Puliakulam Vinayagar Temple, is a Hindu temple located in the neighbourhood of Puliakulam in

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. It is dedicated to the god Munthi Vinayagar, a form of

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.The temple holds the largest Vinayagar idol in the entire

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History

The Vinayagar shrine was a sub-temple of the Puliakulam Mariamman temple. The present temple was opened in 1982 by the Devendra Kula Trust.

Idol

The idol is the largest Vinayagar statue in the entire

. The statue was made out of a huge granite rock at

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. The statue is 19 feet high and weighs about 190 tonnes.

Ganesh Chathurthi Festival

The Ganesh Chathurthi Festival is celebrated every year since 1982, in a grandeur manner.

Connections

Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple has easy access to : * Gandhipuram : Via Bharathiyar Road *

Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus, commonly known as the CIBT, is the integrated bus terminus under construction in Podanur on Chettipalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, to serve both intercity and intracity buses. Upon comple ...

: Via Ramanathapuram Road and Chettipalayam Road *

Ukkadam Ukkadam is a part of Townhall locality in the core part of the city of Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Ukkadam Bus Terminal, which is one of the seven major bus stands in the city, is located in this neighborhood. Ukkadam is famous for its Fish M ...

: Via Puliakulam-Redfields Road and Sungam Bypass Road *

Singanallur Bus Terminus Singanallur Bus Terminus is one of the seven bus terminus in the Coimbatore City. It predominantly serves Mofussil buses, although it also serves a few terminating intracity buses. History The bus stand was constructed to ease congestion in t ...

: Via Eastern Trichy Road *

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: Via Puliakulam-Redfields Road and Racecourse * Coimbatore International Airport : Via Eastern

Avinashi Road Avinashi Road, is an arterial road in Coimbatore, India. Running from east to west, the road starts at Uppilipalayam flyover and ends at Neelambur by-pass junction where it joins NH 544, Beyond Neelambur Junction, the road branches into two, wi ...

References

ஸ்ரீ முந்தி விநாயகர்

Biggest Ganesha

Biggest Ganesha Idol in PULIAKULAM, COIMBATORE

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