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Pillayarpatti Karpaga Vinayagar

Sivaganga, India

Pillayarpatti Karpaga Vinayagar
Photo by Ms Sarah Welch / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

A 4th-century rock-cut Ganesha temple where the deity has only two arms and is carved in bas-relief rather than as a free-standing idol — an exceptionally rare form.

Hours: 5:30 AM to 12:30 PM

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