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Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0004°, 80.2670°
A Ganesha temple near the beach at Besant Nagar in Chennai whose image was first worshipped on a site opposite the present one inside the CPWD quarters; the enlarged temple had its first kumbhabhishekam in April 1979. An auditorium and a goshala were added later, and music programmes mark Vinayaka Chaturthi.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern
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