  Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple
Front façade of the Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple.
Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple 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. It was built in the 1780s by the Hindu community of Malacca, and 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.
Photos of the Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple
Inside the Sri Poyyatha temple.
Inside the Sri Poyyatha temple.
Interior compound of the Sri Poyyatha temple.
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