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{{Infobox temple
| name = Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| map_type = Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple, [[Tirunelveli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|8|44|35.16|N|77|43|09.48|E|display=inline,title}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Uchchhishta_Ganapathy_Temple&params=8.7431_N_77.7193_E_type:landmark]
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]
| location = [[Tirunelveli]]
| elevation_m = 84
| deity = [[Uchchhishta Ganapati]]
| festivals = Vinayagar Chadhurthi (10 days),<br />Tamil New Year Day
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]
| temple_quantity = One
| monument_quantity =
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 1,000 years old
| creator =
| website =
}}

'''Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple''' is an [[Uchchhishta Ganapati]] temple situated in [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uchishta Ganapathi Temple : Uchishta Ganapathi Temple Details |url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=1180 |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=temple.dinamalar.com}}</ref> in the State of [[Tamil Nadu]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit Temples : Best Website for Visiting Temples in India |url=https://www.visittemples.com/hindu/uchishtaganapathitempletirunelvelitamilnadu |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=www.visittemples.com}}</ref> in [[India]]. It is said to be the biggest Vinayagar temple in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asia Biggest Vinayagar Temple In Tirunelveli |url=https://news.tirunelveli.today/asia-biggest-vinayagar-temple-in-tirunelveli/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Location ==
It is located at an altitude of about 84 m above the mean sea level with the [[Coordinate system|geographic coordinates]] of {{coord|8.7431|N|77.7193|E}}. It is situated on the banks of river Tamirabharani, in the neighbourhood of Manimoortheeswaram, just 2 km away from [[Tirunelveli Junction railway station]].

== Other deities ==
Nellaiappar, Gandhimathi Amman, Subramaniyar with his consorts Valli and Deivanai, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswarar, Swarna Akarshana Bhairavar, Sage Patanjali, Sage Vyagrabathar and 31 forms of [[Ganesha]] are the other deities found in this temple with the main deity Uchchhishta Ganapathy.

== Festivals ==
Vinayagar Chaturdi is celebrated every year for ten days. In this 1,000 year old temple, in the year 2023, Vinayagar Chaturdi was celebrated on 2023-09-18 in a grand manner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=புகழ்பெற்ற நெல்லை உச்சிஷ்ட கணபதி கோயிலில் விநாயகர் சதுர்த்தி விழா கோலாகலம்! |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/tamil/tamil-nadu/state/thirunelveli/vinayagar-chaturthi-festival-in-uchishta-ganapati-temple-at-thirunelveli/tamil-nadu20230918172750907907602 |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ta}}</ref>

== Maintenance ==
This temple, also known as Moorthi Vinayagar temple,<ref>{{Cite web |author=மாலை மலர் |date=2020-11-25 |title=ஸ்ரீமூர்த்தி விநாயகர் என்ற உச்சிஷ்ட கணபதி கோவில்- நெல்லை |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/temples/2020/11/25070648/2104012/Uchishta-Ganapathy-Temple-Tirunelveli.vpf |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref> is maintained under the control of the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arulmigu Moorthivinayagar Temple, Manimoortheeswaram - 627001, Tirunelveli District [TM038972]., |url=https://hrce.tn.gov.in/hrcehome/index_temple.php?tid=38972 |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=hrce.tn.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Uchchhishta_Ganapathy_Temple&params=8.7431_N_77.7193_E_type:landmark GeoHack - Uchchhishta Ganapathy Temple]

[[Category:Hindu temples in Tirunelveli district]]

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