Shri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir Rhenock
East Sikkim district, Sikkim
Shri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir, also called Ganesh Mandir, is a Hindu temple of Ganesha. It is located in Rhenock, Pakyong district, Sikkim, India. Sri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir was inaugurated by Shri Dinesh Chandra, general secretary of Vishva Hindu Parishad accompanied by the former chief minister, Shri Pawan Chamling, at a beautiful landscape of Rundung Village in Rhenock on 3 October 2016.
This massive religious infrastructure of Hindu accords 51 faces of Lord Ganesha, with 12 feet each 16 of them placed at corridor towards temple's main entrance.
Adding excitement is another attraction is the massive mythological Daemon vs Gods ‘Samudra Manthan’ statues. Shivling and statue of Hanuman is also present in Viswa Vinayak Temple.
From the Wikipedia article Shri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir Rhenock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
East Sikkim district, Sikkim. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Bagrakot railway station (BRQ), about 42 km by road.
- By air: Pakyong Airport (PYG), about 10 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sri Siddhesvara Dham (Char Dham, Namchi) – Solophok hill, about 5 km from Namchi, Namchi (South Sikkim) district (about 36 km)
- Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple – Legship, Gyalshing (West Sikkim) district, on the Rangeet river (about 45 km)
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