Guess who was the main hero on Feb. 23 this year?
Don’t take much of your time by guessing, it’s not a cricketer or superman, but Lord Shiva!
There were a lot of festivities at the two major temples in the southern part of Chennai on Shivaratri – the Kapaleeshwarar temple,Mylapore and the Maruntheeshwarar temple, Thiruvanmiyur.
Abhishekams were performed to Lord Shiva in the morning. Many devotees gathered in the temples for the darshan of the Lord. Music kutcheris and dances took place in the evening and went on the whole of the night.
Many tourists were seen at the Kapaleeshwarar temple in the afternoon itself to watch the grandeur of Lord Shiva during the Shivratri.
“It’s a great experience for us to come over chennai and explore temples in here. It’s really a blend of style and architecture revived.” said a Korean tourist who was busy clicking photos of the temple in the afternoon.
It is really an enriching experience for the researchers. It is interesting to note that the tourists from abroad are taking interest in our culture.
We must feel proud of our country, said a priest at the temple.
Annadanams were offered to the poor. Pendants and Keychains carrying the image of Lord Shiva were being sold outside the temple.
In Maruntheeshwar Temple, thousands of lamps were lit in many different shapes Photos of Lord Shiva were distributed by group of devotees to the visitors of the temple that day.
Pujas were performed. A few state ministers too visited the temple for getting the glimpse of the Lord or that day.There was a lot of crowd inside the Temple.
Temple tank was illuminated with lamps. The sight of fishes swimming around the tank glowing in the brightly lit background was lovely and eye-catching.
Vilvam, the special leaf offered to Lord Shiva were found aplenty in shops and the shopkeepers were busy selling this leaf.
Lot of devotees visited the temple this year. There was a tight security inside the temple.
Publishing houses have included new books of Lord Shiva as a part of Shivaratri.
Prasadams were distributed in the temple.
The lord was a real hero indeed on that day!