Curio
Garden Housing Complex On
The Vadavalli-Thondamuthur Road
Is A Pleasant Place, Occupied By Retired Government Officials, Bank Officials
And Small Entrepreneurs. After Migrating
To This Place, They Felt That Their Happiness Was Not Complete Without A Temple. They Held A Meeting And Decided To Build A Vinayaka Temple.
A Ripe Old Man Said That It Was Not As Easy To Build A Temple And Raised
Some Questions As Whether The Place Was Fit For A Temple, Would The Lord
Respond To Our Prayer And Agree To Grace Us, Etc. How To Find The Solution? Prasna – Seeking The Divine Opinion – Was The
Only Way. A Team Of Five Men Proceeded
To Kerala And Met A Namboodri Ripe In Age And Knowledge Of Prasna System
They Presented All The Details Of The Place Chosen For The Temple And Sought His
Advice And Guidance. After A Short
Contemplation, The Namboodri Opened His Eyes And Asked The Visitors Whether
There Was A Place
With Three Trees – Banyan, Arasu And Vembu.
The Visitors Were Confused And Said That There Was None Such Trees. The Namboodri Emphatically Said That His
Finding Cannot Go Wrong And Asked Them To Think Again. The Team Was Able To Recall The Presence Of A
Land Covering 10 Cents With Three Trees Of Namboodri’s Description. They Also Said That The Land Was Not
Clean. Namboodri Smiled And Said That
Though The Present Condition Was Not Good, Once A Saint Lived There And There
Was Also A Vedic School.
Lord Vinayaka Is Fond Of Vellerukku A Wild Bush. This Place Was Also Dense With Vellerukku
Plants. The Three Trees Also Were There.
The Visitors Expressed Their Reluctance To Choose The Place And Told The
Namboodri That Though Were Very Keen On The Temple, They Did Not Have So Much Funds To
Buy A Land And Expressed The Fear That The Venture Should Not Stop Half Way.
Namboodri Assured Them
That Money Would Automatically Flow Once They Undertake The Building Work “Begin With What You Have On Hand” He
Said. He Also Said That The Consecration
Of The Temple
Would Take Much Before Their Expectations.
The Land In Question Belonged To The Panchayat. The Team Of Devotees Bought The Land Sharing
The Cost. They Performed The Bhoomi Puja
And Began The Temple
Construction. Work Progressed. Even Passers By Contributed To The Cause
Liberally. Sand And Brick Sellers
Contributed Building Materials. A Paint
Manufacturer Undertook The Painting Of The Tower. An Industrialist Offered Funds For Performing
The Consecration. School Children
Offered Their Savings For The Flooring, Stainless Steel Stands To Regulate The
Queu. The Temple Construction
Was Completed With All Auspiciousness 150 Years Ago. The Temple Stands
As An Abode Of Mental Peace In An Environment Not Known Or Available In Our
Modern Times.
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