can anyone tell me the KANDA SHASHTI date of November?

Dear Sister,

Tiruchendur also the six day festival is from Nov 14 to Nov 19 and Skanda Sasthi is on Nov 19th only and tirukalyanam on Nov20th, Please check for yourself again.

Best wishes...

 

Hi Doll,

I do came to know that in Tiruchendure soorasamharam is on Nov 18th.Kandha shasti fasting dates are from Nov 13th-Nov19th which i follow and conclude my vrat on thirukalyanam day which is on Nov 19th.

 

Hi ladies..
In thiruparankundram the sashti started on Nov 13th (hoisted the flag on 13th) and thirukalyanam on Nov 19th..

Regards,
Archana.

 

Hi

Kanda sashti is on nov 18. reason being that when soora samharam takes place in the evening, sashti thithi should be there. on nov 19, the sixth day as there is no sashti thithi in the eve, it is celebrated the previous day itself.

Cheers!

 

what is shasti fasting?for which god...

 

Dear all,

Can some one tell me how to fast on shashti day be it nov 18 th or nov 19th? Whether we need to fast whole day and eat fruits in the evening, or one time meal in the afternoon ...various sites are giving various methods of fasting.

thanks radhi

 

Hi radhikrish,

This is what I follow,
Normal shasti vrat( the monthly one) I eat only fruits and liquid food.
I prepare panchamrutham at home and place it in a sliver cup and then I keep one jothi vilaku on top of the panchamrutham.
I keep five varieties of fruits to murugan,
I decorate my murugan photo with sandal and kumkum and then put lots flower for him.
I read sloka and skanda shashti kavacham for murugan,
Break coconut, and show deeparadhanai for murugan in the morning.

In the evening I goto Murugan temple and then give raw rice and jaggery as dhanam, and I do archanai for murugan.


For the maha shashti I have seen people fast for the entire 6 days. they either dont eat any food and fast on fruits alone or have one time meal without salt.( I have not followed this as I cannot fast for 6 days)
I follow what I have given below.

For shasti fasting on soorasamharam day normally we dont eat or even drink a drop of water till the soorasamharam is over.
After the soorasamharan is over we take oil bath and then prepare panagam and keep it in front of murugan and read the skanda shashti kavasam, then I have the panagam alone nothing to eat at all.
Next day after seeing the thirukalyanam we prepare an elaborate meal(kalyana sapadu) and then after praying to god we eat the food.

Thanks
Malar

 

hi...I think you saw the website of Tirchendur temple. Site is not properly updated.
A person who is working in Tiruchendur temple informed me the message about temple's pooja.