Gunaseelam - Place of worship in Tiruchirappalli, Gunaseelam - Tiruchirapalli, India

Gunaseelam is about 20kms away from our home in Srirangam. Since we have not been able to go to Tirupati in six years and Srinivasa is our kula deivam or family Deity we decided to go to Gunaseelam today as it is believed that if you cant make it to Tirupathi Gunaseelam is an option. To come to the story there was this devotee called Gunaseelan who loved the Tirupathi Deity so much he prayed and meditated to Him to come to the banks of Kollidam . It is after him that the place came to be called Gunaseelam. The route from Srirangam to Gunaseelam on the banks of Kollidam is beautiful and as we travelled in the auto along upper Anicut it was a beautiful sight with fields growing plantains , maize etc. We first stopped by Kaveri and did prokshanam and went to have darsan of Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal . We had to buy entry tickets Rs.2 per person. We had exclusive darsan and did archana before doing pradakshinam. The temple is neat and clean and we were told that at about 12.00 noon devotees with pyschological problems assembled there to have tirumanjanam theertham splashed on their faces. People stayed here for 48 days to get this holy water sprinkling done. People claim to have become better after this. Faith can move mountains they say and perhaps the calm atmosphere the positive vibrations and above all the Mercy of the Lord of The Seven Hills who has been sung in hundred verses by none other than Swami Desikan who is the incarnation of Srinivasa. It was a sense of satisfaction we experienced after the temple visit.

Gunaseelam is small village in the TRICHY district .Around 30 km from trichy to gunaseelam.There is famous temple in gunaseelam sri prasanna venkatachalam temple gunaseelam.Syndicate bank branch and ATM available.some tea shops only available in the place .For lunch and dinner better ti go nearby town trichy or musiri

The temple rituals are performed six times a day; Ushathkalam at 6:30 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:30 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:30 p.m., Thirumalvadai at 5:30 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 8:30 p.m. Each ritual comprises four steps: abhisheka (sacred bath), alangaram (decoration), naivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai. Since Tirupathi Lord himself appeared before Gunaseela Maharishi, it is believed that those who are not able to go to Tirupathi can visit Gunaseelam and all their wishes are said to be fulfilled here. During the Uchikalam and Arthajamam, water is sprinkled on devotees, which is believed to expel evil diseases and mental diseases. The major festival of the temple, Brahmotsavam, is celebrated in the Tamil month of Puratasi (September - October) for 11 days that includes a nine-day chariot festival. The Chitrai Theppotsavam festival is the float festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March - April). The Pavitrotsavam is a three-day festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Aavani. Unlike other Vishnu temples where thirumanjanam (ablution) is performed one in a week, the temple has thrumajanam performed daily to the central deity.The temple is maintained by a hereditary executive trustee.

Namo Narayanaya... The Lord Narayana is in standing posture with the Thirunamam "Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal" in this divine kshethram... Sriman Narayana's one of the Acharya Roopam "Sri Vaikanasacharya" and his legend story can be found as chitra roopams on the walls of the temple prakaram...

A wonderful temple cleanly maintained. Ample car parking fecility. This temple is for curing mental retardation & other psychological problems.

Temple maintenance is good, they renovated the temple, the special feature in this temple is in front of the temple there are two lion statues inside the lion's mouth there is a round stone which we cannot able to take out that shows how the art made by an artist. Then another feature is there is a ashram for mind disturbed special peoples they doing poojas specially to that people's at afternoon, annathanam is provided here at 12:30 pm.

Awesome temple with wide space of parking.. Near by cauvery River. There will be a saying of this temple is equivalent to Tirupati. People can worship here if they are unable to go to Tirupati

One of the powerful temples for curing psychological problems. Oldest temple with beautifully maintained