Thiruchendur Kandasashti Festival -2009

Some 200,000 devotees of Lord Muruga throng the Tiruchendur temple on the Bay of Bengal for the annual Kandasashti - Soora samharam festival. They camp at the shrine, oberve austerities like fasting and listening the whole day to spiritual discourses.

Based on their experience over past several years, the slot with Thean amudham satsangees has become an elixir for these devotees. This year was no exception. The three hours that they spent with Shri.Arunji was made exhilirating with some ten peacocks coming together and dancing away to all the bhajans till the finale late in the evening. The male leader of the Peacock group arrived to the lilting Kavadi bhajan and at once began displaying its plumage into a spectacular fan. Other males in the group followed suit and the devotees were ecstatic watching this unusual spectacle. Special thanks to Sri.Sundaresan for capturing these romanchak divine moments.