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Munthi Vinayagar Temple, Puliakulam

Coimbatore Ganesha temple with a 19-foot granite image weighing about 190 tonnes

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01 — The story

Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple is in the Puliakulam neighbourhood of Coimbatore and is dedicated to Munthi Vinayagar, a form of Ganesha. The shrine started out as a subsidiary temple of the Puliakulam Mariamman temple, and the present building opened in 1982.

Its image of Ganesha is claimed to be the largest Vinayagar statue in Asia. It was shaped from a huge granite rock taken from Uthukuli, stands 19 feet high and weighs around 190 tonnes. Ganesh Chathurthi has been celebrated here on a grand scale every year since 1982.

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02 — About

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