Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruchenkattangudi/Ganapatheecharam
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in
Thirukkannapuram, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu. In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the
form of a self-manifest Linga.
Presiding
deity – Sri Utharapasupatheeswarar/Ganapatheeswarar with his consort Goddess
Sri Soonikambal/Thirukkuzhalnayaki
Mangalasasanam
– Thirunavukkarasar, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Saint
Arunagirinathar sung praising the glories of Lord Subramanya in this temple
Theertham
–Sathya Theertham
Sthalavruksham
–Aththivuksham
Sannidhis
– Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses
Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Bikshanadamurthi, Kalasamharamurthi, Kangalamurthi,
Urdhwathandavamurthi, idols of Siruthondar with his wife Thiruvengattunangai,
son Seerala Thevar, Sandananangai (servant), 63 Nayanmar, Lord Bhairava,
Goddess Durga, Veeratta Linga,
Viswalingam, Bujangalingam, Gajasamharar, Tripurari, Lord Brahma,
Ardhanareeswarar, Nalvar, Sankhapathumanithi, Ashtamurthi,
Festivals
– Maha Shivaratri, Panguni Uthiram, Arudra Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam, Aippasi
Annabhishekam, Thiru Karthikai, Chithirai-Thiruvonam Vizha,
Significance
– Paramjyothi was the minister of King Narasimhavarman of Pallava Dynasty. Once there was a battle between the Kingdom
of Pallavas and Chalukyas. Paramjyothi led the war against the King
Pulikesi of Chalukya Dynasty. At last,
Paramjyothi won the battle against Chalukyas and as a remembrance an idol
of Lord Ganesha was brought from
Vatapi, capital of Chalukya Dynasty. Later it was sanctified and installed in this
temple was famously known as Vatapi Ganapathi.
Ganesha Chathurthi is widely celebrated in this temple.
Life
of Thiru Siruthonda Nayanar/Paramjyothi
Nayanar:
Life
of Thiru Aiyadikal Kadvarkon Nayanar:
King Aiyadikal Kadvarkon was a righteous ruler
of Pallava Dynasty. He was a passionate
devotee of Lord Shiva, admired the devotion of Thiru Siruthonda Nayanar and
earnestly desired to visualize Lord. Lord instructed the King to carve a
magnificent idol so that the he would be able to envision Lord. Instantly, King ordered to create a splendid
idol of Lord Pasupatheeswara. The construction
of the idol work stretched for some time, the idols made were not pleasing to
King. The workers engaged in the idol work were frustrated
at the outcome on each idol created. In
the meantime there appeared a saintly person asking for water to quench his thirst,
the frustrated craft person poured the molten metal on his alm pot instead of
water. The saintly person pleasurably swallowed
the molten metal and turned out an idol. Instantaneously Lord Shiva revealed his
enthralling form to the King and everyone assembled. King
was delighted to see the captivating beauty of the idol of Lord
Utharapasupatheeswara and consecrated the same in this temple. A grand festival ‘Sembakapoo Vizha’ was performed
in the month of Chithirai – Thiruvonam to commemorate this incident.
Lord
Shiva performed one of the cosmic dance forms ‘Ubhaya Padha Nruthyam’ in this temple.
The
legend has that there was a demon Gajamukha who has elephant face and the body
of human being. He tormented the life of
deities and Sages. All the deities were
approached Lord Shiva sought for protection.
Lord Shiva instructed Lord Ganesha to vanquish the demon and reinstate
peace. Lord Ganesha entered in a battle
with the demon Gajamukha and beheaded him.
Soon Lord Ganesha was afflicted with the sin. He arrived on this sacred land and underwent
severe austerities praying to Lord Shiva.
Eventually, Lord Shiva was pleased at the devotion of Lord Ganesha and
appeared before him as a self-manitested Linga. Thus Lord Ganesha was relieved
from the curse and the place has got it name Ganapatheecharam. This is the place where the demon Gajamukha
was killed by Lord Ganesha, it resulted in the formation a wild river out of
the blood of Gajamukha came to known as Thiruchenkkattankudi.
This
temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 12.00PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.00
PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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