Pillayarpatti Pillaiyar- a very huge Ganesha deity-very powerful too
This very famous temple is some 100 kms away from Trichy. The huge Ganesha sits inside a cave. And on special occasions decked up in a Gold Kavasam; a gold sheath.
you need to be lucky to see this. A very powerful deity in centuries old temples.
I have a very strange connect with Ganesha since many years. Felt He was always there for us.
in times of trouble, happiness.
The temple, stone pillars, carvings all breathe life to the temple.
Somehow I am very fond of old temples. I think they have seen everything and a testament to time. Rock solid and watching everything.
when I first went many many years ago with my aunt and cousins, I got to see him in the rock form. With the oil deepams lit inside the sanctum sanctorum. I was disappointed because I had seen him in the gold kavasam everywhere in the pictures.
all the poojas got over and we were all about to leave. I was standing in the front row for the dharisanam.
As I turned to leave, the poojari stopped me and said, sit, in a few minutes there is going to be a gold kavasam dharisanam. God I was so happy.
They covered the room while they decked him in gold and flowers and when they opened the curtains it was like heaven. I could not believe my eyes. can someone look so beautiful?