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Painted figures on the gopuram of Manakula Vinayagar Temple

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Manakula Vinayagar Temple

A 500-year-old Ganesha temple a couple of lanes from the French Quarter, and very much a living one — the gopuram is a wall of painted gods. Footwear and cameras come off before the inner shrines. Busy on festival days; a few minutes is enough for most travellers.

Photo: Deepak-nsk / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Packages that include Manakula Vinayagar Temple

Sandy tropical beach and sea along a coast like Pondicherry’s promenadeCheapest

Day tour · Government

PTDC Day Tour

The cheapest way to see Pondicherry’s essentials in one day.

  • Manakula Vinayagar Temple
  • Aurobindo Ashram
  • Pondicherry Museum

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₹300
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