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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Historic Hindu temple in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple<br />
| native_name = அருள்மிகு முந்தி விநாயகர் திருக்கோயில்<br />
| image = Puliakulam Vinayagar.jpg<br />
| alt = Puliakualm Vinayagar Temple<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11|00|15.2|N|76|59|34.8|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Coimbatore]]<br />
| location = [[Puliakulam|Puliakulam, Coimbatore]]<br />
| elevation_m = 411<br />
| deity = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Munthi Vinayagar<br />
}}<br />
| tradition = Ganapatya<br />
| temple_tank = <br />
| festivals = Vinayagar Chathuthi<br />
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]<br />
| inscriptions = <br />
| website = <br />
|governing_body=[[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''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 [[Asia|Asian Continent]]. <ref>{{cite news|title=உலகளவில் சிறப்பு வாய்ந்த விநாயகர் கோவில்கள் – ஒரு பார்வை|url=https://tamilminutes.com/famous-vinayagar-temple-in-the-world/|date=31 August 2022|newspaper=Tamil Minutes|access-date=22 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Major temples to remain closed on Vinayaka Chaturthi|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/major-temples-to-remain-closed-on-vinayaka-chaturthi/article36391509.ece|date=9 September 2021|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=22 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Vinayagar shrine was a sub-temple of the [[Puliakulam]] [[Mariamman|Mariamman temple]]. The present temple was opened in 1982 <ref>{{cite news|title=Puliakulam temple background|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/religion/tamil-festivals/people-visit-puliakulams-vinayagar-temple-on-the-occasion-of-ganesh-chaturthi-to-coimbatore/articleshow/65795069.cms|date=13 September 2018|newspaper=The Tamil Samayam|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Puliakulam temple history|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/sharing-screenspace-with-history/articleshow/26281781.cms|date=24 October 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Idol==<br />
The idol is the largest Vinayagar statue in the entire [[Asia|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puliakulam temple history|url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-district-news-coimbatore/news/50778|date=30 July 2010|newspaper=Dinamalar|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Puliakulam temple festival|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/news_detail.php?id=88928|date=26 Jan 2019|newspaper=Dinamalar|access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Ganesh Chathurthi Festival==<br />
The Ganesh Chathurthi Festival is celebrated every year since 1982, in a grandeur manner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puliakulam Ganesh Chathurthi festival|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/latest-news/coimbatore-news/grand-celebration-at-coimbatore-puliakulam-mundhi-vinayagar-temple-due-to-ganesh-chaturthi-festival/articleshow/93894101.cms|date=31 August 2022|newspaper=Samayam Tamil|access-date=22 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Connections==<br />
Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple has easy access to :<br />
* [[Gandhipuram, Coimbatore|Gandhipuram]] : Via Bharathiyar Road<br />
* [[Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus]] : Via Ramanathapuram Road and [[Podanur-Chettipalayam Road|Chettipalayam Road]]<br />
* [[Ukkadam]] : Via Puliakulam-Redfields Road and Sungam Bypass Road<br />
* [[Singanallur Bus Terminus]] : Via Eastern [[Trichy Road, Coimbatore|Trichy Road]]<br />
* [[Coimbatore Junction|Railway Station]] : Via Puliakulam-Redfields Road and Racecourse<br />
* [[Coimbatore International Airport]] : Via Eastern [[Avinashi Road, Coimbatore|Avinashi Road]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://www.trinethram-divine.com/2011/12/sri-mundhi-vinayagar.html#.TyzQTsj0dR4 ஸ்ரீ முந்தி விநாயகர்]<br />
* [http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2009/01/22/biggest-ganesha-in-the-world/ Biggest Ganesha]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111022185836/http://theemerald.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/darshan-of-the-biggest-ganesha-idol-in-puliakulam-coimbatore/ Biggest Ganesha Idol in PULIAKULAM, COIMBATORE]<br />
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{{Coimbatore}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Coimbatore district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Coimbatore]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Coimbatore]]<br />
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