Lord Murugan's marriage with Valli is celebrated at Tiruttani, Vallimalai and other shrines.An interesting legend surrounds this divine marriage. This story is part of the Kanda Puranam, or Tamil version of the Skanda Purana, written by Kachiappa Sivacharyar of Kumara Kottam at Kanchipuram. Kanda Puranam is considered to be the absolutely authoritative account of Lord Murugan's life and career bearing the seal of approval by none other than the Lord himself. Embar Vijayaragavachariar recounts the story of "Valli Kalyanam" in this MP3 in a captivating manner.

About Embar Vijayaraghavachariar
Embar Vijayaraghavachariar was the son of Embar Srirangachariar, a distinguished Harikatha exponent of his times. Sri Embar became a 'Double Sironmani' in Vedanta and Sahithya. The distinctive features of Sri Embar's performances included sound knowledge of Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Hindi. He had the unique ability to establish rapport with his audiences and keep them glued to their seats. He had a sparkling sense of humor, which never detracted from the high intellectual level of his discourses. He had a fine power of story telling. His language was always marked by elegance and refined gracefulness. Sri Embar had a sound knowledge of music and was an excellent singer himself. For over 60 years, he enthralled audiences all over India and abroad with his Harikatha.

Sri Embar was an authority on the origin and evolution of Harikatha as an art form and his two articles on 'the History of Harikatha' and 'Musical forms handled in Harikatha' published in the Journal of the Music Academy, Madras, represent a treasure trove to musicologists and researchers. Sri Embar is a recipient of many awards and honors.