Sunday 3 February 2013

Siddhivinayak Temple



LocationAt Prabhadevi in Mumbai
Built byMr. LaxmanVithu and Mrs. DeubaiPatil
Built in1801
Primary deityLord Ganesha
Important festivalsGanesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Jayanti
Architectural stylesMandir architecture
AttractionA major temple of Lord Ganesha
One of the most famous temples located in the heart of Maharashtra, Mumbai is the great SiddhivinayakGanpatiMandir. A place,where Lord Ganesha resides. The temple is located at the corner of KakasahebGadgilMarg and S.K. Bole Marg in Prabhadevi.Constructed in the year 1801 by LaxmanVithu and Deubai it was the richest buildings of that time.
The temple has a beautiful architecture with Asthavinayak carved wooden doors, gold laid roof, mandap with the Ganesha’s shrine and a statue of Lord ganesh in the middle. Other than Lord Ganesh the temple beholds Lord Hanuman as well at its periphery.
History
The foundation of the temple was laid on 19th November 1801 which was a Thursday and kartikShudhaChaturdashi a per the Hindu Mythology calendar.
The temple was constructed by Late Deubai who once while praying got up with this idea. It is said that she prayed and requested to Lord Ganesh that “Although she cannot have a child, but let other ladies who are childless get the pleasure of child on visiting the temple and praying to you”.And since then keeping a sight over the history it is believed as if the Lord heard and granted her prayers. and hence the place is also regarded as NavasalaPavanaraGanapati meaning the Lord answers all who humbly and genuinely request.
ShriAkkalkot Swami Samarth and Late Ramakrishna JambhekarMaharaj were blessed with Sidhi around 125yrs ago.
The divine idols were brought up by ShriJambhekar on the request of Swami Samarth. He requested to burry the idols in his courtyard and some in the ShriCholappa leaving the two idols untouched. He placed these two idols in front of the Lord god Ganesh, the great Lord was worshipped. He also said that after 21years of devotion a Mandaar tree will grow at the place inculcating a belief in people for Lord
A few years later JambhekarMaharaj requested Late Priest GovindChintamanPhatak to take care of temple and perform pooja and follow all the rituals in lieu of the Lord God Siddhivinayak.the temple is still looked on by the predecessor of the Priest Phatak. The JambhekarMaharaj used to reside in his math located on the shore of Dadar, Mumbai.
The temple was initially surrounded by lake at its eastern and western coast, built up by Nardulla in the 19th century. The lake was built to satisfy the scarcity of water faced at that time.But the lake is now filled up converted into a playground for kids and is an integral part of the KakasahebGadgil Marg.
The temple experienced a large mob of people from all over the country from the year 1952 onwards. And this increased and the conditions got worst the years later.Big cues of devotees hoping to get into the small.All praying hard to have an experience of their Lord Ganeshawas getting troublesome day by day. And this got even worst when the owner sold off the surrounding space and decreased the area of the temple
History of the Hanuman Mandir
The Hindu Dharma has a lot of idols.And every person has the right to pray the one they bestow. Like, Shree Samarth Ramdas was a follower of Shree Ram and hence use to worship him, and similarly SantEkanth worshipped Shree Dattatreya.
Lord Ganesh is worshiped by all and before any other.
The temple bestows the shrine of hanuman because long back during the construction of Sayani Road some workers inhumed his sculpture in the temple. This thing was soon brought in the site of the priest, who hearing this built in a small temple for Lord Hanuman as well in the temple. This all happened in the year 1952.
The renovation of the temple gave a divine look to both the Lord Ganesh as well as Lord hanuman temple. The Hanuman temple has its own independent timetable of poja and a special poja is carried out on every Thursday of the week.
Architecture
The temple has a phenomenal architecture with gold plated roof and finely carved doors. The temple is carved with the eight forms of Lord Ganesha, commonly called as “AshtaVinayak”. The foremost and the main statue of the Lord is the one with his trunk pointing in the right direction wearing a garland of beads and the idol has four hand extension holding a Lotus, an axe, and a modak tray.
There is a small mandap in the middle of the temple where lord Ganesha (Siddhi Vinayak) resides. The idol I splaced in such a way that it seems as if the Lord is admiring the temples architecture
the inner of the scantum is the place where the Lord Ganesha’s main mainifestation is placed. It beholds four arms each holding one of the following : a lotus, an Axe, and a tray full of hid favorite sweets modakas. The main day for the idols worship is Tuesday, hence is followed by mob of people.
How to Reach
The temple is a well known place of Mumbai. You ask and you are guided to the path. That is once in Mumbai you can easily catch hold of the place. All you need to do is either board a local bus oryou’re your rickshaw puller to take you there or heir a taxi from Dadar station. The place where the temple is located is well known as “Prabhadevi”.
Significance of the Temple
This huge temple was initially a tiny place of worship, which with the love and beliefs of people has now changed to a big place of worship. The temple gained its importance not only by the followers firm belief but also by the constant visit of celebrities and politician.
The Lord Ganesha is worshipped prior to any other idol as he is the one who bless his devotees with luck before starting on with some new assignment. And hence the Lord is crowned with the name “NavasachaGanapati” meaning the Lord fulfill all desire if prayed and requested humbly with love.
Timings and Other Important Information
Wednesday to Monday
  • KakadAarti - The early morning prayer: at 5.30 a.m. to 6.00 a.m.
  • Shree Darshan - morning at 6.00 a.m. to afternoon 12.15 p.m.
  • Naivedhya - afternoon at 12.15 p.m. to afternoon 12.30 p.m.
  • Shree Darshan - afternoon at 12.30 p.m. to evening 7.20 p.m.
  • Aarti -Evening - The evening Prayer : 7.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m
  • Shree Darshan - at 8.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m
  • Shejaarti - The last Aarti of the day before bedtime : night 9.50 p. m. (The temple doors remain closed after shejaarti)
  • The Temple is fully closed till next morning after 'Shejaarti.
Timings on Tuesdays
  • Shree Darshan - The early morning darshan: 3.15 a.m. to 4.45 a.m.
  • KakadAarti - The early morning prayer: 5.00 a.m. to 5.30 a.m.
  • Shree Darshan - morning at 5.30 a. m. to afternoon 12.15 p.m.
  • Naivedhya - afternoon at 12.15 p.m. to afternoon 12.30 p.m.
  • Shree Darshan - afternoon at 12.30 p.m. to night 8.45 p.m.
  • Aarti - Night Prayer : Night at 9.30 p.m. to night 10.00 p.m.
  • Shejaarti - The last Aarti of the day before bedtime : night 12.30 a. m. (The temple doors remain closed after shejaarti)
GaneshaPoojatake place at 8.45 pm to 10.00 pm and it is the time when the temple doors are closed making the Lord darshan possible only from a distance.
Festivals
One of the most important and main festivals of Mumbai is “GaneshaChaturthi” sometime referred to as “VinayakChaturthi”. The festival is celebrated in lieu of the Lord birthday. According to hindu Mythological Calendar this is a day of the month of Bhadra i.e. in the mid of August to mid of September in context to the English calendar. The state of Maharashtra,takes it as a great event and celebrate it for almost 10 days. The last day of the festival is called “AnantaChaturdashi”.
The Grand Celebration
An idol of the Lord is made some 2-3months before the festivals. The size of which may range from few inches to almost 25 feet’s.When the day of GaneshaChaturthi arise the Lord is brought up in  the house and is placed over a large raised beautifully decorated platform this is called “Sathapana”. After the this the Preist comes in and cast life to the idol by enchanting mantra’s. the Priest are generally dressed in red dhoti and a shawl. This process of casting life to the idol is called “Paranapratishhta”. As soon as this is done time for the devotees to pay homage to their Lord God in form of “shhodashopchara”(16 items of tribute). They are Coconut, jiggery, 21”modakas”,21 “durva” and red flowers.The anointation of the idol is done with the help of red unguent or sandal paste. And throughout the festivals the mantra’s fromthe Rig Veda and GanapatiAtharvaShirsha Upanishad, and Ganeshastotra from the NaradaPurana should be enchanted.
The 10 days serve as the days of complete devotion and from the first day to the last day the Lord God is worshipped. The 11th day serves to be the day when one let go off the idol. The idols are taken out for immersion into the river and the route is accompanied with celebration in the form of dancing, singing etc. this immersion depicts the see-off of the Lord Ganesha who takes away all the evils from the man. Devotees celebrate this festival to the fullest enchanting “GanpatiBappaMorya, purchyaVarshiLaukriya” which means Hey Lord come again to as again the next year fast. The idol is immersed in water after the final offering of bates to the Lord.
Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration
The festival is celebrated in almost all the states of the country especially Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. But the place to experience this amazing festival is Mumbai. The festival is celebrated in a special way in the tempe. The temple experiences an infinite number of devotees during this festival and this is easily showcased in the city.
The first step in the celebration of this festival is installing the Lord Ganesha statue on a well decorated podium. The sculpture put in the months of hard work to built up these statues. It inhuman to look at moon on this day as it is believed that the moon laughed on the Lord when he fell of the rat. On the last day the statues are taken out of homes for immersion. It is believed that the Lord carries away all the sin with him
Rituals Performed During Ganesh Chaturthi
After the installation of the satte onto the podium the statue is brought to life by the enchants of mantras. And this custom is called as Pranapratishhtha Puja.  A special prayer is performed after this. After all this the Lord is offered with flowers, jiggery, coconut, rice etc. special events are organized in the temples to celebrate this festival. The Lord is worshiped and loved as a guest at home.
Ganesh Statues Immersion in Water at the End of the Festival
The hindu dharma has a number of idols to be worshipped keeping in view that this life is under a constant state of change but the energy is conserved. And therefore the statue of the idol is immersed in oceans
Weather and Time to Visit
The City of Mumbai is a Humid hill place and hence the best time to visit the city is in the month of October upto March.
  • Winters (November to February) experiences a temperature of almost 10 degree offering as thebest time to visit.
  • Summers (March to May) are hot and humid and hence not a preferable time to visit.
  • Monsoons (June to September) is the best season of the city with heavy rainfall and hence not preferred.
  • March and October are soft and mild and hence it is preferred to visit.
Accomodation
Hotel Avon Ruby
The hotel is situated near close to the airport in the center of the city near the LokmanyaTilak Bridge. The hotel has a restaurant and also provides the facility of wireless internet access to the clients.
Address: 87, Naigaum Cross Road, Dadar East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400014 India
Aura Executive Homes-Worli
Situated in Mumbai, this resort is close to Siddhi Vinayak Temple, Bandra-Worli Sea Link, and High Street Phoenix Mall.
Address: Shukhda, Opp RTO, Off Worli Sea Face, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Donation
The temple experiences a ransom amount of donation from their beloved devotees. The mode of payement can be vischecque, or credit cards or even online.
One can donate directly to the temple by its account details.
One can also donate viaCheque / Demand Draft (D.D.) / Money Order to:
"Shree SiddhivinayakGanapati Temple (Prabhadevi) Trust" C.K. Bole Road, Prabhadevi - Mumbai-28
You can now make a donation to the "Shree SiddhivinayakGanapati Temple (Prabhadevi) Trust" at any of the branches of the following banks:
For Devotee sending donations from within India:
Bank Account Number
Syndicate Bank: 50242010071957
State Bank of Hyderabad: 52006112577
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