https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=86.18.111.125Bharatpedia - User contributions [en]2026-08-20T06:35:40ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shasti_viratham&diff=262680Shasti viratham2021-11-04T09:34:53Z<p>86.18.111.125: It’s a religious festival
Not cultural.</p>
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'''Shashti viratham''' is a [[ritual]] /custom/[[religious festival]] performed by [[South Indian Hindu]]s in the month of November. During this ritual, people will fast for six days continuously in order to receive the blessings of the [[Hindu pantheon|god]] [[Muruga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://murugan.org/research/senthilwerl2.htm|title=Kanta Shasti Vratam|last=Senthilverl|first=T.|website=murugan.org|access-date=2017-06-08}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
It is believed that Muruga continuously performed yaga ([[fire sacrifice]]) for six consecutive days in the Tamil month of Karthigai to get the blessings of the god [[Shiva]] before going to war with the [[demon]] Soora Padman. These six days are considered auspicious in world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/news_detail.php?id=640|title=கந்த சஷ்டி விரதம் இருப்பது எப்படி?|work=Dinamalar|access-date=2017-06-08}}</ref><br />
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