Eachanari Vinayagar Temple

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Local tradition says the huge Vinayagar image was being carted from Madurai to the Perur Pateeswarar Temple when the cart's axle broke here, and the deity was installed on the spot.