Munthi Vinayagar Temple, Coimbatore… Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple, is a Hindu temple located in Puliakulam in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Lord Munthi Vinayagar, a form of Ganesha. The temple holds the largest Vinayagar idol in the entire Asia.
The Vinayagar shrine was a sub-temple of the Puliakulam Mariamman temple. The present temple was opened in 1982 by the Devendra Kula Trust.
The idol is the largest Vinayagar statue in the entire Asian Continent. The statue was made out of a huge granite rock at Uthukuli. The statue is 19 feet high and weighs about 190 tonnes.
The Ganesh Chathurthi Festival is celebrated every year since 1982, in a grand manner.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF LORD VINAYAKA
Salutations to Sri Vinayaka Who Holds the Divine Joy in His Hand as Modaka (a sweetdish) and Who Always strives to Accomplish the Liberation of His Devotees towards that Divine Joy,
Who Holds the Digit of the Moon as His Ornament and with a Joyful Spirit Protects the World,
Who is without any Master but is Himself the only Master for His Devotees, and Protects them by Destroying the (inner) Demons,
To those who Surrender to Him, He Destroys the Inauspicious tendencies Quickly; I Salute Sri Vinayaka and surrender to Him.
Salutations to Sri Vinayaka) To those who do not Bow down to God out of arrogance, He takes a Frightening form; His benign however form is like a Newly-Risen Sun, Who is always Fresh without any Decay, and is Saluted Reverentially by the Devas and the Devoted Persons; Who Extricates those who Surrender to Him from Difficult Calamities,
Who is the God of the Devas (Sureshvara), Who is the God of Prosperity (Nidhishvara), Who is the God with an Elephant Face (Gajeshvara) and Who is the God of the Ganas (celestial attendants) (Ganeshvara),
Who is the Great God (Maheshvara); To His Refuge, Who is Superior than the Best, I Continually place myself in devotional surrender.
Salutations to Sri Vinayaka Who is the Auspicious Power behind All the Worlds and Who Removes the Mighty (inner) Demons, Whose Huge Body signifies Prosperity and Boon-Giving and Whose Most Excellent Face reflects His Imperishable Nature.
Who Showers Grace (Kripakara), Who Showers Forgiveness (Kshamakara), Who Showers Joy (Mudakara) and who Showers Glory (Yashaskara) to His Devotees,
Who Bestows Intelligence and Wisdom (Manaskara) to those Who Salute Him with Reverence; I Salute His Shining Form.
Salutations to Sri Vinayaka) Who Wipes out the Sufferings of the Destitutes who take His Refuge; Who is the Receptacle of the Words of Praises of the Ancients,
Who is the Former Son (the latter being Kartikeya) of the Enemy of Tripurasuras (i.e. Lord Shiva), and Who Chews down the Pride and Arrogance of the Enemies of the Devas,
Who wields Terrible Power to Destroy the delusion of the Five Elements constituting the World (from the mind of His Devotees); Who Himself is Adorned with the Powers (behind the Five Elements) like Fire etc,
From Whose Cheeks flow down the Juice of Grace; Salutations to Him Whose Praise similarly flows down like Juice from the Puranas.
Salutations to Sri Vinayaka) Whose Beautiful Form of Ekadanta is very much Dear to His Devotees, and Who is the Son of the One (referring to Lord Shiva) Who Put an End to (i.e. restrained) Antaka (i.e. Yama).
Whose essential Form is Inconceivable and without any Limit, and which Cuts through the Obstacles of His Devotees,
Who Continually Abides in the Cave of the Heart of the Yogis.
I Continually Reflect upon Him, the Ekadanta (another name of Sri Vinayaka).
Salutations to Sri Vinayaka) Those who Read the Great Ganesha Pancharatnam (five Jewels in praise of Sri Ganesha) with Devotion and Utter this in the Early Morning Contemplating on Sri Ganeshvara in their Hearts will get Free from Diseases and Vices, will get Good Spouses and Good Sons, and with it He will get Long Life and the Eight Powers soon.
“MUNTHI THONTHI GANAPATHI NAMO NAMAHA”
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R. HARISHANKAR