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Ganesha Temples in India: Lord Shri Ganesha is a very adorable and revered deity in Hinduism. Lord Ganesha is also known as 'Vighnaharta', who removes all difficulties or obstacles from the life of devotees.
The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Chaturthi 2024) is coming on 7th September. From this day onwards, idols of Lord Shri Ganesha will be installed in homes and big pandals for ten days. The idol is immersed on the day of Anant Chaturdashi.
If you want to visit the famous temples of Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Utsav, then we are going to tell you about the famous Ganesha temples of the country. Where you can plan to go.
Siddhi Vinayak Temple
Siddhivinayak is one of the famous Ganpati temples in Mumbai. This temple was established in 1801. The Ganpati here is also known as Navasacha Ganpati, which means if you wish for something in front of Lord Siddhivinayak it will be granted.
Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple
This temple in Pune has a 7.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide idol of Lord Shri Ganesha, which is decorated with gold ornaments. The story behind this temple is that, Dagdusheth Gadve used to sell sweets and he lost his son in an epidemic, after losing the child he decided to build this Ganesh temple.
Shri Chintaman Ganesh Temple
Shri Chintaman Ganesh Temple is located in Ujjain, a pilgrimage site in Madhya Pradesh, which is known as the abode of Lord Mahakaleshwar. Here, as soon as you enter the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, three idols of Ganesha are seen. The first is Chintaman, the second is Ichchhaman and the third is Siddhivinayak Ganesh. Chintaman means the one who removes stress.
Ranthambore Ganesh Temple
It is said to be the oldest Ganesh temple in India. This temple was built in the Ranthambore Fort of Rajasthan by King Hamirdev of the Chauhan dynasty in BC. Built in 1300. This temple is famous as Trinetra Ganapati Temple.
Khajrana Ganesh Temple
This ancient Ganesh temple is located in the city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh. The idol of Lord Ganesha here is 3 feet high. This temple was built in the year 1735 by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar, queen of the Holkar dynasty.
Varasiddhi Vinayagar Temple
This temple is located near the beach in Besant Nagar, Chennai. Here you will also find the idol of Lord Shri Ganesha along with Goddess Siddhi.
Kalamassery Mahaganapathi Temple
Located in the North Kalamassery area of Ernakulam district of Kerala, this temple was built in the 1980s. This temple was built by a common man Raghunath Menon out of his love and devotion towards Lord Shri Ganesha.
Ganesh Tok Temple
Ganesh Tok Temple is situated on a hilltop 7 km away from Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. A spectacular view of the Kanchenjunga mountains can be seen from this temple. Devotees consider this temple a very holy place. It is a small temple and only one person can enter the temple at a time.
Dodda Ganapathi Temple
Dodda Ganapati Temple is located in Basavanagudi in South Bengaluru area of Karnataka. 'Dodda' means big in Kannada language. The Ganapati idol here is 18 feet tall and 16 feet wide.
Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple
Located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, this temple was built in the 11th century. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated here with the annual festival Brahmotsavam.