karthik somavaram,hence mom and me visited the Ardhanareeshwarar Shiva temple at Pazhavanthangal.The temple conducted 108 sangu abhishegam for Lord shiva along with rudra abhishegam.Sample some of the pictures from this event.Above are the pictures of Ramamurthy Gurukkal and G.Sreenivasan Gurukkal who are rendering their service to the Lord. They must have accumulated enormous good karma in the process.Both of them were extremely patient with me and are really sincere in their profession.Ramamurthy Gurukkal adorns the ambal everyday,and told us that the deity there grants all one wishes for.The pic below is the picture of 108 conch shells ready for the abhishegam of the lord.Its really nice to meet such learned people in this day and age.

Ardhanareeshwarar and Ashtabuja durgai Temple Visit

Yesterday we visited a Shiva temple in Nanganallur,4th Main Road called Ardhanareeshwarar Temple.Maha periyava found this lingam in the temple pond in 1962.Worshipping in this temple will promote marital harmony,because this lingam is the union of the male and female aspect.A very sincere and pious gurukkal G.Sreenivasan explained to me about the temple history.Behind the temple there is another temple dedicated to Durgai called Ashtabuja Durgai, and she is housed inside a chariot.Since yesterday was Somavara Karthigai,a special abhishegam was performed for Lord Shiva.I will try and get a picture of the gurukkal shortly.The first pic is the durga temple and the second is the Main entrance of the temple.