About Temple

Pudumana Ganapathi Temple is located just 1.5 km from Thurutthi Junction on Kottayam Changanassery Road in Kottayam District. Pudumana Ganapathi Kshetra is the temple of Upasanamurthy at Thurutthi Pudumana Illam 

Legend: It is believed that the origin of Puthumana Illam is in Vanneri in Kannur district. Legend has it that a Brahmin from this village joined Tirupati as a worshiper and learned tantric magical techniques from a Yogi there during Upasana. Over time, Gurunath’s Ganapati-Vishnu upasanas and the upasanas of the hunter’s son through secret magical judgments became equally influential to Pudumana. After Gurunathan’s death, he returned to his home country and traveled abroad. Years later, these facts were proved by the thought of Devapraschinta in his youth by a Tantrikacharya named Pudumana Ishvaran Namboothiri and then the lost son of Ganesha-Tirupathi-Vettaka resumed upasanas. Pudumana Eswaran Namboothiri worshiped Lord Ganesha at Arapura for 40 years due to the centuries-old tradition of worship and the blessings of his gurus. Crowd of devotees looking for Unniganapati standing in a standing posture and having miraculous powers .The temple seen today was established by thinking about the problem of God.

Pudumana temple with 21 bhavas

Ganesha idols in 21 forms are worshiped at the legendary Putumana Shri Mahaganapati Devasthanam. Among these only three important idols can be seen by the devotees. And that too only once a year on Vinayaka Chaturthi day when these idols are worshiped together in the temple sanctum for Uchapooja.

Standing Ganesha – Rare feature

A standing Ganesha idol is enshrined here. Ganesha is generally seen sitting in all the temples around us. It is more remarkable here because of this peculiarity