SIGNIFICANCE OF ARUDHRA DARSHAN

Arudhra Darshan or Arudara Darshan is observed in the Tamil month of Margazhi (December January). It is essentially a Shaivite festival and celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, which is represented by the Nataraja form. Arudhra signifies the golden red flame and Shiva performs in the form this red-flamed light. In 2012, Arudhara Darshan is on January 8.

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 in the month of Margazhi and this is also the longest night in a year. The festival is mainly observed in the Tamil speaking world. The most important Arudhra 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 as deity perform the Arudhra Darshan.

Ardra Darsan is celebrated in Kerala also. In Kerala, in the malayalam month of Dhanu the Brahmins & Nair women celebrate Thiruvathira, a kerala dance form in one of the houses in each locality. They all gather in the night for the Thiruvathira and they will dance and sing Thiruvathira songs. They celebrate it for 10 days and the last day is Ardra Darshan or Thiruvathira day. That day women will avoid rice and full night they will not sleep. The married women keep fast for husband's well being and unmarried for a good marriage. Ardra darsan is in early morning and temples are decorated with flowers and diyas.

RECEIVE SUPREME CONSCIOUSNESS & ENERGY ARUDRA DARSHAN

The Arudra star in the Tamil month of Margazhi (Dec 15 Jan 15) is Lord Shivas birthday. It is believed to be the day when Lord Shivas energy is very close to the earth; hence it has been given the importance of being His birthday. He is worshipped in the cosmic dance form, making his power and heightened consciousness accessible to those who seek it. He Who Dances A Still Dance Arudra is a very powerful star. Most people born on the Arudra star day will hold significant places in the society. In this dancing form, Lord Shiva lifts His left leg and has His right foot stepping on the demon of ego, famously known as "the God who dances a still dance". Chidambaram is a temple in South India that holds the power of the dancing Shiva (Shiva in this form is called Lord Nataraja). It is here at this temple that Lord Shiva appeared to those who were present in his dance. We have organized a powerful ritual at the vortex of Chidambaram on Shivas Birthday. Its an ideal time to invest in the enlightenment of your mind and leave behind the human experience of confusion, disappointment and doubt.

Arudra Darshan the Festival This is a striking festival where meticulously performed Vedic rituals are offered to Lord Nataraja. These rituals are held in the pre-dawn hours, when the moon is still shining brightly. Various ceremonies are held amid the holy chants in Sanskrit and Tamil. Chidambaram Temple The Chidambaram Nataraj temple is a specimen of the assimilation of several architectural styles. This temple vortex is of great religious, historic and cultural significance. The temple was designed by "Manikkavachakar" with full praise of Shiva and is over two millennium old. The Cosmic Dance & Its Relevance This cosmic dance of Lord Shiva takes place in every particle and is the source of all energy. In essence, His cosmic dance represents the continuous cycle of creation and destruction. Arudra Darshan celebrates this ecstatic dance of Lord Shiva. This Cosmic Dance of Shiva is said to symbolize the five divine acts ("Pancha Krityas"): Creation, Protection, Destruction, Embodiment and Release. Celebrate this blissful, cosmic dance of Shiva as it takes place in every particle of your being and every particle in the entire universe. The dance is possible because of Shakti and is the source of all energy.