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Kottarakkulam Sree Mahaganapathy Kovil
Kollam, Kerala · 8.8909°, 76.5750°
Ganesha (as Mahaganapathy)ModernKerala
Sacred since
1984 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1984
Modern
History & significance
An old Ganesha shrine in Kollam town rebuilt into its present form in 1984, also housing Nagaraja and Ayyappan. It is maintained by the roughly 270 Tamil Brahmin families of Kollam and is known for its Ashta Dravya Mahaganapathy Homam and Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations.