Lakhs witness Soorasamharam event in Tiruchendur Murugan temple

Chennai, Nov 15 (UNI) It was a sea of humanity as lakhs of devotess from across India and abroad congregated on the shores of Bay of Bengal and witnessed the divinely 'Soorasamharam" (slaying of demons) event at the world famous Lord Subramania Swamy temple at Tiruchendur, one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga, in the southern coastal Thoothukudi district on Sunday evening. The 'Sorasamharam' event maked the culmination of the annual six-day Kandha Sashti festival being celebrated by Tamil Hindu devotees worshipping Lord Muruga and the festival was marked by penance and prayers. Several devotees as part of fulfillment…