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Early modern · Hindu · Malaysia

Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple

Malacca, Malacca · 2.2056°, 102.2424°

Ganesha (Vinayagar)Dutch Malacca (Chitty community)Chitty-style simplified Dravidian
Sacred since
1781 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1781 (Dutch Malacca)
Dutch Malacca (Chitty community)

History & significance

A Ganesha temple on Jalan Tukang Emas in Malacca, built in 1781 by Thavinayagar Chitty, leader of the Chitty community, on a plot the Dutch colonial government of Malacca granted him for a Hindu temple; the Dutch freehold grant supplies its date. A further altar within the temple is dedicated to Muruga.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Dutch Malacca (Chitty community)