List of Ganesha temples

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This is the list of Ganesha temples. In southern India, the temples are also popularly known as Pillaiyar temples or Vinayaka temples, by the alternate popular names of the Hindu god Ganesha in those regions.

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India

Ashtavinayaka

NameCity / townStateImage
Ballaleshwar Pali Pali, Karjat, Raigad district Maharashtra Pali- Shri Ballaleshwar.jpg
Chintamani Temple, Theur Theur, Pune district Maharashtra Shri Cintamani of Theur.jpg
Lenyadri Lenyadri, Pune district Maharashtra Lenyadri crop.jpg
Morgaon Ganesha Temple Morgaon, Pune district Maharashtra Morgaon.jpg
Ranjangaon Ganpati Ranjangaon Maharashtra Ranjangaon Mahaganapati Temple Viman.jpg
Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek Siddhatek, Ahmednagar district Maharashtra Siddhivinayak siddhatek.jpg
Varadvinayak Mahad, Raigad district Maharashtra Varadavinayak.jpg
Vigneshwara Temple, Ozar Ozar, Pune district Maharashtra Ozhar - Shri Vighnahar.jpg

Notable

NameCity / townStateImage
Dodda Ganapathi Temple Basavanagudi, Bengaluru Karnataka
Kurudumale Ganesha Temple Kurudumale Karnataka
Lord Ganesh Temple Boha Pahar Mayong Assam
Ganpatyar Temple Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)
Shri Ganesh Mandir Rafiabad, Baramulla district Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)
Trinetra Ganesha Temple Ranthambhore Fort Rajasthan
Bohra Ganesh Temple Udaipur Rajasthan
Shri Vinayaka Temple Anegudde Karnataka
Budha Ganesha Temple Jajpur Odisha
Chintaman Ganesh temple, Ujjain Ujjain Madhya Pradesh
Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple PuneMaharashtra Dagdusheth Ganpati 07.JPG
Dashabhuja Temple Pune Maharashtra
Ganesha Temple, Idagunji Idagunji Karnataka
Ganpatipule Ganpatipule, Ratnagiri district Maharashtra Ganpati Temple, Ganpatipule.JPG
Kalamassery Mahaganapathy Temple Kalamassery Kerala
Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple Kanipakam Andhra Pradesh Kanipakam Temple Gopuram view.jpg
Karpaka Vinayakar Temple Pillayarpatti Tamil Nadu
Kasba Ganapati Pune Maharashtra KasbaganpatiMandir.JPG
Khajrana Ganesh Temple Indore Madhya Pradesh
Potali wale Ganesh Temple Indore Madhya Pradesh
Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram Kottarakkara Kerala Kottarakkara Temple(HighResoluion).jpg
POURNAMIKAVU TEMPLE

(Panjamukh/5-faced Ganesha Temple)

TrivandrumKerala
Kumara Swamy Devasthana, Bangalore Bangalore Karnataka
Madhur Temple Kasaragod district Kerala Ananteshwara Vinayaka Temple.jpg
Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple Shirali, Uttara Kannada district Karnataka ShiraliMahaGanapathy.jpg
Mahavinayak Temple Jajpur district Odisha Mahabinayak temple.jpg
Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu
Padmalaya Padmalaya, Jalgaon district Maharashtra Padmalaya temple.jpeg
Pazhavangadi Ganapathy Temple Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
Ranjangaon Ganpati [Note 1] Ranjangaon Maharashtra Ranjangaon Mahaganapati Temple Viman.jpg
Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple Titwala Maharashtra
Siddhivinayak Temple Mumbai Maharashtra The Famous SiddhiVinayak Temple.jpg
Sree Indilayappan Temple Karickom, Kollam district Kerala innttillyppn ksseetrN.jpg
Sri Vinayaka Temple, Guddattu Kundapura, Udupi Karnataka
Swetha Vinayagar Temple Thiruvalanchuzhi Tamil Nadu
Tarsod-Ganapati Temple Tarsod, Jalgaon district Maharashtra
Thoondugai vinayagar temple Thiruchendur Tamil Nadu
Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu Rock Fort view1.jpg
Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple Tiruchenkattankudi, Tiruvarur district Tamil Nadu Ganapathi Temple, Thiruchengattankudi.jpg
Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple Chennai Tamil Nadu
Swayambhu Sri Abhista Gnana Ganapathi Temple Kurnool Andhra Pradesh Knl-ganapathi.jpg
Jai Vinayak templeKachare Village, Ratnagiri dist. Maharashtra
Shree Navshya Ganpati Mandir Nashik, on the banks of godavari river Maharashtra

Outside India

NameCity / townCountryImage
Suryavinayak Temple Temple Kathmandu Nepal Suryavinayak Temple13.jpg
Arulmigu Navasakti Vinayagar Temple Victoria Seychelles Hindu Temple Victoria Seychelles Islands of Africa.jpg
Hindu Temple Society of North America Flushing, Queens United States of America Temple at Flushing, NY.jpg
Sri Ganesha TempleNashville, TNUnited States
Siddhi Vinayak TempleRahim Yar Khan, PunjabPakistan
Ganesha Temple Rawalpindi Pakistan
Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah [1] South Jordan, Utah, 84095United States
Sri Ganesha Tempel [2] BerlinGermany
Shri Sitthi Vinayagar Temple Medan Indonesia
Anbu Vinayagar Temple Christchurch New Zealand
Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple Petaling Jaya Malaysia
Sri Varatharajah Selvavinayagar Temple Den Helder Netherlands Den Helder - Ganesh-tempel.jpg
Ganesh Temple inside Devasathan Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok Thailand
Ganesh Temple, Huai Khwang Din Daeng, BangkokThailand Ganesh Shrine at Huai Khwang, Bangkok saalphraphikhens siiaeykhwykhwaang (April2021) 03.jpg
Ganesh Temple, Bang Yai Bang Yai, Nonthaburi Thailand
Pikanesuandevalai Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Thailand

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References

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  2. "Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple". Sri Ganesha Hindu Tempel Berlin e.V. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.