Hinduism has elaborated on the planets and their system os Astronomy is at least 5000 years old.
According to them , there are only Nine Planets.
Two planets called Rahu and Ketu are called 'Chaya Grahas-Shadow Planets' amidst the Navagrahas.(Nine Planets)
Each Planet is ascribed with qualities,designated with Dresses, food that should be offered to them.
There is a practice of Giving away one's Son or Daughter to the Lord as a vow when some faces acute problems and the child is being taken back as by Foster parents, normally Grandparents or Uncles.
It is a Belief that problems are resolved.
The practice of Yoga bestows on one some special powers as an offshoot of the spiritual Discipline..
Those who want to advance in the Spiritual quest ignores them for they are an impediment to Spiritual Progress.
Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa admonished a a man who boasted to Ramakrishna that he had spent 12 years of sadhana,Spiritual Practice and acquired the ability to walk on Water by demonstrating it,
-You have wasted 12 years of your Life for a thing which can be achieved by paying Half anna (roughly 3paise)-in Dollar Terms, it is near Zero"
Those who discard them become great.
Arunagirinathar was a saint of recent Prigin and he was a Devotee of Lord Muruga.
He excelled in Bhakti Yoga(I shall write on him later).
Lord Subrahmanya bestowed on him The Eight Special Powers At Viralimalai,near Tiruchirapalli.
Predictably, though Arunagirinathar accepted these Siddhis with all humility he was not enamoured of them.
Viralimalai is located near Tiruchi, about an hour and a Half drive.
The temple is closed between 12 and 4 pm.
Lord Shiva, Parvati and Lord Subramanya are Deities here. with Lord Subramanya being the presiding Deity.
The temple can be reached easily from Tiruchi and lies on the Perambalur Road and Transport is no problem.
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