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Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple, Thiruparamkundram Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple Model, Thiruparamkundram Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple, Thiruparamkundram Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple, Thiruparamkundram Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple, Thiruparamkundram A monkey at Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple, Thiruparamkundram Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai Inmayilum Nanmai Tharuvar Temple, Madurai A night view of Madurai Meenakshi Temple North Gopuram A night view of Madurai Meenakshi Temple North Gopuram Location Madurai, Tamilnadu State, INDIA

We have heard about Marathon Race.  Marathon runners used to cross 45 kilometers, but here the Siva devotees are crossing about 90 kilometers (ie. distance of 2 marathon race).  Why do the people do like this? What is Sivalaya Ottam? Yes.  There are many stories behind this, but I believe in this story that, once Lord Siva gave a Varam to choondodharan that the person who point out by Asura will be becomes ash.  So the choondodharan wished to practice with Siva. To escape from the choondodharan, Lord Siva ran to these twelve places;      (B) Thirumala, (C) Thikkurichy, (D) Thirpparappu, (E) Thirunanthikarai, (F) Ponmanai, (G) Pannipagam,  (H) Kalkulam, (I) Melancode, (J) Thiruvidaicode, (K) Thiruvithamcode, (L) Thirupanniyodu and (M) Thirunattalam in erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore, now in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. Lord Krishna saved Siva from Asura.  Later people built temples in all these 12 places for Siva.  But here the peop...

Just like a kite The human beings . . . . . To bewitch the world. . . Crossing the thick forest and High mountains.  Chitchat with the birds, Touches the glosses of The rain bow….. Saltating with the wind To its harmony   In this spacious sky You are laughing… That nobody can reach to you I know…. I know……. But, dear kite…… Can you understand? Can you feel? Can you think? Your dance in a small thread that are you dancing? Somebody is make you to dance You are dancing for somebody If so ………… Oh! Kite Who are you?  -- by Sangeetha ---