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PAZHAVANGADI GANAPATHY TEMPLE

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

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Pazhavangadi Sri Maha Ganapathy is the main deity of this temple. Here deity is facing in East direction and right leg in the folded posture.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (35°C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (32°C during the day and 23°C during night)Lowest - October to February (29°C during day and 23°C during night)Monsoon season - July to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Trivendram Bus Stand
1 KM 0471-2463799
Trivendram Railway Station
300 MTRS 139
Trivandrum International Airport
5 KM 0471-2702600

Architecture

Maha Ganapathy Temple has a Gopuram with three Kalisams and was constructed in Dravidian as well as South Indian architecture. There are 32 forms of Lord Ganesh,which hover around this entire temple,and in 32 different postures.

Religious Significance

Years before the capital of the erstwhile Travancore kingdom was Padmanabhapuram. The soldiers who guarded the palace at night were repeatedly harassed by a 'Yakshi' and hence no one was interested to do duty at the night time. One of the soldiers happened to be an ardent devotee of Lord Ganesha. When his turn came to take night vigil, he decided that the Lord will protect him from harm. He went for a bath that evening and stumbled upon a Ganesha statue, lying on the river bed. He saw this as a divine signal and took it with him to work that night and did not experience any trouble from the Yakshi.

History

Maha Ganapathy Temple was built in 1795 A.D by Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal and renovated in 1860.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 04:00 AM - 11:00 AM 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Sevas

Nirmaalyadarsanam
All Days
04:30
Abhishekam
All Days
05:00
Ganapathy Homam
All Days
05:45 - 06:30
45 Mins
First archana deeparadhana
All Days
07:30

Pooja

USHA POOJA
All Days
06:30
ETIRTTH POOJA
All Days
07:30
PANTEERATI POOJA
All Days
08:30

Tours










Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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PAZHAVANGADI GANAPATHY TEMPLE

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

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