Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple
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| Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple | |
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அருள்மிகு முந்தி விநாயகர் திருக்கோயில் | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Coimbatore |
| Deity |
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| Festivals | Vinayagar Chathuthi |
| Governing body | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department |
| Location | |
| Location | Puliakulam, Coimbatore |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
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| Geographic coordinates | 11°00′15.2″N 76°59′34.8″E / 11.004222°N 76.993000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Elevation | 411 m (1,348 ft) |
Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple, is a Hindu temple located in the neighbourhood of Puliakulam in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to the god Munthi Vinayagar, a form of Ganesha. The temple holds the largest Vinayagar idol in the entire Asian Continent. [1][2]
The Vinayagar shrine was a sub-temple of the Puliakulam Mariamman temple. The present temple was opened in 1982 [3][4]
Idol
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.[5][6]
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