Venugopalaswamy Temple, Ganapathy
Hindu temple in Coimbatore district
Venugopalaswamy Temple, Ganapathy is a Vaishnavite temple in the neighbourhood viz., Ganapathy, in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu of India. The neighbourhood Ganapathy was named so, on the basis of a Ganapathy temple, viz., Kottai Ganapathy which was built 1,000 years ago, in front of this temple.
Location
Under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Government of Tamil Nadu,
Temple History
The King of Mysore, of Yadava heritage, made arrangements to construct this temple, 1,000 years ago. Renovations were made in the year 1764 by King of Madaya Udayar heritage.
Information on poojas
Ko pooja in between 6:00 a.m. and 06:15 a m.
Kaalasandhi pooja in between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Uchchikkaala pooja in between 12 noon and 12:30 p.m.
The public source identifies “Venugopalaswamy Temple, Ganapathy” as hindu temple in Coimbatore district. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Venugopalaswamy, Temple and Ganapathy.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q114716698. Authority coordinates are 11.036, 76.976. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1764.
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