You may also be interested in the following(s)

Cricket Pillayar Temple is located in Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu. Cricket is a religion in India, quite literally. In Cricket Ganesha Temple, the presiding deity has eleven heads with another two Ganesha idols in batting and bowling postures. Eleven heads represents eleven members of a cricket team. A cricket-lover in Chennai has built 'Cricket Ganesha' temple that has idols of Lord Ganesha in several cricketing avatars. Cricket-lovers flock to the temple to pray for the Indian team, as the World Cup kicks off year (2014) in Australia and New Zealand. The star attraction of the temple is the elevan-headed Lord Ganesha, symbolising the Indian cricket team. On either side of the centrepiece Lord Ganesha are five other Lord Ganeshas with trunks turned to the left and right respectively, representing the left-handed and right-handed players. The founder of this temple, Ramakrishnan, has also composed cricket bhajans, which he recites during his Pujas. "Lord Ganesha will bless both right-handed and left-handed players equally in the game, whether he's a batsman or a bowler. Devotees offer prayers with the combined blessing bestowed with enormous wealth, peace, harmony and never ending prosperity, eliminating all bad and evil effects and negativeness from planetary positioning, free from disease and bondage's.

In Cricket Ganesha Temple, the presiding deity has eleven heads with another two Ganesha idols in batting and bowling postures. Eleven heads represents eleven members of a cricket team. Lord Ganesha is the first god of Hinduism and people pray to Lord Ganesha for success of every work they begin. Lord Ganesha never let his devotees down, he always light the people's life with wealth and prosperity who surrender to him. Lord Vinayaka is a favorite God of kids and youngster and hence there are different types of Lord Vinayakar temple all over India, especially in the state with most number of temples in India, Tamil nadu.

Reason Behind The Construction Of Cricket Pillayar Temple

Here Lord Vinayaka Idol is portrayed as cricketer. The founder of the temple is Ramakrishnan has said in an interview that Once when he prayed to Lord Ganesha for the win of Indian team during India vs Australia match. As a result India not only won the match but fabulous records are created, and hence RamaKrishana named this temple as Cricket Pillayar Temple (Cricket Ganesha Temple).

Benefits of Cricket Pillayar Temple

Remove hindrances if suffering losses in business, education etc.
Helps to recover from frequent sickness.
Adoring Lord Ganesha will be blessed with prosperity in life.

Temple Festival

Auspicious Festival Vinayakar Chathurthi is celebrated in this temple.

Do:

Do pray your Ishta Devata before pilgrimage to Temple.
Do contact Temple Devasthanam information centre for enquiry, temple information and for Pooja details etc.
Do reserve your travel and accommodation at Temple well in advance.
Do bath and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do concentrate on God and Goddess inside the temple.
Do maintain silence and recite Om Namahsivaya or your Istamantram to yourself inside the temple.
Do observe ancient custom and traditions while in Temple.
Do respect religious sentiments at Temple.
Do deposit your offerings in the hundi only.

Don't s:

Do not come to Temple for any purpose other than worshipping of God and Goddess.
Do not smoke at Temple.
Do not consume alcoholic drinks at Temple.
Do not eat non-vegetarian food in the Kshetram.
Do not approach mediators for quick Darshanam. It may cause inconvenient to others.
Do not carry any weapon inside the temple.
Do not wear any head guards like helmets, caps, turbans and hats inside the temple premises.
Do not perform Sastanga Pranama inside the Sanctum Sanctorum.
Do not take much time while performing Sparsa Darshanam to God in Garbhagriha.
Do not buy spurious prasadams from street vendors.
Do not encourage beggars at Temple.
Do not spit or create nuisance in the premises of the temple.