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Sri Mahadevar Athisaya Vinayakar TempleKeralapuramThis temple is one of its kinds. A very powerful and extremely rare lord Ganesh’s temple exists for many centuriesin Keralapuram near Nagarcoil Dist. in Tamil Nadu. ‘Adisiya Vinayakar Koyil’ literally translates to ‘MiracleGanesha Temple’. Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, is known by many names. Vinayaka is one of hisseveral 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 inevery six months. During Utharayan (MarchJune), the idol is black in color, and in Dakshiyana (JulyFeb) idol turns to white. Hence this temple came to be known as ‘’Miracle Ganesh Temple.

The first glance of the temple will speak ofneighboring state (Kerala’s) influence. There areno exuberant temple towers that we usually find inother Tamil Nadu Temples. If not for the Templenameplate, one cannot recognize that this is thefamous ancient temple. Once entered the temple,one can find a huge yard with deeprooted trees, asmall dome and a sculpture of lord Shiva andParvathi 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 apristine environment, and the whole place echoes simplicity!

There are two temples inside the temple complexone for lord Shiva and another is for lordGanesha. Lord Shiva here is known asMahadevar. It is believed that the temple was builtin 1317. The idols were established long before thetemple was built! Although, it is primarily a Shivatemple, one can clearly see the Vishnava’sinfluence in this temple. Those days Vishnava’sdominance was high and it reflects thru' Vishnava signs throughout the temple. Lord Ganesh is veryfamous in this part of the state. This temple was renovated many times over the centuries and thisinformation is available in the temples scriptures. There are beautiful paintings drawn on the wallsinside the temple. Once we pass by a huge tree under it is a snake carved out of granite stone, we head toAdisiya Vinayakar Temple. This temple has a long passage and walls are adorned with magnificentpaintings. The sacred sanctum has an iron grid sliding door. The sacred sanctum is not an enclosedchamber, as the lord is placed outside, and under the huge banyan tree.

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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 Bay ofBengal. A Ganesh idol is washed over while the king and his men were washing their legs at theRameshwaram beach. The king then gifts it to his Rameshwaram counterpart ‘’Sethu Mannan’’. SethuMannan was overwhelmed by the love and affection, however he returns the gift back to theKeralapuram King. It was his opinion and belief that the finder should have it and it was the right thingto do. Along with the idol, the Rameshwaram King gifts another Huge Emerald Idol. However, theMogul 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 idolshere 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 agamana shastra; it is simply kept on the elevated platform.People offer their prayers every morning and in the evening. Abhishekam to the lord takes place everymorning 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 couple wishing to have kidsthrong this temple. By breaking coconut, and offering rice dumplings to the lord, devotees believe theirwishes will come true. Devotees also believe that the idol color changes every six months is due to god’s

During Dakshinayana

During Uttharayana

Present state. The face has turned white, while the other parts are still in black color

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grace. There are many devotees come her just seethe color change. The color of the idol changes toblack and white every six months i.e. duringutharayana (MarchJune) and dakshiyana (JulyFeb). During Dakshiyana the color of the idolchanges to white, and in utharayana it is black incolor. There is another miracle associated withthis temple. There is a well inside the templecomplex and the color of the water too changesevery 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 treehas a unique characteristic where leaves starts to fall during dakshiyana, and new leaves starts to sproutfrom march. This is not a typical behavior of a Banyan tree.

Visiting this place is undoubtedly an unique experience!

May the lord Vinayaka bless us all with happiness, prosperity and health!

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Illapavuluri Janardhana Venkateswarlu June 20, 2013 at 10:27 AM

Very interesting. Please know me how to reach this temple. I am from AP and a free lancer in writingarticles in telugu weeklies about rare temple.U can visit my blog MYINDIAHERTAGE.BLOGSPT.COMVenkat

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Kamala R June 27, 2013 at 7:54 PM

Here is the route

Driving directions to Keralapuram Siva Temple from Kanyakumari Railway StationKanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629702, India

1. Head toward Salem Kanyakumari Hwysouth on Unknown road290 m2. Turn left onto Salem Kanyakumari HwyPass by Petrol Pump (on the right in 1.7 km)2.8 km3. Turn lefttoward Salem Kanyakumari Hwy44 m4. Turn right at Bangalore Salem Madurai Kanyakumari Rd/Varanasi Kanyakumari Rd 36 m5. Continue straightonto Salem Kanyakumari HwyPass by Kumara Swamy Hospital (on the left in 550 m)9.7 km6. Turn left to stay on Salem Kanyakumari HwyPass by Naidu Petrol Bunk (on the left in 3.3 km)4.4 km7. Turn left at SICT Study Centerto stay on Salem Kanyakumari HwyPass by Kottar Police Station (on the right)16.3 km8. Turn left at Arun IcecreamDestination will be on the right700 m

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Unknown September 3, 2014 at 1:18 AM

Can you provide me contact details of the temple. I would like to donate some money.

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