Veerabhadra Ananda Thandava Murthy… During the year 2025, Veerabhadra Jayanti, celebrating the birth of Lord Veerabhadra, who is a fierce form of Lord Shiva, was observed on September 2, 2025. Similar to Lord Shiva, Lord Veerabhadra is also known as Ananda Thandava Moorthy, since he joyfully performs dance with his consort Ma Bhadrakali Amman who […]
Lord Veerabhadra
Veerabhadra Katha | Story of Veerabhadra Swamy
Veerabhadra is an avatar of Lord Shiva. He was created by Lord Shiva in order to teach a lesson for Lord Daksha, who had insulted Lord Shiva and avoided him to invite for the Yagna conducted by him. Sati was the daughter of Daksha. At her younger age, due to the holiness of Lord Shiva, […]
Veerabhadra Swamy Jayanti
Sri Veerabhadraswamy Jayanthi is one of the most celebrated festivals dedicated to Veerabhadra Swamy, an avatar of Lord Shiva. Sri Veerabhadra Swamy was created by Lord Shiva in order to teach a lesson for Lord Daksha, who had insulted Lord Shiva and avoided him to invite for the Yagna conducted by him. In 2025, Sri […]
Veerabhadra Namavali | Names of Lord Veerabhadra Swamy
Veerabhadra is an avatar of Lord Shiva. He was created by Lord Shiva in order to teach a lesson for Lord Daksha, who had insulted Lord Shiva and avoided him to invite for anYagna conducted by him. Sati was the daughter of Daksha. At her younger age, due to the holiness of Lord Shiva, she […]
Ma Mahadevi | Divine Consort of Veerabhadra Swamy
Ma Mahadevi is the pious and chaste consort of Lord Veerabhadra, the Divine attendant of Lord Muruga, and their son is Lord Veerakumarar. Ma Mahadevi was created by Ma Shakti Devi, and she is considered to be an aspect of the Divine earrings of Ma Shakti Devi. In the Devi Mahatmya Purana, the name of […]
DakshaYagnaharamurti, Shiva as destroyer of Daksha Yagna
DakshaYagnaharamurti is the form of Lord Shiva, in which he spoils the Yagnya performed by Daksha to insult him and abuse him. This episode is mentioned in one of the epics where Lord Shiva is about to marry Goddess Shakti. In this incident Lord Shiva takes the form of Daksha Yagnaharamurti, rather the form of Veerabhadra, which is […]
Lord Veerabhadra Swamy
Lord Veerabhadra is said to be a creation of Lord Shiva. It is believed that the personification of Lord Shiva’s power is none other than Veerabhadra. Even Lord Vishnu is not the match for Veerabhadra in the war field. Such is the power of Lord Shiva, according to the epics. In the same way, when […]