Sathuragiri Hill

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple name god called as Manakula Vinayagar. The Manakula Vinayagar Temple is one of the famous ancient temple is in Puducherry. In Tamil 'Manal' means sand and 'Kulam' means pond near the sea, earlierly which was full of sand around pond. So the people called the god as Manal Kulathu Vinayagar [means God near the pond of sand]. The temple tower is covered by gold. The elephant with smile face welcomes the incoming devotees. The lotus is favourite for worshiping Manakula Vinayagar god. It has Golden Chariot which is made purely on the basis of collection of donations from the devotees