Uchi Pillaiyar Temple Story

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The Uchi Pillaiyar Temple sparkles like a crown of Tiruchirapalli town of Tamilnadu. In the midst of the thickly populated town, the sanctuary is arranged on top of rough mountains.

Uchi Pillaiyar koil is a ninth century Hindu temple; Mythological this rock is the spot where Lord Ganesh ran from King Vibishana, in the wake of securing the Ranganathaswamy divinity in Srirangam.

This sanctuary has a high mix of history appended to it. Most of the history relates it to the Ramayana period.

Uchi Pillaiyar Temple Story

Once, when Brahma was in a condition of meditation, Lord Vishnu favored him with an idol of himself known as Ranga Vimana

It said that Lord Brahma then gave the idol to Viraja. From Viraja it was passed on to Vaiswatha, then to Manu, to Ishwaku and after that to Lord Rama. Each of these examples of piety is said to have adored the idol in their day. In the wake of overcoming the evil presence ruler Ravana in Lanka, it is said that Rama gave the symbol to Vibhishana, Ravana's equitable sibling, for his backing amid the war. However when Vibhishana attempted to take the symbol to Lanka with him, he was deceived out of it by Lord Ganesha.

In spite of the fact that Vibhishana was dedicated to Rama and had helped him in the war, he was still an evil presence by conception. The divine beings did not like the thought of the Ranga Vimana being taken off Indian soil. Utilizing the assistance of Lord Ganesha, they conceived a plan to keep it in Bharat.

At the point when Vibhishana was passing through Tiruchirapalli, he chose to bathe and do his day by day love in the Kaveri River. However he was in a bit of a problem, in light of the fact that Rama had let him know that the idol would get to be forever altered to the ground wherever it was initially situated down.

Not recognizing what else to do, Vibhishana attempted to discover somebody to hold the idol while he washed up and performed his removals. This is the place Lord Ganesha came in. Camouflaging himself as an issue cowherd, he offered to hold the idol for Vibhishana. At that point when Vibhishana was showering in the waterway, he set the Ranga Vimana symbol solidly on the ground, where it is settled right up till the present time.

After seeing the cowherd's duplicity, Vibhishana pursued him. Ruler Ganesha ascended to the highest point of a huge rock face. Anyhow, there, Vibhishana got him and struck him on the temple. At that minute, Ganesha uncovered his actual structure to Vibhishana, who promptly apologized, requested his blessings and preceded his approach to Lanka.

The huge rock Lord Ganesha moved upon now structures the Uchi Pillayar Temple, just a couple of kilometers from Sri Rangam.




Do's:

Do pray Your Ishta Devata before Pilgrimage to temple
Do Contact Temple Devasthanam information center for inquiry ,temple information and for pooja details etc.
Do Do reserve your travel and accommodation at temple well in advance.
Do bath and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple
Do concentrate on God and Goddess inside the temple.
Do maintain silence and recite your Istamantram to yourself inside the temple.
Do observe ancient custom and traditions while in Temple.
Do deposit your offerings in the hundi only

Don'ts:

Do not come to Temple for any Purpose other than worshiping of God and Goddess
Do not smoke at Temple.
Do not consume alcoholic drinks at Temple
Do not Eat Non Vegetarian food in the Kshetram
Do not approach mediators for quick Dharshanam. It may cause inconvenient to others
Do not carry any weapon inside the temple
Do not wear any head guards like helmets ,caps ,turbans and hats inside the temple premises