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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Pazhavangadi Sree Mahaganapathy temple- Trivandrum, Kerala

Sree Maha Ganapathy- Vigneshwara, the remover of all obstacles is the presiding deity of Pazhvangadi temple.  This God grants all the wishes of his devotees and in return coconuts are offered by devotees . Devotees break coconuts in front of this temple and one can hear the continuous cracking sound of coconuts as if fire crackers are being burst. There is small tank in front for breaking coconuts and sack full of coconuts get broken here.

There are two images of Ganesha inside the sanctum -One  made of Granite other  made of gold. Though the temple is very small, there are also shrines for Sasthavu, Bhagavathy and Nagas. A temple, I never miss during my Trivandrum visits and breaking a few coconuts also a routine I follow here.
The temple is situated in East fort and only about 200 meters from Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple.
How to reach- this temple is situated just a kilometer from the Central railway station , Trivandrum.






I wish all my friends a Happy New Year !!

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28 comments:

  1. KParthasarathiJanuary 2, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    How unlucky of me not to have known about this temple when I visited Sri Ananthapadmanabha swami temple.It is only after following your blog that I realise how many great temples I have missed visiting.Thanks to you I get a glimpse of these sacred places.

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  2. RamakrishnanJanuary 2, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    A very popular temple where thousands of coconuts are broken every day. The deeparathanai is simply awesome. Happy New Year !

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  3. SGJanuary 3, 2014 at 12:54 AM

    Thanks for the intro. I never realize there are so many temples in and around Trivandrum.

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    1. chitraJanuary 3, 2014 at 10:01 AM

      There are many ancient temple but unless one is familiar with the place it is difficult to locate easily.

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  4. R Niranjan DasJanuary 3, 2014 at 12:18 PM

    Happy new year to you too. I had been here 15 years ago. Nice temple it is.

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  5. Felicity Grace TerryJanuary 3, 2014 at 6:43 PM

    Wonderfully written as always, I'm sitting here imagining the noise of all those breaking coconuts.

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  6. ashokJanuary 3, 2014 at 10:40 PM

    Happy New Year Chitra...are you still in Kerala?

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    1. chitraJanuary 4, 2014 at 11:19 AM

      Ashok, I am not in Kerala . Only posting abt the temple which I visited last time.
      Happy New Year!!

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  7. SridharanJanuary 5, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    Happy New Year Chitra..

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  8. V GopalanJanuary 5, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    Hi Chitra,

    Thank you so much for your New Year wishes. I wish a glorious 2014 to you and your family. Gopalan

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  9. ArtiJanuary 5, 2014 at 3:06 PM

    So beautifully described, hearing of this temple for the first time, must say it's kind of unique. I must visit Kerala someday, again. A very happy new year to you and your family, Chitra.

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    1. chitraJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:57 PM

      You have been to Kannur already Arti, Make another trip..

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  10. R. RameshJanuary 7, 2014 at 10:09 PM

    hey superb ya...happy new year..will be in touch..cya

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  11. smJanuary 9, 2014 at 4:31 PM

    nice pics
    Happy New Year

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  12. chitraJanuary 11, 2014 at 6:29 PM

    Thanks sm. Very happy new year to you.

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  13. betty-NZJanuary 13, 2014 at 2:37 AM

    Love your photos, as usual! Happy new year to you!

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  14. dokka srinivasuJanuary 14, 2014 at 7:57 PM

    Chitra madam

    Wish You a Happy New Year and Happy Pongal. Chitra madam now in Andhra Pradesh Makara Sankranthi and in Tamilnadu Pongal festival going on.

    Chitra madam please look into my first post in this year on Rangoli designs.

    http://indian-heritage-and-culture.blogspot.in/2014/01/rangoli-muggu.html

    Chitra madam please share your comments on my Rangoli designs message.

    Chitra madam also please look into my The Ramakien - Thailand Ramayana message and share your comments.

    http://indian-heritage-and-culture.blogspot.in/2013/12/the-ramakien-thailand-ramayana.html

    Thank you

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  15. InsigniaJanuary 15, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    Knowing about the temple for the first time through you Chitra ma'am. Happy New Year and Happy Pongal!

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  16. P.N. SubramanianJanuary 21, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    Athough I have seen the teple fro a distance, I learnt about it only today. Very many thanks. Happy New Year.

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