Thanjavur Vellai Vinayakar Temple
Thanjavur Vellai Vinayakar Temple is a Hindu temple in Thanjavur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India.
LocationEdit
Facing east, the Vinayaka temple is situated in East Gate at Thanjavur.
SignificanceEdit
The presiding deity is Vellai Vinayakar. He is also known as Vallabai Vinayakar as he is found with Vallabai. This temple might have been built during the period of Thanjavur Nayaks. During the period of Vijaya Raghava Nayak, the last Nayak king, a book on this deity known as Vellai Pillayar Kuravanji was written.[1]
Palace DevasthanamEdit
Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam comprises 88 temples, of which this temple is the one. They are maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[2][3][4]
KumbhabhishekhamEdit
In 1948 by efforts of Padakatchery Swamy the Mahasamprokshanam also known as Kumbhabhishekham was held. Later during 1982 and 1999 Kumbhabhishekham was held. [5] The latest Kumbhabhishekham was held on 15 September 2014 [6]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Kudavayil Balasubramanian, Thanjavur (in Tamil), Anjana Publishers, Thanjavur, 1997,
- ↑ Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam, Thanjavur 613 009
- ↑ தஞ்சாவூர் அரண்மனை தேவஸ்தானத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆலயங்கள், தஞ்சை இராஜராஜேச்சரம் திருக்குட நன்னீராட்டுப் பெருவிழா மலர், 1997
- ↑ J.M.Somasundaram Pillai, The Great Temple at Tanjore, [Tanjore Palace Devastanams, II Edn 1958] Rpt 1994, Tamil University, Thanjavur
- ↑ "Vallai Vinayakar". 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Kaliamman Temple Kumbabhishekam performed". 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
