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Significance of Arudra Darshan
Posted on: 11/Jan/2017 10:08:17 AM
The Tamil month of Margazhi is one of many celebrations, one being Arudra Darshan. This celebration is essentially a Shaivite festival and celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, which is represented by the Nataraja form. Arudra signifies the golden red flame and Shiva performs the dance in the form this red-flamed light. In 2017, Arudra Darshan is on Wednesday, January 11.
The cosmic dance of Lord Shiva represents five activities - Creation, Protection, Destruction, Embodiment and Release. In essence, it represents the continuous cycle of creation and destruction. This cosmic dance takes place in every particle and is the source of all energy. Arudra Darshan celebrates this ecstatic dance of Lord Shiva. It takes place on the full moon night, along with Arudra Birth Star, in the month of Margazhi and this is also the longest night in a year.
The most important Arudra Darshan festival takes place at the Chidambaram Shiva Temple in Tamil Nadu. The cosmic dance of Lord Shiva is enacted on the day. Most of the temples around the world with Lord Nataraja and Shiva as deity perform the Arudra Darshan. The Thiruvathirai Festival dedicated to Shiva and Parvati is observed on the day in Kerala.
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