ROUNDSTUBE/aven1961

In this 67th Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about NALLUR KANDASWAMY TEMPLE, SRI LANKA. It is a significant Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is Lord Murugan in the form of the holy 'Vel' in the Sanctum, the primary shrine, and in other forms, namely, Shanmugar, Muthukumaraswami, Valli Kaanthar with consorts Valli and Deivayanai, and Thandayuthapani. The temple has four Gopurams and six Bell Towers, along with its fortified walls, giving it an appearance of a citadel in Nallur. The temple has the main entrance facing the east. It has an ornately carved five-story tower or gopuram in the Dravidian architecture style at the main entrance. In the southern part of this temple, the holy pond and Thandayudhapaani shrine can be seen. The water in the Pondl is used to bathe the figurines of the gods and goddesses. In the northern side, one finds the 'Poonthottam' the holy garden. Nallur Kovil is the epitome of punctuality, orde

In this ROUNDS TUBE 26th Video, Thiru Karthigai Festival held at Shri Thendayuthapani Temple, Singapore is explained I ROUNDS TUBE. English Text Source: http://www.sttemple.com/sri-thendayuthapani-temple/festivals.html Karthigai Deepam is a festival of lights celebrated by Tamil Hindus on the full moon day of Karthigai month (November/December), which is observed in every home and in every Murugan temple. This occurs on the day when the moon is in conjunction with the constellation Karthigai and Purnima. The occurrence of Karthigai Nakshatram in the month of Karthigai is celebrated as Thiru Karthigai. This constellation appears as a group of six stars in the sky as a shape of a pendant from the ear. Many legends and lyrical poetry have grown round this star. The six stars are considered in Indian mythology as the six celestial fairies who reared the six babies in the Saravana tank which later were joined together to form the six faced Muruga. He is therefore called Karthikeya, the one