Narayani ganesan pazhavangadi

Whoever had taken night duty was seen lying unconscious on the ground the next day morning. This continued for a long time. On one occasion, the duty of guarding Melaankot fell on to a devotee of Lord Ganapathy. While he was taking bath on the duty-day in the close-by Valliyoor River, his leg touched a stone lying in the river-bed. Feeling the divine grace, he decided to take the idol in his pouch at the time of his duty.

As usual Yakshi tried to harm him but Lord Ganapathy guarded him from her blows. Seeing the soldier return harmless the next-day morning other soldiers were very curious and enquired about the reason for his safety. Initially he was reluctant to reveal the reason but on persuasion he divulged the possession of the idol and its immaculate powers.

As the idol was shown to the sentry by the Lord Himself, other soldiers in the barracks of Padmanabhapuram took initiative around A. As the idol was obtained by the will and blessings of the Lord from a river-bed, the idol is considered as self-revealed, one of Lord swayambhoo and soldiers were bestowed with the responsibility of preserving the idol at all cost without causing any damage to it for ever.

They continued to worship this idol at Padmanabhapuram till it was shifted to Thiruvanathapuram, during the reign A. In this context, it has to be mentioned that Sree Padmanabhaswaamy temple possesses, perhaps, the largest and most fabulous hoard of palmyrah-leaf records ever discovered in Kerala, dating back to Malayalam Kollam era A.

These records are popularly known as Mathilakam records and is written in ola palmyrah leafs and kept in churunas scrolls. D, which indicates the year of shifting of capital to Thiruvananthapuram in A. In another such record Volume 13, Churuna of M. When the capital of Travancore was shifted in A. Located in the heart of Trivandrum city, the original idol of the Pazhavangadi Narayani ganesan pazhavangadi Temple is a small idol of Lord Ganesh, with the right leg is in folded posture.

Devotees can also see beautiful paintings of the 32 forms of Lord Ganesh inside the temple complex. Short History of Pazhavangadi Ganapati Temple The original Ganesha idol installed in the temple was worshipped by a soldier of Travancore Army stationed at Padmanabhapuram.

Narayani ganesan pazhavangadi

In A. D, when the capital of Travancore was changed to Thiruvananthapuram, the garrison was also shifted and the idol was installed at its present place at Pazhavangati. Offerings to Lord Ganesh The main vazhipadu offering of Pazhavangadi Maha Ganapati is the breaking of coconut for removing obstacles and fulfillment of any desire. Archived from the original on 6 May Retrieved 6 May Temples in South India 1st ed.

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