History

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Historical Background

During 1981, on the divine will the “Maha Swamigal" Sri Chandra sekharendra Saraswathi of "Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt” advised a couple of Pozhichalur, who had no “Putra Baghyam” since 15 years of their otherwise happy married life, to donate a “Hanuman Idol” to a temple; for fulfillment of their desire to have a child.and blessed them.

Accordingly, an “idol of Hanuman” was donated to the local Siva temple, where there was no separate Sannidhi then to install the idol. The couple also could not construct a separate “Sanctum sanctorum” inside the Siva temple for Hanuman. They naturally got worried as they were unable to fulfill the “Devine offer” of Maha Swamigal. Therefore, they approached the local Hanuman Bakhtas to help them towards construction of a sannidhi / temple for the Anjaneya idol, which was kept / lying idle then, in the Siva temple. For the reasons best known to all those concerned then, construction of a sannidhi for Hanuman could not be done inside the Siva temple.

Intriguing question there after for the Hanuman Bakhtas, as to where to go, for an idol then, without which building of even a small temple could not be constructed.

Providentially , then (during 1981), they came to know , that one Samayapuram Ramanatha Swamigal, was undertaking numerous “Kumbabhishekams”, renovation of old temples in Tamilnadu, at the instance of Maha Swamigal of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti mutt. The Hanuman Bakhtas in their understandable urge to fulfill their desire, / “devine direction “approached Samayapuram Ramanatha Swamigal for help. Sri Ramanatha Swamigal readily and gracefully consented to donate an Anjaneya Vighraha in December 1981.

The said Anjaneya Vighraha was blessed by “Mahaswamigal” who was then camping at Satara in Maharashtra, was religiously / auspiciously kept before a very large gathering for worship and “Kunkuma Archana” by 1008 ”Sumangalis” by Samiapuram Ramanatha Swamigal at Hema Malini Kalyana Mandapam – Alwarpet –Chennai.
The Anjaneya idol, after due completion of all connected Archanas, Mangala pujas, was willingly and whole heartedly handed over to Hanuman Bakhtas of Pozhichalur, by the said Samayapuram Ramanatha swamigal.

Specialties

At the time of Installation (Prathishti) of the Anjaneya idol, the learned scholar of Pancharatra agama Sri.ue.ve.Annadhur Raja gopalachariar of Maduranthakam Kothanda Ramar sannadhi after seeing the idol, expressed in a surprising tone that the idol in its bottom has a self engraved “yanthram” and it is the Anjaneya Beejatcharam. The yanthram made out in a copper plate need not be installed underneath the idol, as is being done in almost all installations now a day.

The Vedic scholar, categorically said that this is a rarest phenomena, since stapathis of very long yesteryears only could do it while sculpting “Moola vighrahas” Therefore a routine placement of copper drawn “Yanthiram” with “BijaksharaMantram” is less effective while the Beejaksharam in the moolavars idol is very powerful and the idol will always bestow the well being of the devotees at Pozhichalur.

The said scholar also said that the Sannidhi of Anjaneya & a ringbolt in the close proximity of ‘Thiruneermalai” which is one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya desams” has the “Deekshanyam’ of the “Neervanna Perumal” of Thiruneermalai. Infact, the “Sri Sathari” in use at the Anjaneya sannidhi was kept in the sannidhi of the Neervanna Perumal at Thiruneermalai and brought in the procession to the Anjaneyar Temple.