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Kanda Sashti Kavasam or Skanda Shashti Kavacham (Tamil: கந்த சஷ்டி கவசம்) is a Hindu devotional song composed in Tamil by Devaraya Swamigal (born c. 1820), [1] a student of Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, on Murugan, the son of Shiva, in Chennimalai near Erode. It was composed in the 19th century.
Devaraya Swamigal eventually wrote six hymns, popularly known as kavachams or kavasams (literally meaning "armour"), the most popular of which is the Kanda Shasti Kavacham. The other kavasams are Siva Kavacham, Shanmuga Kavacham, Shakthi Kavacham, and Narayana Kavacham. [ 3 ]
Surasamharam is preceded by several ceremonies on the last day of the Kanda Shashti festival. Special pujas are conducted and the deity of Murugan is ritually anointed in the ritual of abhishekam . Devotees are offered an auspicious sight of the deity, called a darshana .
The duo-sisters were very popular for their matchless rendition of national and devotional songs. They had a hectic practice for about three decades and were much sought after for providing background music in films. Their Kanda Shasti Kavasam album is very popular with the Lord Muruga devotees. [2]
The presiding deity is flanked by Somaskanda and the Goddess. In the front mandapa of the shrine of the Subramania inscriptions having the songs of Kandar Anuboothy, Shanmuga Kavacham by Pamban Swamigal, Kanda Shasti Kavasam, and Deivamanimalai from Arutpa Ramalinga Swamigal are found.
The Shashti Vrata (Sanskrit: षष्ठीव्रत, romanized: Ṣaṣṭhīvrata) is a Hindu observance.It is primarily observed by South Indian Hindus during the month of Ashvina, from the first day after the new moon until the sixth day.
Kandaswami Temple (Tamil: கந்த சுவாமி கோவில்) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan, located in the Parry's corner (Old: George Town) [1] neighbourhood of Chennai city, in Tamil Nadu, India.
According to the Kanda Puranam (the Tamil version of the Skanda Purana), three asuras (a race of celestial beings) Surapadman, Singamukhan and Tarakasuran performed austerities to propitiate the Hindu god Shiva. Shiva granted them various boons which gave them near-immortality and the ability to conquer the three worlds. [3]