GUDDATTU SRI VINAYAKA TEMPLE ......

GUDDATTU SRI VINAYAKA
TEMPLE
Situated in the border area
of Kundapur and Udupi
taluks, Guddattu is a place
of natural beauty. The
Temple is constructed here
adjacent to a huge granite
rock, which looks like a
sleeping elephant.
The History of Guddattu Sri
Vinayaka Temple runs back
for about 700 years. It is
said that the three feet
idol of Lord Vinayaka was
emerged by itself near this
rock. The black stone
sculpture of Lord
Ganapathi is in sitting
posture. His trunk, eyes
and legs are clearly visible.
Apart from regular poojas,
there are two kinds of
special poojas offered in
this Temple. One is the
Ayurkoda Abhisheka
(bathing the idol with one
thousand pots of water)
which is performed every
morning. Pooja should be
performed after taking
bath afresh wearing wet
clothes. If this procedure is
not followed, as people
say, a serpent appears in
front of the people in
default to caution them.
The water used for
Abhisheka last day should
be used on the next day
for performing
Rudrabhisheka and
Panchamruthabhisheka. It
is followed by Ayurkoda
Abhisheka, accompanied
by Pavamana Pathana.
Akki Kadubu Seve is the
second kind of special
offerings take place in
Guddattu Temple. Kadubu
(a dish) is prepared using
12 Mudi rice
(approximately 480 kg)
and 6 Mudi Uddu (a
common pulse; phaseolus
mungo- approximately 240
kg). It was offered twice
when the Temple sanctum
sanctorum was renovated
and Brahmakalashothsava
was performed in 1996.
Visitors face some
inconvenience in reaching
Guddattu Temple. If you
are going via Brahmavar,
you have to catch an auto
at Shiriyara and if you are
travelling from Kundapur,
you need to hire an auto
at Hunsemakki or walk
about 1.5 km to reach the
Temple.
The Temple trustee Sri G
Anantha Padmanabha
Bhat has planned
constructing Yaga Shala,
main entrance (Hebbagilu)
, Pouli (tall enclosing wall),
Arikottige (a place for
preparing Naivedyam) and
Theertha Mantapa. His
plan also includes building
a kitchen, dining hall and
an overhead tank for
providing water at a total
cost of Rs 75 lakh.
Thousands of devotees
visit this Temple on
occasions like Ganesha
Chaturthi and
Sankashtahara Chowthi. If
the Temple is connected
with regular bus services
and provided with basic
facilities such as water
supply, it could attract
more number of devotees
in future.