Carnatic music is classical music, with a long and rich history, that originates from South India. Many performers have gained a world class reputation singing and playing it. A number of teachers, students and parents have contributed to the development of this classical music in Australia.
The Saiva Manram is very keen to support and develop this musical tradition in our society, in Sydney, especially amongst our young children. The Saiva Manram encourages artists in Sydney to perform musical concerts every month.
If anyone would like to stage the concert in our Cultural hall, please contact the Director of Cultural Activties.
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A number of special events related to all Hindu Saivaites are held at Sydney Murugan Temple.
The major events are as follows:
Annual festival: Held every year during the month of March / April for eleven days starting with hoisting of the flag on the first day, Chariot festival on ninth day, Water cutting ceremony on tenth day (Pankuni Uththaram) and Holy matrimony ceremony (Poongavanam) on eleventh day.
Skandasasthi festival: Held every year during the month of October for six days starting just after Deepavali and finishing with Soora Samharam and on the following day with Thirukkalyaanam.
Navarathiri festival: Held every year during the month of September / October for ten days. This festivel finishes with Vanni Vaalazi Vettu on the Vijaya Thasami day.
Thiruvempaavai festival: Held every year during the month of December / January for ten days and finishes with Aarththiraa Tharisanam on the last day.
Thai Poosam: Held every year during the month of January on Poosam Nadchathram day. Devotees carry milk pots around the temple in procession and take Kaavadi on this day.
Thiruvilakku Pooja: Thiruvilakku (Holy oil lamp) pooja is performed at 7.45 pm on every full moon day.
Kaarthikai: On the day of Karthikai Nadchathiram of each month, abishekam is performed to main deity Lord Murugan and Utchavamoorthy Murugan taken in procession inside the temple following the Vasanthamandapa pooja at 7.30 pm.
Maha Sivarathiri : Maha Sivarathiri festival is observed on the night preceding the new moon (Amaavaasai) in the month of February. Poojas are performed at 7.00 pm, 9.00 pm, 12.00 am and 4.00am during the night and concludes with Paarana Pooja at 6.00 am.
For further details please contact the Director of Religious Activities: K Sivarajah Tel: 0407454786
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