Shri Vishwa Vinayaka Mandir

Shri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir, also called Shri Siddhi Vinayak Mandir and popularly called Ganesh Mandir, is a beautiful temple of Ganesha. This magnificent mandir was inaugurated by Shri Dinesh Chandra, general secretary of Vishva Hindu Parishad accompanied by the then Chief Minister, Shri Pawan Chamling, on 3rd of October 2016.

This massive four-storied temple stands 108 feet tall in a complex developed over a 2.56-acre plot and houses among others 51 forms of Lord Ganesha, a first in the North East Region. The main altar has a 12-foot tall statue of Lord Ganesha with 16 hands. Adding excitement is another massive mythological Daemons vs. Gods 'Samudra Manthan' statue, which is one of the best known episodes in Hindu mythology. The story appears in the Bhagavata Purana, the Mahabharata and the Vishnu Purana, and explains the origin of amrita, the drink of immortality. The mandir also houses Shivling and statue of Hanuman. For the construction of this mandir a lot of the construction material was imported from Thailand, and expert artisans were brought in from Nepal and West Bengal. This splendid mandir is only around 35 minutes' drive from our homestay.