more-inDid you know that as per Agamas a priest has to enter a temple exactly 12 minutes before 5 a.m.? The moola agama and the vazhi noolgal prescribe the nithya puja (daily rituals) that have to be done at the temple. There are 28 Saiva Agamas,” explained Kapali Vaidhyanatha Gurukkal, an Agama expert and an archaka at the Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. The classes that are being held at the Sri Palaniandavar Temple in Vadapalani began last month and will go on till the end of this month. For archakas like S. Chandrasekara gurukkal of the Sri Komaleeswarar Temple, afternoon is the time they take a break after standing for nearly seven hours.

Source: The Hindu March 11, 2018 19:30 UTC