Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple is an Uchchhishta Ganapati temple situated in Tirunelveli in the State of Tamil Nadu, in India. It is said to be the biggest Vinayagar temple in Asia.
Location
It is located at an altitude of about 84 m above the mean sea level with the geographic coordinates of . It is situated on the banks of river Tamirabharani, in the neighbourhood of Manimoortheeswaram, just 2 km away from Tirunelveli Junction railway station.
Other deities
Nellaiappar, Gandhimathi Amman, Subramaniyar with his consorts Valli and Deivanai, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswarar, Swarna Akarshana Bhairavar, Sage Patanjali, Sage Vyagrabathar and 31 forms of Ganesha are the other deities found in this temple with the main deity Uchchhishta Ganapathy.
32 forms
The following are the 32 distinct forms of Ganapathy in this temple. Uchchhishta Ganapathy Bala Ganapathy Taruna Ganapathy Bhakti Ganapathy Vira Ganapathy Shakti Ganapathy Dvija Ganapathy Siddhi Ganapathy Vighna Ganapathy Kshipra Ganapathy Heramba Ganapathy Lakshmi Ganapathy Maha Ganapathy Vijaya Ganapathy Nritya Ganapathy Urdhva Ganapathy Ekakshara Ganapathy Varada Ganapathy Tryakshara Ganapathy Kshipra-Prasada Ganapathy Haridra Ganapathy Ekadanta Ganapathy Shrishti Ganapathy Uddanda Ganapathy Rinamochana Ganapathy Dhundhi Ganapathy Dvimukha Ganapathy Trimukha Ganapathy Sinha Ganapathy Yoga Ganapathy Durga Ganapathy Sankatahara Ganapathy.
Festivals
Vinayagar Chaturdi is celebrated every year for ten days. In this 1,000 year old temple, in the year 2023, Vinayagar Chaturdi was celebrated on 2023-09-18 in a grand manner.
Maintenance
This temple, also known as Moorthi Vinayagar temple, is maintained under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Government of Tamil Nadu.