Eachanari Vinayagar Temple – Coimbatore

Address

Eachanari Vinayagar Temple Pollachi Main Rd, Eachanari, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu 641021 Phone: 0422 267 2000

Diety

Eachanari Vinayagar

Introduction

Eachanari Vinayagar Temple is a temple dedicated to god Vinayagar, situated in the village Eachanari near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and India. The temple is situated about 12 km from the city of Coimbatore on NH 209. This temple is dedicated to Lord Ganesha and attracts devotees from all over India, especially at the time of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Indian festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha every year.

Puranic Significance

It is said that when the idol of Vinayaga measuring 6 feet high and 3 feet in diameter was being transported from Madurai in a cart for installation at Perur Pateeswarar Temple, the axle of the cart broke and it became seated in the place where the temple was constructed. Lord Ganesha is considered as foremost god of the universe due to the fame of wisdom. It is believed that the idol of vinayaga 6 feet height and 3 feet diameter transported from Madurai to Perur via cart.

Special Features

Lord Vinayaga is dieted as the important symbolization of the pranava mantra. The idol of temple was actually designed for the incarnation in the Perur Patteshwarar Temple, one of the oldest and famous temples in Tamilnadu. The mythological facts and entities concerned with the temple include gold chariot, ganapathi homam, annadhanam scheme, and ashram services. Gold chariot was designed and developed with the cost of 55 Lakhs.

Festivals

The Echanary Vinayaga temple, celebrates the chathurthi of lord vinayaga. The festival is celebrated in the honor of lord Ganesha, elephant headed god of wisdom. According to the puranas the festival starts on the 4th day of waxing moon and last for 10 days, ending with ananth chathurdeshi (14th day of waxing moon period). The people who believe in the tradition the clay images of lord Ganesha in temporary shrines and will be worshipped for 10 days with variety of herbal plants on the 10th the same will be immersed in the body of water, river such as lake etc.