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Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple is a Hindu temple situated in East Boulevard Road in the neighbourhood of Devathanam in Tiruchirappalli, India. The presiding deity is the Hindu god Ganesha. The Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple is the only temple which contains an idol of Ganesha depicted in human form.
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History
The Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Tiruchirappalli city. The 7th century Nayanmar, Campantar has sung in praise of it.[1]
Architecture
The temple is built in the Dravidian style of architecture and contains a 5-foot tall idol of Vinayaka in human form with an enormous Nandi facing it on the eastern side.[1] There is also a separate shrine with a 4-foot statue of Adi Vinayaka within the temple complex.[1] There are idols of Adi Sankara, Veda Vyasa, Gayatri, Sadasiva Brahmendra and Pattinathar within the smaller shrine.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Ganapathy, V. (October 10, 2003). "Vinayaka in unique form". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001411200.htm.
References
- "Temples". Trichy Tourism. Government of India. http://www.tn.gov.in/trichytourism/other.htm.
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and suburbsAbhishekapuram, Anna Nagar, Ariyamangalam, Beema Nagar, Bikshandarkoil, Cantonment, Chintamani, Crawford, Devathanam, Edamalaipatti Pudhur, Gitapuram, Golden Rock, Irungalur, Kailasapuram, Kallakuzhi, Kambarasampettai, Karumandapam, Kaveri Nagar, Khajamalai, Koothappar, Krishnasamudram, Kumaravayalur, K. K. Nagar, Mambazha Salai, Manachanallur, Mannarpuram, Melur, Navalpattu, Palakkarai, Pappankurichi, Ponnagar, Prattiyur, Puthur, Raghavendrapuram, Samayapuram, Sangiliyandapuram, Senthaneerpuram, Singarathope, Srinivasa Nagar, Srirangam, Tennur, Teppakulam, Tharanallur, Thillai Nagar, Thiruvalarsolai, Thiruvanaikaval, Thiruverumbur, Thuvakudi, Tollgate, Urayur, Uttamar Kovil, VarahaneriRailway
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institutionsBharathidasan Institute of Management · Bishop Heber College · Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli · Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli · Jamal Mohamed College · J. J. College of Engineering and Technology · Mookambigai College of Engineering · National College, Tiruchirapalli · National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli · St. Joseph's College, TiruchirapalliPlaces of
worshipTemplesErumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur · Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval · Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple, Srirangam · Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple · Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam · Samayapuram Mariamman Temple · Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam · Thayumanavar Temple, Rockfort · Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple · Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple · Sri Purushothama Perumal Temple, Uttamar Kovil · Subramaniya Swamy Temple, KumaravayalurChurchesMosquesNadirshah MosqueCulture Aadi Perukku · Carnatic music · Festember · Gem cutting · Jallikattu · Poochoriyal · Pragyan · Samayapuram float festival · Trichinopoly cigar · Vaikunta EkadashiPolitics Tamil Nadu Assembly ConstituenciesSrirangam · Thiruverumbur · Tiruchirappalli East · Tiruchirappalli WestLok Sabha constituenciesOther topics: People from Tiruchirappalli Categories:- Hindu temples in Tiruchirappalli district
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