| S.No | Name of Temple | Name of Deity | Location (Travel Base) | Built around | Notes/Beliefs |
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| 1 | Karpaga Vinayagar Temple | Karpaga Vinayagar | Pillayarpatti (karaikkudi) | 400 CE[1] | One of only two temples in the world that show Vinayagar with two arms. The other is in Afghanistan.[2][3] |
| 2 | Uchhi Pillayar Temple | Uchhi Pillayar | Tiruchirappalli | 700-900 CE[4] | Vinayagar is shown with a small bump on his head, which was caused when Vibhishanan knuckled him on his head.[5] |
| 3 | Meenakshi Amman Temple | Mukkuruni Vinayagar | Madurai | 1600 CE | This popular Vinayagar shrine is located inside the famous Madurai Meenakshi Temple. |
| 4 | Abhishtavaradha Ganapathi Temple | Abhishtavaradha Ganapathi | Tiruvaiyaru(Tanjavur) | - | Sage Agasthiyar attained his dwarf-form at this abode.[6] |
| 5 | Naramuga Vinayagar Temple | Naramuga Vinayagar | Chidambaram(Cuddalore) | - | The Vinayagar idol is human-faced in this temple.[7] |
| 6 | Ganapatheeswarar Temple | Vatapi Ganapathi | Tiruchenkattankudi (Tanjavur) | 700 CE | The Vinayagar idol was brought here from Vatapi by the Pallavas.[8] |
| 7 | Khabartheesar Karpaga Nathar Temple | Sweta Vinayagar | Tiruvalanchuzhi (Tanjavur) | - | The Vinayagar idol represents the white image of Lord Vinayagar that was formed when the Devas churned the holy milky ocean (Tiruppaarkadal).[9] |
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