Dagdu Sheth Ganpati Temple, Pune

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Date visited	Trip duration	Distance from Pune
Mar 5th, 2011	Half a day	13 Km/25 min

It was dad's birth day on March 11 so we thought of starting the day by visiting the very famous Dagdu Sheth Ganpati Temple at Pune. Also, mom had not had a chance to go outside since her surgery so what could have been better than starting with a visit to a temple! The temple was established in 1893 (about 108 yrs back).

Dagdu Sheth Ganpati temple

It was a short drive (about 13 km/25 min) from Magarpatta city to Dagdu Sheth Ganpati temple and reached the temple around 11:00 am. It was pretty crowded with a long queue in front of us. After buying प्रसाद we joined the queue. Due to mom's surgery, it wouldn't have been possible for her to stand for that long. Finally, dad was able to persuade the guard and we were able to cut about 3/4th of the queue.

The Main hall

The main hall was even more crowded with devotees with no place to stand on. We surrounded mom from 3 sides and managed to take a brief  दर्शन of the lord Ganpati before we  got hurled forward. Shaifali even managed to get a नारियल  prasad (Raw coconut) from a priest! After crossing the main  railing, we settled to the back row for detailed दर्शन and it was amazing.

Shri Ganpati ji

The सजावट of the whole temple especially Ganpatiji was so good that we could not take our eyes off for sometime. They have a custom to change the look every few days and one gets to see something different on every visit. It is believed that all the मन्नत (wishes) come true which one prayer for at this temple. A must visit if you are in Pune or nearby!

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Additional info/Constraints:

There is no parking with in the temple premises. The nearest parking is 'Mandai parking' about 1 km from the temple. One can drop the passengers at the temple and park there.