It is noteworthy that this oil is taken by many for their people in foreign countries. Many are experiencing the healing effects of this oil. This is used on cattle too to heal any wound on them. The application of this oil on wounds boils etc. The devotee has to use it after a bath wearing washed clothes and without being in sad conditions caused by some incidents called Theettu in Tamil. Muruga subsequently set his abode in the Kolanji forest as Kolanjiappar.Дevotees take Neem Oil to the priest, who in turn place it at the feet of Lord and return it to the devotee mixed with sacred ash. Vrida means old age and hence the place was called Virudhachalam as Sundarar came to the place during his old age. Understanding that it is a divine play, Sundarar returned to Virudhachalam temple and sang praise of Shiva again.

He demanded the hunter to return his belongings for which the hunter wanted him to be back at Virudhachalam. The hunter took away the belongings of Sundarar. He sent his son Muruga in the form of a hunter to the Kolanji forest through which Sundarar was traversing. Shiva was much pleased with his rendition and wanted to have him sing a song again. All pujas and abisheks are dedicated to Lord Muruga in the form of Bali Peeta.ДЄs per Hindu legend, Sundarar, the famous Nayanmar saint in Saivite tradition belonging to the 8th century, came to Virudhachalam (called Thirumudukundram) during his old age. Below this installation, is a chakra carved in stone with the Satakshara Mantra (Mantra of six lettrs) of Lord Muruga. The 3 feet tall Bali Peeta in the sanctum sanctorum is revered as the presiding deity. Presiding deity Kolanjiappar is a swayambu murthy having no form as such. The legend of the temple is associated with Saivite saint Sundarar and the Vriddhagiriswarar temple at Virudhachalam. Constructed in the Thamizh style of architecture, the temple is located in the Virudhachalam - Manavalanallur Road. The Thaipusam festival, which originated in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and was introduced to Malaysia in the 19th century by immigrant Indian estate workers, reflects a growing faith in the Hindu godвЂ™s power to bless devotees with children and cure serious illnesses.Kolanjiappar temple in Manavalanallur, a village in the outskirts of Virudhachalam in Cuddalore district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan. Malaysians are increasingly seeking spiritual aid from an assortment of gods and faith healers to solve personal problems in this mostly-Muslim but multi-religious Southeast Asia nation. Now I must repay this miracle,вЂќ Muthu said after he offered prayers at the Batu Caves shrine ahead of the festival.

No medicine could have helped me in this so I turned to the god and put my faith in him. вЂњI have five sons and I always wanted a daughter. The government official will be one of many thousands who will go into a trance and pierce their bodies with hooks and spears to honour Lord Murugan, the god of war and fertility, at his limestone cave temple in the Malaysian capital next Thursday.

A Hindu devotee with skewers pierced through her cheek and tongue, carries a milk pot as she makes way for her pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves temple during Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur January 30, 2010.

Prayer to lord muruga