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Ayyappan Temple, Coimbatore
Siddhapudur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · 11.0208°, 76.9728°
Ayyappan (Manikandan)ModernKerala
Sacred since
1942 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
planned 1942; consecrated 24 March 1969
Modern
History & significance
An Ayyappan temple at Siddhapudur in Coimbatore, planned from 1942 and consecrated in 1969, where worship follows Sabarimala usage; its gold-covered dhwaja stambha, raised in 1972, is described as the only one of its kind in Tamil Nadu.