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Respected Vaishnava Perunthagaiyeer,

Recently, I had an opportunity to have blessings of Sri Ramar during 
festival of Sri Rama Navami @ Pelapur held on 27th March, 2007 with 
mangalasasanam by Sri KKVA Mudaliyandan Swami.  The photos are 
uploaded in my msn space and the link given below?.

PelapurSriramaNavamiUtsavam    (Please copy and paste the full link 
provided at the bottom of the mail)

Introduction to Pelapur  (The Glory of Pelapur Temple ? by "The 
Hindu" on 27th June 2003)

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/27/stories/2003062701090
400.htm

PELAPUR, FIVE km from Chengalpattu railway station, has an ancient 
temple on the banks of Palar River, known in times of yore as Ksheera 
Nadhi. According to records, it witnessed great religious activity 
during the rule of King Sadasivaraya of the Vijayanagar dynasty. 

The original name of the place was Palapura, according to a copper 
plate of the Vijayanagar period, which gives its boundaries as 
Parankusapuram in the north, Kavanuru in the south, Thirumeluru in 
the west and Vichuru in the east. Pelapur, then situated in the 
Padaiveedu region, was given as a tax-free gift to Brahmins, who were 
experts in the study of Sanskrit and Tamil Vedas (Ubhaya Vedas). 
Their names were, however not mentioned in the copper plate, which 
recorded the gift in the Saka year 1467 (1542 A.D.) with royal 
insignia. 

The gift included the entire village with "Nidhi-nikshepa-siddhi-
jala" (treasure, groves, lakes, tanks etc). It was around this time 
that idols of Sri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana were installed in the 
temple originally dedicated to Lord Keerthinarayana. For over four 
centuries the villagers offered worship to the two deities ? 
Keerthinarayana and Kodandarama. However in course of time, due to 
land reforms and other exigencies, the residents of the village 
migrated to nearby cities and this led to the neglect of the temple. 

The idol of Keerthinarayana was almost forgotten and the temple 
festivals shrank to the celebration of only the Ramanavami Festival. 
The descendants of the original inhabitants however made it a point 
to be present in the village for the Garudasevai and Hanumantha 
Vahanam days of the festival. The temple also came to be popularly 
mentioned as Kodanda Rama Temple. 

A divine directive to one of the residents sought the construction of 
separate shrines for Lord Keerthinarayana and Lord Kodanda Rama. The 
Balalayam was set up on December 15, 1999. Meanwhile a Sivalingam was 
found half-buried in Palar River near the temple. After the 
construction of separate shrines for Keerthinarayana and Kodanda 
Ramar, the Samprokshanam was performed in the first week of July 
2001. 

A third shrine to house the Sivalingam, called Vasishteswarar, was 
also constructed, all at a cost of Rs. 9 lakhs, and the 
Mahakumbabishekam for the Siva shrine was performed two months before 
the Samprokshanam in the Perumal Temples. Eyewitnesses recount how 
the idol of Keerthinarayana could not be moved till an old serpent 
stirred out of its pedestal and inched its way to disappear 
harmlessly. 

The festivals were revived for the presiding deity as well as for 
Andal, Nammazhwar, Kulasekara Azhwar, Thirumangai Azhwar, Ramanuja 
and Manavalamamunigal after the Samprokshanam was performed. Besides 
these the Navaratri, Dhanurmasam festival and Samvatsarotsavam were 
conducted for Keerthinarayana Perumal in the month of Aani for five 
days. Divyaprabanda Seva and Upanishad recitals were the main 
features of all the festivals. People hailing from Pelapur and now 
residing in Chennai, Kanchipuram and other places, make it a point to 
be present during the festival. 

 

Adiyen,

Vasudevan P S

 

If you could not view the photos by clicking the above link? Kindly 
cut and paste the following link in your browser.

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