Thirugnana Sambandar Guru Pooja – Friday 28th May 2021
Sambanthar
We will be celebrating Thirugnana Sambandar Nayanaar with a Guru Pooja honouring the poet Saint on his date of attaining Mukthi (salvation). Due to the announcement of the Victorian Government’s circuit breaker 7 day lockdown this function will be live streamed on the Temple’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC89lPni85QB02I7xX7xrbJw
Guru Pooja Schedule
| 1:30pm Thevaram chanting | |
| 6:30pm Abhishekam for Thirugnana Sambandar Nayanaar | |
| 7:15pm Daily Pooja | |
| 7:40pm Vasantha Mandapa Pooja | |
| Perambulation of Thirugnana Sambandar Nayanaar |
Thirugnana Sambandar Nayanaar is considered the most prominent of the 63 Nayanmars and lived in the 7th Century and is one of the four Saiva Tamil poets.
He composed over 16,000 Thevarams (hymns) narrating his intense loving devotion to Lord Shiva.
Sambandar is the first Saint-poet featured in the Thirumurai, providing a part of the philosophical foundation of Shaiva Siddanta
We will be honouring this great Saint with a Guru pooja on Friday 28 May, the day he attained Mukthi (salvation).
