1982- First Puja Set and First Worshiped Deities

Archives of Sovereign Details
Date/Year	1982
Origin of Item	Pushpa Samadhi
Item Type	Artefact
Item Dimentions
Item Material	Brass
Age of SPH	4.
AssociatedGuru	NA
Location	Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India
Role in the Revival of KAILASA	The first puja set owned by SPH and deities which were directly offered worship by SPH for the longest time, since the age of 4. This first puja set is the symbol of SPH's continuous work toward the revival of the temple sciences through KAILASA.
Associated Kingdom	Kailasa Paramparagatha Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam

This base on which the deities are seated is called Pillayar manai (in Tamil, meaning base on Ganesha sits). The deities have been collected over the years from age 4 by The Avatar.

Ganesha deity made of stone, that The Avatār personally offered pūjā (worship) to since age 4. The cloth around the deity is what He adorned the deity with as a child, preserved till date. This deity He picked from His mother's marriage trousseau she was gifted by her parents. It was customary to give deities for pūjā alongwith personal household items to the daughter when giving her away in marriage.

Metal Ganesha deity, a part of The Avatar's personal worship altar from the age of 4

"A set of five deities that The Avatār has worshipped the longest time till date. Even today, these deities travel with Him worldwide and receive personal pūjā offering from His own hands.

This set comprises (from left to right): Shiva Linga - the first ever linga that The Avatār possessed, that He worships as Annamalayar, the presiding deity of Tiruvannamalai, His birthplace, Kumkum (vermillion) box, Devi Meenakshi, Devi Bhuvaneshwari, Ganesha and Nandi.

Of these, Meenakshi and Annamalayar are His ishta devatās (favourite deities) from young age. All these deities are just an inch or two tall, enough to fit in His hands even when He was four years of age.

Nandi (sacred bull of Lord Shiva), worshipped by The Avatar since the age of 4

The very first Shiva Linga that The Avatar owned (with the snake hood). He worshipped this as Annamalayar, the presiding deity of Tiruvannamalai, His birthplace.

Meenakshi deity (made of metal) that receives puja (worship) personally by The Avatar from age 4 till date. This is part of the first set of deities The Avatar had and worshipped from age 4. He picked it from his mother's marriage trousseau gifted to her by her parents. It was customary to gift deities and puja (worship) items as well, when giving away the daughter in marriage.
Ganesha deity (made of metal) that receives puja (worship) personally by The Avatar from age 4 till date. This is part of the first set of deities The Avatar had and worshipped from age 4. He picked it from his mother's marriage trousseau gifted to her by her parents. It was customary to gift deities and puja (worship) items as well, when giving away the daughter in marriage

This brass bell, The Avatār picked from His mother's marriage trousseau she was gifted by her parents. It was customary to give deities and pūjā offering items along with personal household items to the daughter when giving her away in marriage. This is part of the first ever pūjā (worship) set The Avatār had. The design of this bell is used as a model while making bells for the temples of ShriKailasa today.