His daily routine was to leave home in the early morning and roam around the woodland to collect the colourful and fragrant flowers like lotus, champaka, jasmine, konrai etc.

He would get back home and tie up the flowers into beautiful garlands and coronets to adorn the Shiva Lingam (Agnishwara) and his consort Parvati.

Sambandar prayed to Shiva, seeking salvation and sang a hymn called Panchakshara Pathikam.

Then Sambandar, his bride and all the wedding guests, including Muruga Nayanar merged in the Light of Siva.

[3] The Tamil month Vaikasi, star Moolam (nakshatra) is observed as Muruga Nayanar's Guru pooja day in all Shiva temples.