Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Temple, Gunaseelam, Trichy
Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Gunaseelam in Trichy District of Tamilnadu. It is located on
the banks of river Kollidam. This Temple is one of the Abhimana Kshetrams of
Lord Vishnu located on the banks of River Cauvery. It is believed that visit to
this temple (South Thirupathi) brings abundance of pieties equivalent to
Thirupathi Balaji of Andhra Pradesh. The temple has six daily rituals at
various times from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and three yearly festivals
on its calendar. The annual Brahmotsavam (prime festival) is an eleven-day
festival attended by thousands of devotees from far and near.
A visit to
the temple is believed to be a curative to the mentally challenged people, who
are taken to the temple and kept in the temple premises for 48 days. At the end
of the 48 days it is believed that their illness is cured by the grace of the
presiding deity, Prasanna Venkatachalapathy. The temple has set up a mental
health rehabilitation centre that has the official stamp of the Tamil Nadu
Government license, the first of its kind in Tamil Nadu. The temple is
maintained by a hereditary executive trustee.
Legends
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The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
This
temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 1.00 PM in the morning and 4.00 PM to 8.30
PM in the evenings.
Worship
& Festivals
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Prayers
Those
suffering from impaired vision, physical disabilities, depression and mental
problems pray for remedy in the temple. People also seek mental peace. Devotees
perform Tirumanjanam to Lord. Pilgrims with mental illnesses, stay here for 48
days, worship the deity and partake of the prasadam (holy offering) from the
temple. They believe that this will cure them. The Thirumanjanam (ablution)
ceremony is performed every day in the Gunaseelam Temple and the water is
distributed to devotees as a curative elixir.
Contact
Prasanna
Venkatachalapathy Temple,
Gunaseelam,
Trichy
District – 621 204
Phone: +91 4326 275 210 / 275 310
Mobile: +91 94863 04251
Connectivity
The
Temple is situated on the Trichy – Namakkal – Salem Highway. The Temple is
located at about 200 meters from Gunaseelam Bus Stop, 2.5 Kms from Mukkombu
Dam, 6 Kms from Thirupparaithurai, 13 Kms from Thiruppainjeeli, 18 Kms from Manachanallur,
16 Kms from Musiri, 16 Kms from Uthamar Kovil, 19 Kms from Thiruvellarai, 22
Kms from Kulithalai, 23 Kms from Samayapuram, 14 Kms from Pachur, 19 Kms from Srirangam,
19 Kms from Thiruvanaikoil and 27 Kms from Trichy. Nearest Railway Stations are
located at Elamanur (4.5 Kms), Uthamar Kovil (16 Kms) and Trichy (30 Kms).
Nearest Airport is located at Trichy (31 Kms).