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Karpaka
Vinayaka
Temple
or
Pillaiyarpatti
Pillaiyar
Temple
is
a
7th-century
CE
rock-cut
cave
shrine,
significantly
expanded
over
the
later
centuries.
It
is
located
in
Pillayarpatti
village
in
Tiruppathur
Taluk,
Sivaganga
district
in
Tamil
Nadu,
India.
The
temple
is
dedicated
to
Karpaka
Vinayakar.
In
the
cave
temple,
there
are
rock
cut
images
of
Ganesha,
Siva
linga
and
another
carving
that
has
been
variously
identified
as
Ardhanarishwara
or
Harihara
or
the
early
king
between
them
who
built
this
temple.
All
these
are
notable
for
their
unusual
iconography.
In
late
19th-century,
during
restorative
excavation
and
repair
work,
panchaloga
statues
were
discovered.
These
are
dated
to
the
11th-century.
The
temple
has
several
inscriptions
within
the
rock-cut
shrines,
as
well
as
on
the
walls
and
mandapam
outside.
One
of
them
mentions
"Desi
vinayakar"
and
also
helps
date
the
core
layer
of
this
temple
to
the
7th-century
Ganesha.
Another
notable
inscription
in
the
sanctum
is
more
archaic,
sharing
paleographic
features
of
Tamil
Brahmi
and
early
Vatteluttu.
This
has
led
to
proposals
that
portions
of
this
Ganesha
temple
are
likely
older
by
a
few
centuries.
Nice
place
to
visit
where
lord
Ganesh
is
being
the
main
worshiping.
as
it
is
believed
that
ones
wishes
may
come
true
with
his
blessings....
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