March, 3rd, 2017, Friday is Sashti Vrata. Shashti comes twice in a month and the day is dedicated to the worship of Lord Muruga. It is the day of celebrating the victory of Lord Muruga over Surapadman, one of the fiercest asuras. The story of Kantha Sashti Surapadman was the asura king who gave lots of troubles to the Devas and kept them in prison. The Devas pleaded with Lord Brahma who said that Lord Shiva would show a way to mitigate their miseries. Shiva created Lord Muruga out of his third eye and bestowed special powers upon him. Read more: Sashti Vrata
