Similar to Lord Krishna and Lord Muruga, Lord Ayyappa gives darshan to us in the form of an young boy, and at the age of twelve, he fought with the demoness Mahishi, killed her, and also granted her the very good position of dwelling at his lotus feet, and due to that, Still Mahishi is having a separate shrine at Sabarimala Temple, and she is worshipped as Ma Mancha Mata.ĭuring the Tamil month Karthigai, we can hear the nice songs of Lord Ayyappa, such as “SWAMIYE SARANAM, SARANAM PON AYYAPPA”, sung by Sri Veeramanidasan and also the evergreen song Harivarasanam which was sung by Sri.K.J.Yesudas. Since Lord Ayyappa requires his devotees to be pure and pious, he is insisting his devotees to follow the rules and regulations for visiting his temple at Sabarimala. In ancient times, when there was no proper road facilities for visiting the Sabarimala, the devotees would seek protection from Lord Ayyappa, and they used to frequently praise his glories, like, “SWAMIYE SARANAM AYYAPPA”, “AYYAPPA SWAMIYE ENGAL KULA SWAMIYE, “AYYAPPA ARUL MAZHAI POZHIYAPPA”, and due to their frequent chants of Ayyappa Mantra, they would never get afraid of wild animals or they would never feel tired of walking for a long distance with their bare foot.
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