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The presiding deity Bhagavadh Vinayaga is very beautiful. He is also known as Gubera Vinayka and Vetri (Victory) Vinayaka. [4] It is said that he would remove all the Navagraha Dhoshas. [3]
Prominent Ganesha temples in southern India include the following: Kanipakam in Andhra Pradesh; the Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple at Tiruchirapalli, Puliakulam Munthi Vinayagar Temple at Coimbatore [151] and Karpaga Vinayagar Temple in Pillaiyarpatti which is a town named after Ganesha in Tamil Nadu; Kottarakkara, Pazhavangadi, Kasargod in ...
As the Vinayagar statue was found besides the Chempaka tree, the temple came to be known as "Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple". [1] A Ceylon Tamil, Ethirnayagam Pillai (Pillay) pioneered the building of the first structure as a shelter with an attap roof with the help of the nearby Indian workers. This shelter became the temple of Sri Senpaga ...
At the Karpaka Vinayakar relief of Ganesha, his left tusk is broken suggesting that some of the iconographic features of Ganesha were well established by the time this image was carved. Locals call this relief as Valampuri Vinayagar. There is a 7th-century inscription near him that refers to the relief as "Desi vinayagar". [1] [2]
Thoondugai vinayagar temple [1] is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha, located in Thiruchendur Murugan Temple complex in the State of Tamil Nadu, India. Legend [ edit ]
The festival features cultural activities such as singing, theatre and orchestral performances and community activities such as free medical checkups, blood-donation sites and donations to the poor. Ganesh Chaturthi, in addition to its religious aspects, is an important economic activity in Mumbai , Pune , Nagpur , Nashik , Kolhapur ...
Jambhulinga Vinayagar Temple Sri Jambhulinga Vinayagar Jambhulinga Vinayagar Temple, Thathankuppam, Chennai 1940 CE The temple is known for a court case in which a statue responded to identify among the many were stolen 19 Panchamuga Vinayagar Temple Sri Panchamuga Vinayagar Panchamuga Vinayagar Temple, Paramathi Velur Namakkal
Manakula Vinayagar Temple is a Ganesha temple in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Dedicated to the god Ganesa , it is a popular pilgrimage site and tourist destination in Puducherry. [ 1 ] The temple is of considerable antiquity and predates French occupation of the territory.