Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple
Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry
Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple
Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple
4.5
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Monday
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Friday
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Sunday
5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Dr. Ravinder Makkar
New Delhi, India8 contributions
Apr 2022
Magnificent temple with beautiful wall paintings/murals of Hindu mythological Gods and Goddesses..!! An Elephant inside the temple is made to go around the sacred sanctum sanctorum every evening as a religious ritual , with hymns and religious music played by temple priests ... a treat to watch !!
Written 6 May 2022
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Shankar Venkat
United Arab Emirates2 contributions
Apr 2022
Great temple. Clean and well maintained. Spacious enough to accommodate a decent amount of people inside the temple.
Written 10 April 2022
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Bizanand
Chennai (Madras), India1,290 contributions
Mar 2022 • Friends
This temple is located close to beach and Aurobindo ashram. Neatly maintained and paintings on the roof and side walls are excellent. Elephant is an added attraction. Dont miss it.
Written 28 March 2022
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Bhanu Pratap Singh
8 contributions
Mar 2022
What a wonderful temple. Awesome decoration of the Ganesha. Countless Ganesha pictures and statues depicting every form of Ganesha.
Written 22 March 2022
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Sudeep Mayekar
Mumbai, India37 contributions
Mar 2022 • Family
Loved this place had good time with family. Very well maintained neat and clean. Visited on weekday’s it was not that crowded had a good darshan. Special attraction at this place is lakshmi elephant 🐘. Do visit tgis place if you are in pondicherry 🙌🏻
Written 8 March 2022
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Smruti M
Mumbai, India37 contributions
Feb 2022 • Couples
The temple was clean and well maintained, nearby Aurobindo ashram and the rock beach. The elephant outside the temple was an attraction however it needs good care
Written 6 March 2022
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niluanu
Chennai (Madras), India434 contributions
Feb 2022
This temple is a Ganesha Temple located in the White Town area, not far from the Aurobindo Ashram. The temple is clean and well maintained
Written 20 February 2022
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TamilAmerican
Tirunelveli, India89 contributions
Jan 2022
Famous temple a must visit - the only temple or any other religious area in the old French quarter of the town. The elephant just walks in to the temple for the morning prayers through the not-so-tall looking temple gates its a must watch sight
Written 19 January 2022
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Aum C
Mumbai, India422 contributions
Dec 2021
Huge temple, with a 30 year old elephant standing outside to give you blessings!
No covid rules followed though.
No covid rules followed though.
Written 21 December 2021
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chiragk
Meerut, India435 contributions
Nov 2021 • Family
Very beautiful temple with lots of painting on wall. Temple remain close from 12 pm to 4 pm. There is elephant on entrance which bless people on giving few bucks. Inside temple is beautiful with lots of Lord Ganesh sculpture. There is special entry darshan queue where you can get darshan quickly.
Written 28 November 2021
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Laura Lolera G
1 contribution
Hola, BUenos días!!!!!!!!
podrían decirme por favor, en que horario se puede visitar el templo y donde queda?
Muchas Gracias!!!!!!
qué esten bien y todo lo mejor!
Namsté!
Lol.-
Pranay G
Pune, India61 contributions
Is the temple has any specific opening & closing time..? If not what's ideal time to visit I will be coming in month of April.
Sridharan S
7 contributions
The temple would open around 5:30 AM and closes at 12 noon. In the evening, it opens around 4 PM and would close by 9:30 PM. These are regular timings of all South Indian temples. Though evenings are preferred, there can be some crowd at that time. But, you can get some prasad also (pongal, curd rice) in the evening.
Nilay170
Mumbai, India119 contributions
Is it very crowded in the evening at 7:30-8:00 p.m? (Saturday) How much time should I expect to spend here?
SUNDARARAJAN11
Pondicherry, India29 contributions
hAI
IF ITS not a festival time it wont be that much busy
hardly half an hour is enough
What time it will be free today?
Xe10
Sale, UK290 contributions
I always prefer to go early in the morning.
Preferably by 0600hrs.
It's very pleasant.
Frequently Asked Questions about Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple
- Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple is open:
- Sun - Sat 5:45 AM - 12:30 PM
- Sun - Sat 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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- (0.07 km) FabExpress Santhi Inn
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- Restaurants near Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple:
- (0.11 km) A2B-Adyar Ananda Bhavan
- (0.16 km) Dilliwaala 6
- (0.17 km) Hot Breads
- (0.16 km) Paris Restaurant
- (0.16 km) CoolCat Tifen
- Attractions near Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple:
- (0.04 km) Happy Trip Cars
- (0.10 km) Sri Aurobindo Ashram
- (0.15 km) Senteurs-Fleurs en Flacon
- (0.17 km) French Institute
- (0.19 km) Bharati Government Park