Kanda Ṣaṣṭi: The Devotees’ Day Out
Kanda Ṣaṣṭi: The Devotees’ Day Out by V.S. Krishnan “Life is like the ocean,” said a poet. “Sometimes it is calm and still and sometimes it is rough and rigid, but in the end, it is always beautiful.” When Kanda Ṣaṣṭi comes, the blue sea that converges on the shores of Tiruchendur on the south-eastern […]
Kanda Ṣaṣṭi: Devotion and Victory at Tiruchendur
Kanda Ṣaṣṭi: Devotion and Victory at Tiruchendur Visit Tiruchendur, a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, in late October or early November, and you will find yourself in the middle of a truly unique celebration. Kanda Ṣaṣṭi is a six-day festival that brings the ancient story of Lord Murugan’s victory over evil to life in […]
Kanda Ṣaṣṭi – An Occasion for Introspection
by V.S. Krishnan Skanda Purāna, authored by sage Vyāsa, is one among the eighteen works of literatures that constitute the essence of spirituality. Though it deals with many aspects like cosmology, mythology, moral values like Dharma, it vividly describes Skanda and his relevance to the present age, Kali Yuga. Skanda was not born in the usual sense […]
2024 Kanda Sasti Festival
2024 Kanda Sasti Festival 2024 Kanda Sasti festival dates Nov 2, 2013 Nov 3, 2013 Nov 4, 2013 Nov 5, 2013 Nov 6, 2013 Nov 7, 2013 Nov 8, 2013 Kanda Sasti Day 1 Kanda Sasti Day 2 Kanda Sasti Day 3 Kanda Sasti Day 4 Kanda Sasti Day 5 Soora Samharam Tiru Kalyanam Kanda […]
Kanta Casti Cūra Camhāram
Soorasamharam is celebrated as the last day of the auspicious Skanda Sasti fasting.