The temple is situated close to the Aurobindo Ashram and is dedicated to Lord Vinayaka. The street leading to the temple, the footwear stand, the surroundings, and the temple premises are well maintained. We visited the place around 8:30 AM and were fortunate to get...More

Manakula Vinayagar Temple is located close to Pondicherry Rock Beach and near to Adayar Ananda Bhavan. It is a well laid out and well maintained temple of Lord Vinayagar or Ganapathy. I had gone there with my mother who is 78 years of age. After...More

The temple is walkable distance from Aurobindo Ashram. We visited the temple after visiting Aurobindo Ashram. The temple is well kept. There is also an Adyar Anand Bhavan for families to have food after visiting the temple.

The temple has mostly over hundred depictions of Vinayagr on the temple wall. I was mesmerised to see. Usually a busy temple may take 15 mins to have a Darshan of the Lord. You may budget half an hour to one hour

Waited in the queue for more than Three and half hours in queue to worship Vinayagar on a new year day.Temple is well maintained,but they do not know how to manage crowds to ensure swift worship for common public. Be prepared to wait if you...More

We loved our visit to the temple. It was well maintained and attending staff were helpful. It was a sensorial flood of colour, scent, patronage, and sound.

We haven't seen such colorful work on temples walls ever before. The temple, as expected, was crowded. But the queues were orderly. Inside the temple, on the walls, are portraits of Lord Ganesha in His many avatars. There are ample kiosks outside if you want...More