Lord Ganesha-Jaladhivasa Ganapathy

This blog on Lord Ganesha is in continuation of my blog on Siddivinayak & Ganeshavigrahas of Mumbai dt 13th September2013 Now the IPL season is over during when lakhs of people of Mumbai had prayed for the victory of the Mumbai Indians and Lord Siddivinayak the prime Ganesha of Mumbai would appear to have blessed the cricketing world of Mumbai. This is moe evident from the fact that the Mumbai Indians ,who were not even sure of reaching the Paly off stage, not only reached there but defeated the most powerful Team Chennai Super Kings in the qualifier but in the Final as well with comfortable margin making the fans of Mumbai happiest than ever. No wonder the lord Shiva had declared the Lord Ganesha as the Super God besides lord Vishnu,Lakshmi,Shiva Himself& His beloved Parvathy. Let us have yet another look into the present world ,especially India where people are seeking the Blessings of Lord Ganeswara who is considered to be the Vigneswara meaning the God who can remove obstacles from the way of progress of any event or venture. The reasons. The admissions for Medical and Engineering Colleges are commence shortly. Besides schools are to reopen & school going children are to face all kinds of anxieties regarding,books school bags and again admissions in standard schools. Everywhere from nursery Class to secondary classes competition is existing .people are anxious about their children getting admitted to classes from Nursery to Medical& Engineering Colleges. So Hindu population though they may not admit it might be remembering Lord Ganesha and seeking His Blessings every where in India. In Mumbai( Bombay) the Siddivinayak Temple must be a sea of devotees nowadays especially on Tuesdays which is considered to be the most auspicious day to pray there. All over India there are plenty of Lord Ganesha Temples.in particular in South India all the states viz Kerala, Karnataka,Tamil Naadu and Andhrapradesh ( both old & new viz Telungana) have plenty of Lord Ganesha Temples. During this season of Admissions & Monsoon ,in one way or other the prayers & offerings in the Temples of the Lord Ganesha is visibly on the increasing trend. In this Blog I am going to introduce two new Lord Ganeshas.This is nota discovery.Existing for centuries but not popular and known to many.Hence this humble attempts with reference to reports available but might be missing by many. This Lord Ganesha Temples are sightly differently known as Jaldhivasa Ganapathy which means tye Temples are existing in water unlike other famous Ganeshas. These two temple are in Kerala( picture above)and neighboring Karnataka. 1)JALADHIVASA GANAPATHY OF CHIRAYIL , DISTRICT,KERALA.: ********************************************************* This Ganesha Temple considered to be rare type because of it's existence in water. This Lord Ganesha is being worshipped by devotees for the grant of the following benefits.This lord is said to be Granting your wish instantly( Kshipraprasadi). 1) worshipped by farmers for getting timely rain and for getting best yield. 2) for keeping cultivation free from being affected by untimely rain. 3)To remove obstacles in the process of wedding 4)For marital Bliss and for getting children. 5)For unity in families and to prevent quarrels at Homes 6)For getting success in cultural competitions. 7)For fairy good intelligent,brightness and success in educational Examinations. Many more blessings also this Lord is being worshipped by many people. 2)GUDDATTU JALADHIVASA VINAYAKA TEMPLE,KARNATAKA: ****************************************************

Guddattu Jaladhivasa Ganapathy Temple was considered to be the unique Ganapathy Temple of this kind. this Temple is resting on the foot of a granitic rockWhichnitself looking like a sleeping Elephant.On the eastern portion of the rock there is a cave on the ground level Where there is a " SWAYAMBHOO" Ganapathy(emerged on it's own) legs twisted and trunks turned towards sun in the sitting position. The cave will be always filledwith water which submerges the emerged Lord Ganesha upto neck level.The Idol of the Ganesha is about 3 feet And is in Black stone Sculpture with little gap around it. The lord is visiblevthrough a hole when Aarathi is performed. Even though the entire Sanctum Sanctorum is natural one Mukhamandapa & Theerthamandapa were constructed with granitic structure as per Temple Vastu and looks very attractive. On bothbsides of the rock there is forest and Lush green Paddy fieldsands the place is picturesque. Even though there is no information as to when the Temple came into existence,the Temple is believed to be very ancient. It is also believed as in the case of many other Temples in South India,someone saw Ganesha in dream who told him to constructba Temple for him and to worship him. The Special Pooja here is stated to be Unique as the Idol itself called AYARAKODA Which means SAHASRAKUMBHABHISHEKA starts with draining the water from the cave performing various Kriyas such as Tailabhyanjana,Panchamrutha,and Rudrabhisheka and Aarathi to the Idol inside the cave.First section of the Pooja contains Abhisheks with water chanting Paramanasooktham till the water overflows from the cave,that is unto the Neck of the Idol. All thee performances require water of around thousand pots and hence Pooja is called " Aayirakoda "( Aayira means Thousand in Malayalam& Tamil)Then Mahamangalarthi will be performed and thereafter Lunch will be served.This is considered to be a very big Seva( Sevanam or Kriya or Performance) and needs advance booking at least 6 months before the event is required.Apart from this, Mudiakkikadabu,Kayi mood Ganapathi, PanchaKajjaya etc will also be performed( the details of these Poojas and their performance would be explained to those required to know on the spot) There is no restriction for Devotees to attend and becoming recipients of the Blessigs fro the GreatLord Ganesha. BELIEF IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE IN PERFORMING POOJAS AND HOMAMS TO ANY LORD GANESHAALL OVER INDIA. The effects and Abhistha sadhyam ( the Achievement are almost one at the same everywhere namely surviving the Obstacles ) So in brief, all your Prayers would be heard by Lord Ganesha and answered as is believed in the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai) IN FRONT OF LORD GANESHA ALL ARE SAME AND THERE IS NO DISCRIMINATION IF ONE IS A TRUE BELIEVER AND DEVOTEE. Is it not belief everything in life. So in short,in addition to all the Ganesha Temples in India and Abroad,the above Two Jaladhivasa Ganapathys can be visited,attended.and POOJAS Performed for achieving one's goal. There is no harm in trying In Siddhi Vinayaka temple at Worli,Mumbai "MODAKA" a triangular shaped sweet dish is the main offering . Similarly inf one offers MODAKA every where this would be accepted by Lord Ganesha and His Blessing showered upon you. Please remember Belief is the essence of Prayer in any Temple of Lord Ganesha. Jaladhivasa Ganapathy is Unique in Guddattu while the one in Kottayam is not falling behind as far as granting Wishes of the devotee. If possible,taking bath and visiting the Ganesha temples in the morning before taking breakfast is believed to be more effective.Bath is possible for everyone invariably where as the question of Breakfast depends upon the habits according to Madical advices. So visiting Ganesha Temple with full belief is of Paramount importance for devotees. This does not mean that everything would be looked after by Lord Ganesha without any effort from Devotee especially in case of educational matters.it is always advice able to take every efforts on one's part before leaving everything to Lord Ganesha.Lord Ganesha is a remover of Natural Obstacles and not a creator of opportunities though with Utter belief Miracles also do happen sometimes. So always visit any Temple with clear mind and with full devotion. In order to reach the templet Kottayam in Kerala it is easy just reach Kottayam by Road or Rail and enquire there. In regard to Guddattu in Karnataka those who come from Udupi side it is 35 KM from Udupi viaBhramavara- Barkur and for those who come from kundapur about 15 KM via Koteswara and about 10 KM from Shankaranarayanavia Haladi,Bidkalkatta- Shiriya. [ As far as Guddattu Vinayak Temple ,the contents of this blog is indebted to Prasad Shetty,Barkur,South Canara bangalooru, Karnataka, India] Sreedharan Mundanat 28th May 2015