Panguni Uttiram on 26th March 2013

Panguni Uttiram is a festival celebrating celestial marriages. Lord Shiva weds goddess Meenakshi (a Parvati incarnation) on this date. Also celebrated is the marriage of Lord Subramanya to Theivanai, the adopted daughter of Indra. It is celebrated over a ten day period in many temples. Inscriptions indicate existence of these celebrations as early as that of the Chola King Rajaraja Chola. Panguni Uttiram falls on the full moon day in the month of 'Phalguna' called Panguni in Tamil (April). The day is considered to be specially favourable for the worship of Shiva, Perumal and Murugan.