Sthala Puranam
Introduction
The presiding Deity of Uttara Swami Malai Temple complex in New Delhi consecrated on the 7th of June ,1973, as Lord Sivaskanda Murthy popularly worshipped as Lord Swakanda Swami . The construction of the temple complex has a Lord chequered history of nearly thirty years . Lord Siva Skanda Murthy has been a personal God to since a handful of ardent Bhaktas commenced celebrating the Sree Skanda Shashti festival from the year 1944, in New Delhi. As the years rolled-by, Sree Shanmukhananda Sangeeta Sabha, formed in 1949, took over the celebrations, as a public function ,in the year 1950 .
The devotion to the Lord swelled and gathered momentum and in 1955, a South Indian industrialist and philanthropist from Patna, a fervent devotee , offered to pay for a metal icon of Lord Subramania with Valli and Devasena , for worship and taking them in a Procession ,each year at the end of the festival . The Sabha had, however , no proper place for installing the idols and conducting the daily proojas. Nevertheless , the devotes did not lose heart but commenced searching for a temple for Lord Swaminatha Swami.
Sree Swaminatha Swami or Subramania or more popularly and Commonly ,called as Murugan , Shanmukan , Arumugan or Kandan in South India, is known as Lord Kartikeya in Northen India. There are, however , temple exclusively for Lord Kartikeya as the Presiding Deity , in the North . the temples dedicated to the Lord in South India are usually built on a hill or hillock or an elevated spot Tirupparamkundram , Palani , and Tiruttani on hillocks Swamimalai on an elevated spot Tiruchendur on the sea coast are the well known ones for their sanctitiy and dignity and have a long cherished religious history . They are also associated with famous saints and savant who lived and created deeply devotional religious literature and songs , sung in many a home.
