JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, October 12, 2011 (dailynews.lk): On the final day of Navarathri, after terrorism disrupted the tradition for 22 years, the Lord Murugan murti was once again taken in a magnificent procession from the Sri Skantha temple in Mavaddipuram to the Durgai Amman Temple in Thelippalei.
According to Hindus, Lord Murugan or Sri Skantha is the son of Durgai Amman. It had long been the practice to take the statue of Lord Murugan to Thelippalai Durgai Amman Kovil to get blessing of the mother (Amman); but the Kovil authorities had to halt the practice for 22 years due to terrorist activities in the area. (Maviddapuram was in the High Security Zone; it was only opened to civilians’ use in May 2011.)
Lord Murugan was last taken to the Durgai Amman Kovil in 1989.