* It is said that, once, when Anbil was flooded with river waters, the Shaivite saint Thiru Jnanasambandar sang hymns in praise of Lord Sundararaja which Lord Ganesha on the other side of the bank (in the Shaiva kshetra) strained his ears to listen. Thus, Lord Ganesha at this kshetra has earned the name Sevi Saitha Vinayagar. <ref name=":0" /> | * It is said that, once, when Anbil was flooded with river waters, the Shaivite saint Thiru Jnanasambandar sang hymns in praise of Lord Sundararaja which Lord Ganesha on the other side of the bank (in the Shaiva kshetra) strained his ears to listen. Thus, Lord Ganesha at this kshetra has earned the name Sevi Saitha Vinayagar. <ref name=":0" /> |