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Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0064°, 80.2469°
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.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
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.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…