15th September 2019.
The visit to this Sri Sakthi Bala Nara Mukha Vinayagar ( Vinayagar with human face ) ( Sri Naramuga Vinayagar Temple ) is also called as Nara mukha Vinayagar temple was a part of Temples Visit, in and around Sirkazhi on 15th September. After the dharshan of Sri Thillai Kali Amman, on the way to Achalpuram happened to see this few centuries old Vinayagar temple on the South Car street opposite to Sri Natarajar Temple’s South Rajagopuram. There are two temples in Tamil Nadu for human face Vinayaga as Nara Mukha Vinayagar, before the episode of Lord cuts the head of Mukha Vinayagar. The other Vinayagar temple is at Sethalapathy ( one of the 276 Thevara Paadal Petra Shiva Temples with moolavar as Muktheeswarar ), near Koothanur in Thiruvarur District as Adhi Vinayagar Temple.
Moolavar : Sri Sakthi Bala Nara Mukha Vinayagar
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This small temple is facing north Rajagopuram of Sri Natarajar temple. This road side temple is with sanctum sanctorum and a front mandapa. The sanctum sanctorum is in rectangular shape with a vimana and 3 Kalasas. The mandapa pillars are round in shape with capitals are of Chozha period style. The mandapa front arch has the stucco image of Nara Mukha Vinayaga.
The weeds had grown on the top of the temple and the walls are laid with with tiles. Sri Nara Mukha Vinayagar ( Sri Naramuga Vinayagar ) is under worship.
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