Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple, Malacca

Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple, Malacca (11 July, 2005)


Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple (GPS: 2.19649, 102.24767) is the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia. It is on Jalan Tokong, or Temple Street, in Malacca, within walking distance of the Kampung Kling Mosque and Cheng Hoon Teng Temple.

Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple was built in the 1780s by the Hindu community of Malacca. It was dedicated to Vinayagar or Ganesh, the Elephant deity. In the back room is a sculpture of the deity with the head of an elephant and the body of a man with four hands. There is another altar dedicated to Lord Muraga, the younger brother of Lord Vinayagar.

The temple stand of land donated by a Malacca Kapitan (headman) by the name of Thaivanayagam Chitty.

The interior of Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple (11 July, 2005)


Inside Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple (11 July, 2005)


The interior compound of Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple (11 July, 2005)


The structure next to Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple (11 July, 2005)

Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple is on the Map of Hindu Temples in Malacca

Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple is on the Map of Malacca

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