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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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| Name | City / town | State | Image |
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| Ballaleshwar Pali | Pali, Karjat, Raigad district | Maharashtra |  |
| Chintamani Temple, Theur | Theur, Pune district | Maharashtra |  |
| Lenyadri | Lenyadri, Pune district | Maharashtra |  |
| Morgaon Ganesha Temple | Morgaon, Pune district | Maharashtra |  |
| Ranjangaon Ganpati | Ranjangaon | Maharashtra |  |
| Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek | Siddhatek, Ahmednagar district | Maharashtra |  |
| Varadvinayak | Mahad, Raigad district | Maharashtra |  |
| Vigneshwara Temple, Ozar | Ozar, Pune district | Maharashtra |  |
| Name | City / town | Country | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suryavinayak Temple Temple | Kathmandu | Nepal |  |
| Arulmigu Navasakti Vinayagar Temple | Victoria | Seychelles |  |
| Hindu Temple Society of North America | Flushing, Queens | United States of America |  |
| Sri Ganesha Temple | Nashville, TN | United States | |
| Siddhi Vinayak Temple | Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab | Pakistan | |
| Ganesha Temple | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | |
| Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah [1] | South Jordan, Utah, 84095 | United States | |
| Sri Ganesha Tempel [2] | Berlin | Germany | |
| 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 |  |
| Ganesh Temple inside Devasathan | Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok | Thailand | |
| Ganesh Temple, Huai Khwang | Din Daeng, Bangkok | Thailand |  |
| Ganesh Temple, Bang Yai | Bang Yai, Nonthaburi | Thailand | |
| Pikanesuandevalai | Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai | Thailand | |
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