Today is the kumba-abishegam festival for the Senthil Aandavar(Lord Muruga) temple of Tiruchendur. After 12 long years, kumbaabishegam occurs here,today. Kumbaabishegam is called kudamuzhukku in Tamil. The darshan of Kumbaabishegam is believed to give us 12 more years of life.
Sthala Puraanam of Tiruchendur:
This shrine of Tiruchendur is believed to be liked by Lord Muruga, the Tamil God and has been given the second place among His shrines in the Skanda puranam, the first being Palani. Tamils worshipped Nature as Murugu (a Tamil word meaning: 'youthfulness, tenderness, fragrance, etc'). According to the physiographical five-fold division of land, Muruga is assigned the hill country, Kurinji, and his shrines are invariably situated amidst mountains or forests as such places are dear to him. The deviation from the usual, in this case, is due to the mission that he undertook in behalf of the devas.
Just as Surapadman was troubling the devas in the South, another demon named Tarakasura, brother of Surapadman, was troubling them in the North. Muruga killed Tarakasura at Cambay, situated between Mahe and Sabaramati rivers, known in olden days as Kambhat, and erected a pillar of victory (sthamba) in commemoration of his success. Similarly the Tiruchendur temple also may be considered as a commemoration of the defeat of Surapadman in the South.As Surapadman was a Brahman, the sin of Brahma Hatti affected Subrahmanya. He became pitch black in complexion and his beautiful shape was changed. As a result of this he prayed at Sikkal, took bath in the tank made out of the milk of Kamadhenu, the celestial Cow, and got back his original beautiful form and complexion. This is why Muruga is worshipped as Singaravelar at Sikkal in the Tanjore District.
The guru of Devas Lord Prahaspati, Lord Indra, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and all the Devas hailed Lord Murugan's victory and worshipped him nine times (Nava Kala Pooja). Lord Murugan in turn worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of Linga called Sivalinga. You can find Panchalinga inside this shrine. Since Lord Murugan and the devas emerged victorious at Tiruchendur, it is also called as Jayanthi Nagar as Jaya means victory.
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