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"Gajananam Bhoothaganadhi sevitham Kapithajam bhubhalasarabhakshitham
Umasutham Shokavinashakaranam Namami Vigneswara padapankajam"
Gajapooja is worshipping of elephants. According to
Puranas elephants are considered as incarnation of Mahaganapathy, the god who
diminishes all obstacles. Vinayaka Chathurthy is an auspicious occasion for
Ganapathy Temple. At Malliyoor Temple every year 'Gajapooja' and 'Aanayoottu'
are observed as part of the Vinayaka Chathurthi rituals. Caparisoned jumbos are
considered as the most eminent guests of the day. The feast of these pachyderms
is a great pleasure to the devotees of the temple too. Bhagavatha Hamsam
Malliyoor Namboothiri the great guru and the great devotee of Sri Guruvayurappa
is conducting various events in the temple which attracts a lot of devotees from
various places. It is the only temple, the diety is Sri krishna in
the lap of Sri Mahaganapathy.
Gajapooja is conducted once in 4 years as
part of the Ashtadravya Maha ganapathy homam at Vadakkunnathan temple,
Thrissur.
Elephants in Purana
Kashyapa who is the grandson of Brahmadeva
married 8 daughters of Daksha. One daughter Krodhavasha delivered 10
baby girls. Mathangi was one of them. Mathangi is the
mother of elephants. |