Sri Annamalaiyar Selva Ganapathi temple, Thiruvannamalai

Address

Sri Annamalaiyar Selva Ganapathi temple, Pavasakundur, Thiruvannamalai District- 606601

Diety

Allal pom Ganapati, Selva Ganapati

Introduction

The first invasion of Ganesha. Awakened in Thiruvannamalai. The name of Ganesha is ‘Allal Pom Ganesha’ The song is “Allal pom valvinai bom, annai vayiril piranta thollaipom” Worship of him will be resolved. Thiruvannamalai is considered to be the first house of Ganesha. He is blessed as a Selva Ganapati inside the East Rajagopuram in Thiruvannamalai. Worshiping Him will remove all the sorrows of our lives. Selva Ganapati, who is in the tower of Nalla Gunamathikamam Aruna, will be blessed in the Rajagopuram with these lyrics which will not be destroyed by the time of Kaithozhukal. You can feel the specialness of the treasurer. Devotees passing through the main Rajagopuram inside the Aruna Temple will benefit from visiting Selva Ganapati.

Puranic Significance

The worship of Ganesha is one of the foremost forms of Hindu worship. The benefactors vow that worshiping Ganapati will help. That is why Lord Ganesha shows us the direction we see in the thousand year old and glorious Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Temple. “Almighty God, the Almighty, the One” who transforms all things into good. It is the uniqueness of Ganesha to awaken and bless the devotees in the forms that the heart desires. Kopura Ganapati, Vannimara Ganesha, Kajasamkara Ganesha, Ganesar, Elephant screen Ganesha, Sivagangai Ganesha, Sthala Ganesha, Sammantha Ganesha, Vijayaragava Ganapati, Senthura Ganesha. All the festivities at the Annamalaiyar Temple traditionally start from the Sammantha Ganesha Sanctuary, which is located to the right of the flagpole. Devotees who visit this temple, after visiting Sammantha Ganesha, visit the sanctum sanctorum. On the right side of the parrot tower is Ganesha with the elephant screen. One of the kings, who had embraced defeat in multiple battles, begged Ganesha to give him a thousand elephants as a screen if he won the battle. Accordingly he succeeded and fulfilled the prayer. Therefore, the name Ganesha is meant to symbolize the elephant receiving the screen.