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High medieval · Hindu · India

Madhya Kailash Temple

Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0064°, 80.2469°

Ganesha as Venkata Ananda VinayakarUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A busy Vinayakar temple at the junction of Sardar Patel Road and Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Adyar, with the main deity ringed by shrines to Shiva, Surya, Devi and Vishnu as well as Anjaneya and Swarna Bhairavar.

Sthala katha — the legend

Its best-known image is the Adhyantha Prabhu, half Ganesha and half Hanuman, said to have been made after a temple official saw that combined form in a vision.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined