ukanthamalai murugan coville

ukanthamalai murugan coville (jise ukanthai murugan coville, okanda devalaya key naam seey bhee jaanaa jaataa haye) (,) purvi srilanka key ampara jile key okanda mein sthit ack prasiddh pracheen hindu mandir haye, joe battikaloa shahar seey lagbhag 145 kimmy dakshin mein sthit haye. kumana jangal key beach mein bhagwan murugan koo samarpit yeh aakarshak mandir ghaney jangal key madhyam seey katirakamam kii tirthayatra karane vaale bhakton key liye ack mukhya stand haye. ukantai key karib rahane vaale panaam aur kumna jaise sthaanon mein tamil aur singhali aaj taka sadbhaav mein rahate they.
lokakathaaen.
choonki bhagwan murugan hamesha pahaadon seey judey rahate hain, kuchh tamil lock kathaaen bataati hain kii ukanthamalai koo iska naam isaliye milaa kyonki yeh sabse "ukantha" (sahaayata, laghu) haye. "anukool") bhagwan murugan kaa sthaan. ack anya lokkatha key anusaar yeh sthaan vaha sthaan maanaa jaataa haye jahan skand kumar ack swarn naav mein valli amma key saath okanda key tata parr utaraa thaa. kahaa jaataa haye kii naav koo ack chattan mein badal diyaa gayaa haye jise "runn oru gaalaa" key roop mein jaanaa jaataa haye joe abhee bhee okanda samudra tata parr dikhaai detaa haye.
itihas.
itani saaree lokakathaaen katirakamam mein ukanthai mandir kii prachinta laati hain. yeh pracheen kaal seey katirakamam teerthyatriyon koo aakarshit kartaa thaa. pahaadi kii choti koo una sthaanon mein seey ack key roop mein uddhrit kiya gayaa haye jahan bhagwan skand kaa ack divya kaatir/well aaya thaa. veddas ney chhadi aur ola key patton key ack sadharan mandir key saath iss sthaan kii pavitrata koo sanrakshit kiya. ack anya mithak key anusaar, bhagwan murugan key haath seey teesara bhaala yahaan pahuncha aur iss pahaadi kii choti parr aaraam karane aaya, jisase yeh murukan pooja key liye ack pasandida sthal bunn gayaa. abhee bhee ack teesara mithak haye jisake anusaar, murugan aur unake pyaare dill vaali patthar kii naukaaon (joe abhee bhee samudra tata parr hain) mein ukanthai malaai key oopar rahane key liye pahunche they.
pahaadi kii choti parr bahut lambe samay seey "well" key liye dheele pattharon seey bunny ack chhoti see jhopadi thee. british diarry iss baat kii pushti karati haye kii yeh 1800 key dashak mein bhee ack ullekhaniya hindu mandir thaa. aisaa maanaa jaataa haye kii uttar bhaarat key "giri" naamak ack hindu rishi ney iss mandir kii dekhbhal kii thee. jaffna key ack prasiddh vyaapaari markakandu mudaliyar ney 1885 mein well key rahane key liye ack chhoti see imarat khadee kii. panamai key "muthiyanse bandar mahataya" koo unake dwara "vannakkar" (laghu) key roop mein niyukt kiya gayaa thaa. colaville gaanv key pujari "kaliyappan" key saath mandir key karyavahak).
ack teerthyatriyon kaa vishram bhee markakandu mudaliyar dwara banaaya gayaa thaa jise kaee saal pahale jalaa diyaa gayaa thaa. mandir ney 1908 mein apana pahala "kumbhapishegam" (hindu mandir kaa bapatisma) kaa saamana kiya, isake baad 2002 aur 2014 mein dou anya kumbhapishegam hue.
mandir kii sanrachana.
bhagwan murugan kaa mukhya mandir ukanthai key tala mein ack bhavya garbhagrih pagoda key saath sthit haye, joe pillaiyar, naaga tambiran, navgraham aur vairavar koo samarpit chhote chappel seey ghiraa huaa haye. garbhagrih mein khade bhagwan murugan key soney key bhaale koo kabhi naheen dekhaa jaa sakata kyonki garbhagrih hamesha ack parde seey dhakaa rahata haye.
ukanthai dou pahaadiyon mein vibhajit haye jinhen swamimalai aur vallimalai kahaa jaataa haye kyonki unake oopar kramshah velaswamy aur valli amman key liye dou mandir hain. inn dou pahaadiyon mein praakritik roop seey saat khudai kii gaee hain aur "sarvan poigai"-valli amman coville key saamane praakritik jharane koo bhakton dwara sammaanit kiya jaataa haye aur unakaa maanana haye kii yeh vasant bhagwan murugan key "well" seey banaa thaa. swamimalai key tala mein, pillaiyar key liye ack aur girjaghar haye.
okanda samudra tata murugan key mukhya mandir seey lagbhag 100 meater dakshin kii or haye aur tata parr ack naav jaisi chattan sthit haye.oopar pahale seey hii ullikhit haye. samudra tata key paas ack aur pahaadi jise "kallu vaacha malaai" (kalalu vasus malaai-litt) kahaa jaataa haye. "patthar rakhane vaalaa pahaad") ack aur pooja sthal haye jahan bhakt apani ichchhaon koo puuraa karane key liye prarthana key saath "kallu"-patthar rakhate hain. aisaa maanaa jaataa haye kii praakritik roop seey baney pair kii khudai murugan aur valli kii haye.
vaarshik utsav.
ukantai kaa vaarshik tyohar julaai-agast purnima key dinn madhya mein padane vaale katirakamam tyohar key saath ack saath hoe rhaa haye. "teerth utsavam" (tyohar kaa antim samudri snan panth) hindu panchang key thiruvonam taaraa key dauran kiya jaataa haye.

