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The idol is the largest Vinayagar statue in the entire Asian Continent. The statue was made out of a huge granite rock at Uthukuli . The statue is 19 feet high and weighs about 190 tonnes.
The presence of Buddhist images from the Chola period in the temple show influence of Buddhist tradition in the region. [3] The temple is renowned for its shrine dedicated to Ganesha (Vinayagar, Vinayaka). [1] The idol of Vinayaka is white in colour and is believed to have been created out of sea foam (kadal norai).
The temple celebrates three main festivals. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated from the first to the fifth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, where Ganesh Chaturthi is the fourth day. A festival is held to commemorate the birthday of Ganesha – Ganesha Jayanti, on the fourth day of the Hindu month of Magha. This festival is ...
Karpaka Vinayaka Temple or Pillaiyarpatti Pillaiyar Temple is a 7th-century-CE rock-cut cave shrine, significantly expanded over the later centuries. It is located in Pillayarpatti village in Tiruppathur Taluk, Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu , India .
Lalbaugcha Raja (English: The King of Lalbaug) is the sarvajanik (public) Ganesha idol kept at Lalbaug, a locality in Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The idol gives darshan [clarification needed] to the devotees for 11 days; thereafter it is immersed in the Arabian Sea at Girgaon Chowpatty on the ...
Vinayaka Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chavithi: Also called: Chavithi, Chouthi, Ganeshotsav, Gauri Ganesh: Observed by: Hindus around the world: Type: Religious: Celebrations: Chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, prayers, processions, idol immersion: Ends: 5 and 7, & 9, 11 days after the start and 21 days after the start only in some regions of ...
Over this idol, we see a small Ganesh Idol. This was the original idol that was being worshipped at the original site. Subsequent developments took place rapidly, like, construction of an auditorium behind the praharam on the eastern side and Goshala. The Temple conducts music program during Vinayakar Chathurthi time in this auditorium.
Ashtavinayaka with an Om featured in the centre. Ashtavinayaka (Marathi: अष्टविनायक) is a Sanskrit term which means "eight Ganeshas".The Ashtavinayaka Yatra refers to a pilgrimage to the eight Hindu temples in the state of Maharashtra, India, centered around the city of Pune.