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'''Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] situated in East Boulevard Road in the neighbourhood of [[Devathanam]] in [[Tiruchirappalli district]]. The presiding deity is the Hindu god [[Ganesha]]. The Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple is the only temple which contains an [[Murti|idol]] of Ganesha depicted in human form.{{cn|date=June 2016}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temples in [[Tiruchirappalli]] city. The 7th century [[Nayanmar]], [[Campantar]] has sung in praise of it.<ref name="thehindu_20031010">{{cite news|title=Vinayaka in unique form|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=V.|last=Ganapathy|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001411200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031026103439/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001411200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2003|date=10 October 2003}}</ref><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
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The temple is built in the [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian style of architecture]] and contains a 5-foot tall idol of Vinayaka in human form with an enormous ''[[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]]'' facing it on the eastern side.<ref name="thehindu_20031010" /> There is also a separate shrine with a 4-foot statue of Adi Vinayaka within the temple complex.<ref name="thehindu_20031010" /> There are idols of [[Adi Sankara]], [[Veda Vyasa]], [[Gayatri]], [[Sadasiva Brahmendra]] and [[Pattinathar]] within the smaller shrine.<ref name="thehindu_20031010" /><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|title=Temples|work=Trichy Tourism|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/trichytourism/other.htm|publisher=Government of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruchirappalli district]]<br />
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