Rare Ganapathy
CHARUKESI
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Kumbabhishekam of the Ganapathy temple at Melarcode in Palakkad was performed recently.
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CONSECRATION: The event in progress.
Hundreds of devotees witnessed the kumbabhishekam of the 350-year-old Ganapathy temple situated at Melarcode, a small village near Palakkad. Melarcode is also known as Mayilatoor, thanks to the presence of peacocks in large numbers once upon a time. The village abutting Alathoor and Perinkulam is clean. The temple has been renovated completely with marble tiles and the front extended for the devotees to stand and worship.
Prof. K. V. Seshadrinatha Sastrigal, former Principal, Sanskrit College, Mylapore, conducted the proceedings. The stone idol of the `Valampuri' Vinayaka was laid in a traditional `uruli,' covered with flowers, after puja.
On the day prior to the kumbabhishekam, the idol was carried into the `garbha griha' and installed.
Though it is generally believed that Vinayaka is a bachelor-God, there is a reference in Puranas about his being associated with `Vallabha', a female element. Puranas speak highly of `Vallabha Ganapathy.'
Those who witnessed the `Deva Prasnam,' or the astrological prediction on matters of a deity, were astonished when it revealed the presence of female divinity in the idol and it was due to the `Vallabha' in the idol.
Later on, when the kumbabhishekam was conducted in 1965 and the idol of Lord Ganesha was taken out of the sanctum sanctorum to clean the base for re-installation of the idol, a faint but distinctly visible carving of a feminine picture was noticed on the back of the idol. In fact, it was the picture of `Vallabha,' say the elders. The moola mantra for this temple was given by none other than the Mahaswami of Kanchi.
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