Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple
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| Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Deity | Uchchhishta Ganapati |
| Festivals | Vinayagar Chadhurthi (10 days), Tamil New Year Day |
| Location | |
| Location | Tirunelveli |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
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| Coordinates | 8°44′35.16″N 77°43′09.48″E / 8.7431000°N 77.7193000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Completed | 1,000 years old |
| Specifications | |
| Temple | One |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple is an Uchchhishta Ganapati temple situated in Tirunelveli[1] in the State of Tamil Nadu,[2] in India. It is said to be the biggest Vinayagar temple in Asia.[3]
It is located at an altitude of about 84 m above the mean sea level with the geographic coordinates of 8°44′35″N 77°43′09″E / 8.7431°N 77.7193°E. It is situated on the banks of river Tamirabharani, in the neighbourhood of Manimoortheeswaram, just 2 km away from Tirunelveli Junction railway station.
Other deities
Nellaiappar (Shiva), Gandhimathi Amman (Parvati as consort of Nellaiappar), Subramaniya with his consorts Valli and Deivanai, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswarar, Swarna Akarshana Bhairavar, Sage Patanjali, Sage Vyagrabathar and 31 forms of Ganesha are the other deities found in this temple with the main deity Uchchhishta Ganapathy.
Festivals
Vinayagar Chaturdi is celebrated every year for ten days. In this 1,000 year old temple, in the year 2023, Vinayagar Chaturdi was celebrated on 2023-09-18 in a grand manner.[4]