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Yes If you think of Garuda Sevai
, what immediately comes to our
mind is Nachiyar Koil Kal
Garudan and next is Kanchi
Varadharajar Garuda Sevai. But
there is one more place where
Garuthaman is famous that place
is Bindinganavile in Karnataka,
To known the Sthala Purana we
have to go back to thousand and
thousands of years back. The
people of Bellur in now Hassan
District wanted a Garuda Vahana
for Lord Chenna Keshava in
Bellur. So they ordered a Vahana
at Kanchipuram and when it was
ready it was carried all the way
from Kanchipuram. In those days
there was no freight containers
or truck etc. So the people had
to physically carry the Garuda
Vahana by foot. So they carried
the Garuda Vahana from Kanchi
and they used to travel with
Vahana all the day and when they
reached the nearest Village they
used to rest that night at that
place and next morning commence
the journey. Like this the
Vahana traveled all the way from
Kanchi and reached the now
Bindiganavile, They Saw Sowmiya
Keshava Temple (Temple had
existed then also). People
halted that night at Sowmiya
Keshava Temple. Next day morning
after doing the Nitya Anushtanam
they wanted to proceed further
to Bellur so they tried lifting
the Garudan. But they could not
lift at all. They were
astonished. They never faced any
problem from Kanchi even thought
they halted at so many places.
Same time there lived a
Palyagara (Local Representative
of King) of Nagamangala named
Jaga Deva Raya . Previous day he
had dream, in that dream our
Garuthaman tells I have come to
place known as Bindinganavile
which is under your territory
and I want stay there, so give
all facilities for me to stay in
Bindinganavile. Then next day
morning Jaga Deva Raya also
lands up in Bindinganavile and
he enquires from the People
about the Garuda Vahana, people
narrate the incident that had
taken place that morning. Then
Jaga Deva Raya also narrated his
dream, then one of the person
who was carrying Garuthaman from
Kanchi told that he also had
similar Dream and in that
Garuthaman tells that I had the
darshan of my Lord Keshvan and I
don't want to to go to Bellur.
So don't disturb me from here.
Then they decided to do the
prathistai, so they did the
prathistai. at the place were
they placed the Garuda previous
night, Jaga Deva Raya made all
facilities for Vainatheyan.
Daily Aradhanam was done to
Sowmiya Keshavan, Sowmiya Nayaki
and Our Vainatheyan. The Vahana
was made in wood, And it was
placed in Mud floor on a wooden
plank, Soon the Ant Hill grew on
it over the days. The ant hill
fully covered the Garuda Alwar
and then there lived a snake in
that ant hill. The Archaka's
used to perform the
Thiruaradhanam to to Sowmiya
Keshavan, Sowmiya Nayaki and
also to Ant hill covered
Vainatheyan, the Snake used to
come out and play and go inside.
, It never used to harm anybody.
The Archaka's used to keep Milk
for Snake in a vessel. Years
rolled on. Then 800 years rolled
on. The people prayed to
Vainatheyan that it is ok now
what will coming generation do
for worship.
One Sri B K Garudachar who was
in some trouble had dream and
Vainatheyan told him that He is
in ant hill hill and his roopam
is destroyed by ants and he
wants a new Moorthy in place of
old one. Then B K Garudachar
visits Bindinganavile and sees
the place and finds the ant hill
and prays to Lord Vainatheyan
and asks him to guide him the
next step. So Garuthaman once
again comes in the dream of Sri
B K Garudachar stating that His
Archa Avathra Moorthy should be
made in Sandalwood and then
Prana Prathistai be done. So Sri
Garudachar gets a Achari(
Carpenter) to start the work.
They go to forest select the
Sandalwood tree with good
Lakshana , they bring it to
Bindinganavile and place it in
front of ant hill , they wanted
to do Pooja in the morning and
start the work .Next day they
did Pooja and then lifted the
tree and they were surprised to
find the sketch mark of
Vainatheyan ( In Present form)
in the tree . The Achari was
frightened because he thought in
night there was nothing , but in
morning full sketch is there and
how can he carve the wood., but
Vainatheyan told him nothing
will happen and ask him to
proceed. Then finally our
Sculptor finishes the
Vainatheyan Statue in wood in
present form. Meanwhile one day
the snake which was in Ant hill
goes to the Moorthy of Keshava
and merges himself with him.
Then they wanted to do the
prathistai of Vainatheyan for
that he tell the Village Pramuk
in dream that let them do Bala
Alayam to old Moorthy and and
remnants of old Moorthy be put
in the Brindavan which was at
the backyard of the temple. Then
next day they do Bala Alayam to
old Moorthy which was in the
hill and they put all Power in
Kumbam and then disperse the old
Moorthy in Brindavan and do
Prana Prathistai to the current
Vainatheyan Moorthy , The
Prathistai was done in the year
1931.
Every where you will find
Garuda Alwar in Vahana Roopam ,
but here he is in Shilla Roopam,
Vahana Roopam and Archa Roopam.
He is the Family deity for
10,000 people.
Here even Seriya Thiruvadi is
also there the Moorthy of Seriya
Thiruvadi was carved over a
single night from the remaining
Sandalwood.
Then there is another
interesting story how Anjaneya
also Joined Garuda Alwar in
Bindiganavile . In village
chieftain's dream our Anjaneya
goes and tell's that he is
present in Bindiganavile temple
and his body is burning. So the
chieftain goes and tells to the
pradhana Archakar about the
dream and they all search
throughout the temple and they
could not find anything. Then
they enter Madapalli there also
they could not find anything,
and finally they come to the
stone stab where they used to
mix the Puli Ogre Prasadam, They
washed the stone slab nicely and
there appeared a bimbam of
Anjaneya , Anjaneya once again
appeared in the dream of of
Chieftain and instructed that
he should be kept in the
starting of the Village. As
instructed by Seriya Thiruvadi
they did Prathistai in the
starting of village. Seriya
Thiruvadi is also given equal
importance.
See The Periya Thiruvadi came
and settled and Seriya Thiruvadi
came automatically ( Udbhavam)
so it really a very special
place.
It is said Achrya Sarva Bhoma
Ramanuja Charya stayed in
Bindinganavile for three days.
Pray Lord Sowmiya Keshavan,
Goddess Sowmiya Nayaki and Lord
Vainatheyan bless you all. |