Pillayarpatti, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu: Karpaka Vinayagar Temple Midhun Karpaka Vinayagar Temple is a 1600 year old Ganesha temple, located at Pillayarpatti, near Karaikudi, Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu. Popularly known as Pillayarpatti Temple, Arulmigu Karpaga Vinayagar temple is one of the oldest cave temples in Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity, Desi Vinayaka Pillaiyar or Karpaka Vinayakar, is a 6 foot tall bas-relief carved out of an excavated cave. Temple Timings: Karpaka Vinayakar Temple daily worship timings are from 6 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 8.30 pm. How to reach Pillayarpatti Temple: Pillayarpatti is located 10 km west of Karaikudi in the Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu. The nearest railway stations are Karaikudi Junction Railway Station and Pudukkottai Railway Station. Chennai Rameswaram Express and Kamban Express passes through these two railheads. Tiruchirapalli Airport or Trichy Airport, located on the NH 210 Tiruchirapalli - Rameswaram Highway, is the nearest air base. A TO Z INDIA ● JUNE 2023 ● PAGE 32