Famous Temples in India

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Karpaga Vinayagar Temple paga Vinayagar Karpaga Vinayagar in Pillayarpatti is known as boon giver. The sculptur of pasupatheeswarar, "A cow worshipping Lord Siva by offering his milk" is the special feature of this temple. Also kubheran the Lord of wealth had worshipped at this temple. Also adding to the sprituality Goddess Laxmi, Saraswathi and Durgai are found together at the same sport. Unlike other places the three Lingams Thiruveesar, Marudheesar and Senchadeswarar and the three Goddess Sivagami amman, Vadamalar Mangaiamman and Soundara Nayaga amman all appear together at the same place and bless the devotees. Over 15 inscriptions are found within the temple, that help establish the age of the temple. This temple has two Temple towers ( Raja Gopuras) and grand Vimana.

Karpaga Vinayagar Temple history and growth can be traced in stages. The first stage takes us back by approximately 1600 years. This was when the innermost rock cut shrines housing Karpaka Vinayakar and Tiruveesar took form. Ganesha’s distinctive image and the characters in the temple inscriptions help ascertain the date. The pillars inside the temple are of pre-Pallava origin. Inscriptions within the temple dating back to between 1091 A.D. and 1238 A.D., indicate that the Pillayarpatti Nagarattar turned out to be the custodians of the temple in the 13th century AD, which was the second growth phase of Karpaga Vinayagar Koil. This was when the Vimanams and Rajagopurams were constructed. Karpaga Vinayagar Temple’s third phase of growth is quite recent. The temple and the tank have been renovated and refurbished and look beautiful now.