Kottarakkara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple

Kottarakkara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple

" Kottarakkara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple " is the Pilgrim centre in Kollam- KERALA.   This is one of the famous Ganesh temples in South India.

  Kottarakkara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple is located in " Kottarakka grama panchayat "   which is 25 KM from KOLLAM district in KERALA. 

Sree Maha Ganapathi is also known as Vigneswaran (Lord of all obstacles), Ganapathi, Vinayakan, Siddipriya, Buddipriya, etc...

Kottarakka is also called the “Land of Temples”, because most of the popular temples are located in the same grama panchayat. These famous temples are Manikandeswara temple, Padinjattinkkara Mahadeva temple, Thrikkannamangal Mahavishnu temple, Kulasekharanalloor Sreekrishna temple and Neduvathur bhagavathy temple.

Upadevathakal

1.  Subramanya Swami

2.  Sree Dharma Shasta

3.  Sarpa Daivangal ( Nagaraja)

 Vazhipadukal

" Udayastamaya pooja " is the important vazhipadu in Kottarakkara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple.

The other vazhipad’s are Ashtadravya Ganapathy Homam,Tthrimadhuram, Thulabharam, Archana and Pushpanjali, Chathussatham and Breaking of coconuts.

" Unniyappam " is the popular Prasadam in Kottarakkara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple.

Major Festivals

1.     Vinayaka Chadurthi .

Vinayaka Chadurthi is celebrated on Chinga Masam. Gaja pooja is also celebrated in this day.

2.   Mandalachirappu

3.   Navarathri

4.   Sivarathri

5.   Medathiruvathira

6.   Thyppoyam

7.   Ayilyam-Makam

8.   Vishu

9.   Prathishtadinam

How to Reach ??

·      Bus station :

1.     Kottarakkara - 01 Km

2.     Kollam - 28 Km

3.     Trivandrum - 70 Km

4.     Kottayam - 81 km

·      Railway Station:

1.     Kottarakkara - 01 Km

2.     Kollam - 28 Km

·      Airport :

1.     Trivandrum - 70 Km

2.     Kochi - 191 Km

Official Website : Kottarakkara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple