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About us

ஆலய வரலாறு

A temple built by its congregation

Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam — also known as Coventry Pillayar Kovil — is a registered charity in the heart of Britain, founded and run by the Tamil Hindu community of Coventry.

Founded 2009Reg. charity 114418318 shrines

The temple's story

From a committee of volunteers to a consecrated temple

01
20 July 2009
The first executive committee
Devotees in Coventry formed the temple's first executive committee — the beginning of everything that followed.
02
27 February 2010
The premises are purchased
The building on George Eliot Road that the temple still occupies today was bought by the community.
03
13 March 2010
Foundation day
The auspicious day on which Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam was founded and came into existence.
04
2 July 2012
Maha Kumbabishekam
The consecration ceremony — மகாகும்பாபிஷேகம், குடமுழுக்கு விழா — was performed, bringing the shrines to life.
05
1 May 2013
The first Mahotsavam
The temple's first Mahotsavam ran for ten days. It was, in the committee's own words, a grand celebration.
06
2024
Maha Kumbabishekam, again
Twelve years on, the temple undertook its second consecration — the occasion for the appeal below.