Muruga Temple
The Deathless Master Kriya Babaji Nagaraj is an Incarnation of Lord Muruga, the son of Lord Siva: “From the effulgent eye of Siva was begotten Kumara-Muruga, the eternal child of Light. “(from Karttikeya, The Divine Child by Ratna Navaratnam). Lord Muruga is worshipped in the Kriya Yoga Muruga Kathirgama Temple at Richville, New York, the first Siddha Muruga Temple in the Western Hemisphere (with Guru Mantra Yagna Peetam).
Lord Muruga, also called Kumaraswamy and Subrahmanya, is installed in the temple with his Ida and Pingala Shaktis, Thaivana and Valli as well as a natural Shivalinga.
The Shivalingam is the tip of the bedrock on which the temple was erected.
Boganathar, Babaji’s Guru and Siddha of Science, presides over the temple.
Valli Shakti
Shivalinga
Vel Muruga
MURUGA PILGRIMAGE CHANT
Glorifying The Seven Chakras and Six, plus two, Shrines of Lord Muruga
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! VADIVEL MURUGA!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! SWAMINATHAN!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! TIRUPARANGKUNRAA!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! ALAGUMLAI NADA!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! PALANI ANDAVAR!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! TIRUCHENDUR ANDAVAR!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! KATHIRGAMA VELA!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! ATANOOR MURUGA!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! YUMA MURUGA!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
VEL, VEL, MURUGA! RICHVILLE MURUGA!
TIRUTTANI MURUGA! VALITHUNI VA, VA.
Thavannai Shakti
Bogar Siddha
Paathi Yatri (Spiritual Procession)
Dieties after Poosai
Approaching the Temple
Muruga Festival
A grand Pathi Yatri
Devotees gather every year during the Tamil month of Adi Krithikai (end of July/August) for a grand Pathi Yatri (foot procession) of Lord Muruga’s Sacred Yantra (as in the famous Lanka Kathrigamam procession). The devotees carry the Yantra for miles while singing the wondrous chant to Lord Muruga. The sacred Chariot ends its journey at the Muruga Kathirgama Temple and a Poosai or ceremony of worship and Yoga sadhana is the climax of the celebrations. Fresh local fruit and produce are enjoyed in the natural surroundings as Prasadam or divinely consecrated food.
Om Kriya Babaji Nama Aum