welcome all KR IRS On Tue, 23 Nov 2021 at 10:36, gopala krishnan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sir, > > Thank you for the posting about Kerala puram temple Nagerkovil District. > You have stated influence of Kerala culture. > I made a google search and found it is north of Nagerkovil, near > Thakkalai in the *Thakkalai- Karungal road*. > > 1 KM or so towards Nagerkovil from Thakkalai is the Padmababhapuram > palace, still managed by Government of Kerala > Gopalakrishnan > > On Tuesday, 23 November, 2021, 08:58:57 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Pranam > Do you know?: > > Sri Mahadevar Athisaya Vinayakar Temple-Keralapuram > > This temple is one of its kinds. A very powerful and extremely rare lord > Ganesh’s temple exists for many centuries in Keralapuram near Nagercoil > Dist. in Tamil Nadu. ‘Adisiya Vinayakar Koyil’ literally translates to > ‘Miracle Ganesha Temple’. Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, is known > by many names. Vinayaka is one of his several names. ''Vinayaka'' > symbolizes the qualities of a true leader in all aspects. "Viyate Nayake > Iti Vinayaka '' meaning, He is a master unto Himself. Lord Vinayakar’s idol > changes its color to black and white once every six months. During > Utharayan (March-June), the idol is black in color, and in Dakshiyana > (July-Feb) the idol turns to white. Hence this temple came to be known as > ‘’Miracle Ganesh Temple. > > The first glance of the temple will speak of neighboring state (Kerala’s) > influence. There are no exuberant temple towers that we usually find in > other Tamil Nadu Temples. If not for the Temple nameplate, one cannot > recognize that this is the famous ancient temple. Once entered the temple, > one can find a huge yard with deep-rooted trees, a small dome and a > sculpture of lord Shiva and Parvathi on it. One can also find a whole lot > of Nagaraja idols, and each idol has a unique face to it. There are many > idols; the temple is located in a pristine environment, and the whole place > echoes simplicity! > > There are two temples inside the temple complex one for lord > Shiva and another is for lord Ganesha. Lord Shiva here is known as > Mahadevar. It is believed that the temple was built in 1317. The idols were > established long before the temple was built! Although it is primarily a > Shiva temple, one can clearly see Vishnava's influence in this temple. > Those days Vishnava’s dominance was high and it reflects thru' Vishnava > signs throughout the temple. Lord Ganesh is very famous in this part of the > state. This temple was renovated many times over the centuries and this > information is available in the temple's scriptures. There are beautiful > paintings drawn on the walls inside the temple. Once we pass by a huge tree > under it is a snake carved out of granite stone, we head to Adisiya > Vinayakar Temple. This temple has a long passage and walls are adorned with > magnificent paintings. The sacred sanctum has an iron grid sliding door. > The sacred sanctum is not an enclosed chamber, as the lord is placed > outside, and under the huge banyan tree. > > The idol here changes its color every six months. There is an interesting > story behind this idol. The king, who ruled Keralapuram, went for a > pilgrimage to Rameshwaram, a famous shivite temple facing the Bay of > Bengal. A Ganesh idol is washed over while the king and his men were > washing their legs at the Rameshwaram beach. The king then gifts it to his > Rameshwaram counterpart ‘’Sethu Mannan’’. Sethu Mannan was overwhelmed by > the love and affection, however he returned the gift back to the > Keralapuram King. It was his opinion and belief that the finder should have > it and it was the right thing to do. Along with the idol, the Rameshwaram > King gifts another Huge Emerald Idol. However, the Mogul later looted the > emerald idol during their invasion. They could not take the idol with them, > it was stuck to the ground. So, the idol was left behind. Though the temple > was built in the 12th century idols here are quite older than the temple. > According > to the temple priest, the idol is at least 2,300 years old! The idol was > not installed according to the agama shastra; it is simply kept on the > elevated platform. { This stone is known as INDRA STONE}People offer > their prayers every morning and in the evening. Abhishekam to the lord > takes place every morning and in the evening! Hence the idol found at the > Rameshwaram beach is worshiped here. > > It is believed that those who are looking for their soul mates, married > couples wishing to have kids throng this temple. By breaking coconut, and > offering rice dumplings to the lord, devotees believe their wishes will > come true. Devotees also believe that the idol color changes every six > months due to God's grace. There are many devotees who come here just to > see the color change. The color of the idol changes to black and white > every six months i.e. during utharayana (March-June) and dakshiyana > (July-Feb). During Dakshiyana the color of the idol changes to white, and > in utharayana it is black in color. There is another miracle associated > with this temple. There is a well inside the temple complex and the color > of the water too changes every six months. When the idol is white in color, > the water changes to black and vice versa! Right now, the color of the > water is black in color. Though, there is no ‘’fall season’’ in the > tropical states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, however the key temple tree has a > unique characteristic where leaves start to fall during dakshiyana, and new > leaves start to sprout from march. This is not a typical behaviour of a > Banyan tree. Visiting this place is undoubtedly an unique experience! May > the lord Vinayaka bless us all with happiness, prosperity and health! > > KR IRS 231121 > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoo_UJWe85uzv2UOreg20ZngMPNHS0y8gmrZ1FiBEM9dVw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoo_UJWe85uzv2UOreg20ZngMPNHS0y8gmrZ1FiBEM9dVw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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