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	The Shiva temple was known as Siruthonda Ganapatishvara, named over Siruthondar. The name "Ganapatishvara", which also gives the town his alternate name "Ganapatishvaram", denotes Shiva as "Lord of Ganesha" and alludes to the legend that Ganesha killed a demon called Gajamukhasura and then worshipped his father Shiva here.<ref name="Ayyar">Ayyar p. 402</ref><ref name="vatapi" /><ref name="templenet">{{cite web \| url=http://templenet.com/Tamilnadu/vatapi.html \| title=Vatapi Ganapati \| publisher=TempleNet \| access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>		The Shiva temple was known as Siruthonda Ganapatishvara, named over Siruthondar. The name "Ganapatishvara", which also gives the town his alternate name "Ganapatishvaram", denotes Shiva as "Lord of Ganesha" and alludes to the legend that Ganesha killed a demon called Gajamukhasura and then worshipped his father Shiva here.<ref name="Ayyar">Ayyar p. 402</ref><ref name="vatapi" /><ref name="templenet">{{cite web \| url=http://templenet.com/Tamilnadu/vatapi.html \| title=Vatapi Ganapati \| publisher=TempleNet \| access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>

	According to another legend, A king ruling Rameswaram region prayed to Lord Shiva for child boon and performed a yajna. Through ~~His~~ voice, Lord assured the king that Ambica would be his daughter. When the king set out on hunting, he found four female children, brought up them as his own daughters. When they attained age, king got married them to Lord Shiva. These are the Ambicas in four places – Sarivar Kuzhali in Rameswaram temple, Vaaitha Tirukuzshal Nayaki in Tiruchengattangudi, Karundhar Kuzhali in Tirupugalur and Vandar Kuzhali in Tirumarugal. They also bear the common name Shoolikambal, the ones who help women through pregnancy and delivery. In all these four places Shrines of Ambika are hosted in separate shrines.<ref>https://bhaktidarshan.in/yatra_darshan_page?id=27</ref>		According to another legend, a king ruling Rameswaram region prayed to Lord Shiva for child boon and performed a yajna. Through his voice, Lord assured the king that Ambica would be his daughter. When the king set out on hunting, he found four female children, brought up them as his own daughters. When they attained age, king got married them to Lord Shiva. These are the Ambicas in four places – Sarivar Kuzhali in Rameswaram temple, Vaaitha Tirukuzshal Nayaki in Tiruchengattangudi, Karundhar Kuzhali in Tirupugalur and Vandar Kuzhali in Tirumarugal. They also bear the common name Shoolikambal, the ones who help women through pregnancy and delivery. In all these four places Shrines of Ambika are hosted in separate shrines.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bhaktidarshan.in/yatra_darshan_page?id=27\|title = Ramanathaswamy Temple}}</ref>

	==Vatapi Ganapati==		==Vatapi Ganapati==
	The icon of Vatapi Ganapati is currently enshrined in a secondary shrine in the temple complex of Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple. As per oral tradition, the icon of Vatapi Ganapati was brought booty from the [[Chalukya]]n capital of Vatapi (presently known as [[Badami]] in northern [[Karnataka]]) by [[Paranjothi]], the commander-in-chief of the [[Pallava]] king [[Narasimhavarman I]] (reign: 630–668 CE), following [[Battle of Vatapi\|the conquest of Pallavas over the Chalukyas]] (642 CE). The icon was placed in Paranjothi's birthplace Tiruchenkattankudi. Later, Paranjothi renounced his violent ways and became a [[Shaiva]] monk known as Siruthondar, is venerated as a [[Nayanars\|Nayanar]] saint today.<ref name="vatapi">Catlin in Brown pp. 146, 150</ref><ref name="templenet" /> However, no written records substantiate the oral tradition; the Ganesha icon is missing from list of war booty brought by the Pallava general.<ref name="vatapi" /> The famous ''[[Vatapi Ganapatim]]'' hymn is dedicated to this icon.		The icon of Vatapi Ganapati is currently enshrined in a secondary shrine in the temple complex of Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple. As per oral tradition, the icon of Vatapi Ganapati was brought booty from the [[Chalukya]]n capital of Vatapi (presently known as [[Badami]] in northern [[Karnataka]]) by [[Paranjothi]], the commander-in-chief of the [[Pallava]] king [[Narasimhavarman I]] (reign: 630–668 CE), following [[Battle of Vatapi\|the conquest of Pallavas over the Chalukyas]] (642 CE). The icon was placed in Paranjothi's birthplace Tiruchenkattankudi. Later, Paranjothi renounced his violent ways and became a [[Shaiva]] monk known as Siruthondar,<ref>{{Cite web \|author=B. Kolappan \|date=2023-11-23 \|title=A warrior from a remote village who conquered a great city of Chalukyas \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/a-warrior-from-a-remote-village-who-conquered-a-great-city-of-chalukyas/article67567433.ece \|access-date=2023-11-26 \|website=The Hindu \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sekkizhar \|url=http://archive.org/details/periya-puranam-english-translation-vanmikanathan-g.-r.-k.-mutt-ocred \|title=Periya Puranam: A Tamil Classic On the Great Saiva Saints of South India, By Sekkizhaar, English translation by Vanmikanathan \|date=2000}}</ref> is venerated as a [[Nayanars\|Nayanar]] saint today.<ref name="vatapi">Catlin in Brown pp. 146, 150</ref><ref name="templenet" /> However, no written records substantiate the oral tradition; the Ganesha icon is missing from list of war booty brought by the Pallava general.<ref name="vatapi" /> The famous ''[[Vatapi Ganapatim]]'' hymn is dedicated to this icon.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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'''Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] in Tiruchenkattankudi in [[Nagapattinam district]] in the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of [[India]]. Though it is dedicated to the Hindu god [[Shiva]], it is more famous for its [[Ganesha]] (Ganapati) icons.<ref name="Ayyar"/> The main Ganesha shrine depicts him with a human head, instead of the elephant head he is usually depicted with.<ref name="Ayyar"/> '''Vatapi Ganapati''', the other Ganesha icon, was installed in a smaller shrine at a later date.

==Names and legend==
The Shiva temple was known as Siruthonda Ganapatishvara, named over Siruthondar. The name "Ganapatishvara", which also gives the town his alternate name "Ganapatishvaram", denotes Shiva as "Lord of Ganesha" and alludes to the legend that Ganesha killed a demon called Gajamukhasura and then worshipped his father Shiva here.<ref name="Ayyar">Ayyar p. 402</ref><ref name="vatapi" /><ref name="templenet">{{cite web | url=http://templenet.com/Tamilnadu/vatapi.html | title=Vatapi Ganapati | publisher=TempleNet | access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>

According to another legend, A king ruling Rameswaram region prayed to Lord Shiva for child boon and performed a yajna. Through His voice, Lord assured the king that Ambica would be his daughter. When the king set out on hunting, he found four female children, brought up them as his own daughters. When they attained age, king got married them to Lord Shiva. These are the Ambicas in four places – Sarivar Kuzhali in Rameswaram temple, Vaaitha Tirukuzshal Nayaki in Tiruchengattangudi, Karundhar Kuzhali in Tirupugalur and Vandar Kuzhali in Tirumarugal. They also bear the common name Shoolikambal, the ones who help women through pregnancy and delivery. In all these four places Shrines of Ambika are hosted in separate shrines.<ref>https://bhaktidarshan.in/yatra_darshan_page?id=27</ref>

==Vatapi Ganapati==
The icon of Vatapi Ganapati is currently enshrined in a secondary shrine in the temple complex of Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple. As per oral tradition, the icon of Vatapi Ganapati was brought booty from the [[Chalukya]]n capital of Vatapi (presently known as [[Badami]] in northern [[Karnataka]]) by [[Paranjothi]], the commander-in-chief of the [[Pallava]] king [[Narasimhavarman I]] (reign: 630–668 CE), following [[Battle of Vatapi|the conquest of Pallavas over the Chalukyas]] (642 CE). The icon was placed in Paranjothi's birthplace Tiruchenkattankudi. Later, Paranjothi renounced his violent ways and became a [[Shaiva]] monk known as Siruthondar, is venerated as a [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] saint today.<ref name="vatapi">Catlin in Brown pp. 146, 150</ref><ref name="templenet" /> However, no written records substantiate the oral tradition; the Ganesha icon is missing from list of war booty brought by the Pallava general.<ref name="vatapi" /> The famous ''[[Vatapi Ganapatim]]'' hymn is dedicated to this icon.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Tiruchenkattangudi - 1.jpg|Vatapi Ganapati
File:Tiruchenkattangudi - 2.jpg|Temple structure
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|last=Brown|first=Robert L.|title=Ganesh: studies of an Asian god|publisher=State University of New York Press|location=New York|year=1991|pages=143–162|isbn=978-0-7914-0656-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oF-Hqih3pBAC&q=%22Vathapi+Ganapathy%22&pg=PA143|access-date=2 August 2009}}
* {{cite book|last=Ayyar|first=P. V. Jagadisa |title=South Indian Shrines|publisher=Asian Educational Services|location=New Delhi|year=1993|pages=402–404|isbn=978-81-206-0151-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&q=%22Vathapi+Ganapathy%22&pg=PA402|access-date=2 August 2009}}
* {{cite book|title=Tourist Guide to South India|publisher=Sura Books|location=Chennai|year=2006|pages=58–59|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ta6AD7MNFioC&q=%22Vathapi+Ganapathy%22&pg=PA59|access-date=2 August 2009 | isbn=978-81-7478-175-8}}

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[[Category:Shiva temples in Nagapattinam district]]
[[Category:Ganesha temples]]
[[Category:Padal Petra Stalam]]