The Umzimkulwana Shri Siva Soobramoniar Temple – which is part of the historical ... Johannesburg and other parts of South Africa. Another pioneer, Manickum ‘Zoy’ Naicker, and his wife ...

famously known as the Eri Katha Rama temple. Few know that there is a Siva temple closeby which is also ancient and referred to in Chola inscriptions as Arulakara Isvaram, although the deity is ...

Kinar, originally called Thirukannar and Nethrapuram, is a small village near Madhurantakam which has an ancient temple for Siva worshipped as Nethrapurishwarar. The Sthala Puranam (traditional ...

reputed to be the second oldest in South Africa, and King Dingaan’s chair. Pietermaritzburg also has a diverse religious heritage where no single religion dominates. The Sri Siva Soobramaniar and ...

In the month of Shravan, many people visit Shiva temples, especially on Mondays. Pouring water on the Shiva-linga is seen as an act of piety. Water is carried from rivers. The pot with the water ...

Temple chairman Selvan Thaver said the installation of the statue was significant, as it would mark the arrival of Indians in South Africa in 1860. "I think it's one of the largest Shiva statues ...

Sundarar travelled a lot and wherever he went, he asked Siva for money to help in temple work. Once, when he was travelling past Vridachalam, he noticed the vimanam of a temple in the dense forest.