Sri Vinayaka – Tirupati
Sri Vinayaka, the son of Sri Shiva and Parvati, receives the first pujas, and appears in every Shiva temple. At Kapilateertham Sri Kapileswara Swamy temple in Tirupati, Sri Vinayaka gives darshan in different forms in the temple premises.
Now let us have a glance.
Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy
In the temple premises of Sri Kapileswara Swamy, the presence of Sri Siddhi Vinayak Swamy is visible in the Dhwajastamba Mandapam facing west. In a small temple built with dimensions of about 5’X5′ feet, on a 2-foot high platform about 3 feet high Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy is enshrined as an Archa Murthy giving darshan to the devotees.
Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy is in a sitting posture with his right foot down, and his left leg folded on a mushika vahana. Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy has four hands holding an ankush in his upper right hand, elephant’s broken teeth in his lower right hand, a pasha in his upper left hand, and a modaka (kudumu) in his lower left hand, receiving it with a thondam.
Utsavamurthy of Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy
The Panchalohamurthi of Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy i.e., Utsavamurthy is situated in the Ekanta seva Mandapam of the temple. About one and a half feet tall, Utsavamuthy has four hands holding ankusa, pasa, elephent teeth and modakam.
Sri Maha Ganadhipati
Lord Sri Maha Ganadhipati is lying on the left side of Kalabhairava Swamy on the stone platform in Parivara (Gods around the main deity) Deva mandapam in the temple premises, which is two feet high and facing south. Sri Maha Ganadhipati in a sitting posture with four hands holding ankusha, pasha, Elephent teeth and Modakam.
Pramatha Ganapati
In the temple premises of Sri Kapileswara Swamy, the presence of Sri Pramatha Ganapathi is visible in the Parivara deity mandapam adjacent to Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy on the south side. One and a half feet Sri Pramatha Ganapati is in a sitting posture with four hands holding ankusha, pasha, elephent teeth and Modakam.
History
According to the Devasthanam inscription, a Devadasi named “Sevvusani” who was in Tirupati during the reign of Vijayanagar Emperor Sadashivaraya (1542-1569) consecrated an idol of Ganapati in this area, offered 200 panas to Ganapati for regular worship.
Pujas and Utsavams
Abhishekam and Archanas are performed to Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy every morning before Sri Kamakshi Devi and Sri Kapileswara Swamy. After Abishekam, the idols are decorated with clean clothes, silver shields and garlands. Nivedana is offered to Swamy three times a day. Abhishekam and three-time offerings will be performed every day to Sri Mahaganadhipati and Pramatha Ganapati like other Parivar deities.
On the day of Shuddha Chaviti in every month, a special Abishekam will be performed. On Bhadrapada Shuddha Chavithi i.e. on the Vinayaka Chavithi festival day special abhishekam and archana will be performed to Lord Siddhi Vinayaka. In the evening, Archana, Aradhana and Nivedana Pradoshakala Maha Mangala Aarti are performed.
On the Vinayaka Chavithi festival day after the puja in the evening, Utsavamurthi of Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy is carried on a mushika vahana and taken in a procession through the streets of Tirupati.
On the first day evening of the Sri Kapileswara Swamy Brahmotsavams, Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy appears in a ceremonial procession through the streets of Tirupati on a mushika vahana. Utsavamurthi of Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy along with Sri Chandrasekhara Swamy Manonmani Ammavaru participate in the Teppotsava on the first day of the three-day Teppotsavam held in Kapilatirtha Pushkarini every year in the month of Margasira.
Gajananam Bhuta Ganadhi Sevitham
Kapittha jambu phalasara bhakshitham
Umasutam shoka vinasa karanam
Namami Vigneswara Pada Pankajam!!
Let us all visit this temple to this Vinayaka Chavithi and be blessed by Lord Ganesha.
