Recently, there was
this report in The Hindu titled ‘authorities conduct ‘pen puja’ ritual at
Ainavilli’ Ainavilli is located at a
distance of 72 Km from Kakinada (Via Yanam, Amalapuram and Mukteswaram), 55 Km
from Rajahmundry (Via Ravulapalem, Kotapeta and Vanapalli) and 14 Kms from
Amalapuram (Mukteswaram).
Students from various parts of East and West
Godavari districts descended on this tiny village of Konaseema to get at least one ‘lucky’ pen at the
popular Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple here. Children were seen waiting in long
queues from the early hours and each of them was determined to obtain at least
two pens ahead of their examinations. Every year the temple authorities conduct
pen puja ritual with more than one lakh pens on ‘magha bahula chaviti’ day and
this year it was done on January 24. However, the pens would be distributed on
the third day. Ainavilli ZPTC member Kasi Annapoorna and MPP Pullaiah Naidu
along with priests distributed the pens to students who were waiting in long
queues. Students believe that those who write the examinations with these pens
will get good marks.
It is somewhat akin to
Chettipunyam, a village nearer Singaperumal Kovil, about 30 kms from Tambaram
on GST Road, as you proceed towards Chingleput.
It is
an ancient temple of Sri Varadha Raja Perumal with siginifance to Sri Yoga
Hayagreevar. Thayar here is Sri
Hemambuja Nayaki. Sri Hayagreeva is the
God of Education and it is natural that students and their parents throng this
temple to get blessing of the Lord. Hayagreeva
is generally seen with Sri Mahalakshmi – here He is in meditating Yogic posture
with legs folded across.
Legend
has it that in this temple of Sri Varadhar, during 1848, the idols of Sri
Devanaadha Perumal and Sri Yoga Hayagreevar were brought from Ahindai (Thiruvahindirapuram
near Cuddalore – a Divyadesam) to safeguard from invaders. Thiruvaheendrapuram (near Cuddalore) to safe
guard them from invaders.
It is
a serene beautiful temple ~ the Lord here is a benevolent provider of boons.
Being closer to Public examinations, the place reverberates with tourists –
perhaps the only thing to be curbed is ‘scribbling on walls – the roll nos. and
wishes’.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
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