Dedicated to the god Ganesa, it is a popular pilgrimage site and tourist destination in Puducherry.
Sculptured image of Vezhmugathu Vinayakar in sitting and standing positions are kept on either side of the mandapam.
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The Mukha mandapam is where the idols of Sarva Siddhi Vinayakar, Meenakshi Sundareswarar, Idumban, Sri Ramalinga Swamigal, and Pamban Swamigal are found.
Lord Ganesa, the elephant god is performed honey ablution on the day of Vinayagar Chaturthi and all honey passed is absorbed.
In 1951, idols of Lord Nataraja, Tirugnanasambandar, Somaskandar, Pillaiyar and two other goddesses from the Later Chola period were recovered by a farmer Annamuthu Padaiyachi in his field.
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Mudgala Purana, a Hindu religious text dedicated to the Hindu deity Ganesha (Gaṇeśa)