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According to mythology, Lord GANESHA is named in 16 types based on
his various forms out which this god facing the east cost near Bay of Bengal
it has been named as Bhuvaneshar Ganapathy, now called as Manakula Vinayagar.
In Tamil 'Manal' means sand and 'Kulam' means pond near the sea, earlierly
which was full of sand around pond. So the people called the god as Manal
Kulathu Vinayagar [means God near the pond of sand]. Later it is named as
Manakula Vinayagar.
The main deity
“Manakula Vinayagar” (Pranavamurthy) of this temple is facing east and the
temple is bordered on east by Orlean Street (Now Manakula Vinayagar Koil
Street), south by Jawaharlal Nehru Street, north by Law-de-Louristhon street
and west by a canal running north-south.
Darshan
timings: Morning 5.45 am to 12.30 pm Evening 4.00 pm to 09.30 pm. The
timings are subject to change during festival days and public holidays.
Getting There
The temple is 400 meters West of
Bay of Bengal Sea, located at Pondicherry.
Pondicherry is
connected to Chennai via the East Coast Road through Mahabalipuram. The
Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation runs buses within the city. The Tamil
Nadu State Transport Corporation operates Volvo air-conditioned services
from Chennai to Pondicherry. There are daily bus services from several main
stops from Chennai.
Pondicherry hosts its own railway
station that connects the city with all other major cities like Bhubaneshwar,
Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Kanpur. So, one
planning to reach Pondicherry by train has got wider options.
Pondicherry has its own airport
named
Pondicherry Airport,
located at Lawspet, 7.5 km away from town center. Currently there is no
commercial scheduled flights services at this Airport.
The nearest domestic / international airport is
Chennai International Airport,
located at Chennai, 148 km north of Pondicherry. It is about three hours
drive to Chennai International
Airport from Pondicherry. To make arrangements for a taxi from Airport
to Pondicherry, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents that have
counter in the Airport.
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