Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai

Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
The richest temple of Lord Ganesha
Siddhivinayak Temple Vinayak Temple of Mumbai is one of the richest in India. The glory of this temple dedicated to Vighnaharta Ganapati is uncompromising. Ganesh ji frees every crisis of his devotees. It is believed that whoever goes to the Siddhivinayak temple for darshan even once. Lord Ganesha is pleased with that. Let's know about this beautiful Siddhivinayak temple of Sri Ganapati, the first of the deities.

Siddhivinayak Temple of Mumbai
Shri Ganesh ji is seated in a wonderful form in this temple. Due to the right and curved trunk of Shri Ganesh ji, it is considered to be his most supernatural form. Where such a statue is there, it is called Siddhapeeth, hence this temple is called Siddhivinayak Temple.

Construction of Siddhivinayak Temple
This grand temple was built on 19 November 1801 by a contractor named Lakshmana Vithu Patil. The expenses incurred in the temple were paid by an agricultural woman. Which was childless. Siddhivinayak temple was very small earlier. This temple has been rebuilt many times in the last two decades. In 1991, the Government of Maharashtra provided 20 thousand square feet of land for the grand construction of the temple. Then 5 floor temple of Siddhivinayak was built. The floors include discourse planets, Ganesh Museum, Ganesh Vidyapeeth and a hospital on the second floor. A kitchen has also been made in the temple, in which laddus are made for the offering to Lord Ganesha.

A small pavilion inside the temple has an idol of Siddhivinayak form of Lord Ganesha installed. Ashtavinayak is banned at the wooden door of the planet of the womb. The chest inside the temple is a statue of Ganesh ji, equipped with a layer of gold, in such a way that he has a lotus in his right hand and a curb in his left hand. In the bottom right hand is a garland of beads and in the left hand is a bowl full of modak. Both Ganesha and Riddhi-Siddhi are seated. Which replenishes people's reserves with wealth and opulence. Like Shiva, the third eye and throat snake is wrapped on Ganesha's forehead.

Siddhivinayak Temple included in the rich temples
This temple is included in the rich temples of the country. The temple is the second richest temple in Maharashtra with an annual income of Rs 446 crore. People here offer big offerings to Shri Ganesha. Bollywood stars are always seen in the temple. Due to which the temple remains in discussion. The temple trust receives about 10 to 15 crore rupees per year as an offering. You will be surprised to know that the trust of the temple has a deposit of Rs 125 crore in fixed deposits. The institution that maintains the temple is the richest institution in Mumbai.

Silver rats give information to Ganesha
The temple also has two large silver idols of Moussaq Maharaj near Sri Ganesh. It is believed that whichever devotee wants to fulfill his wish. He can say his wish in the ears of a rat riding Ganesha. The rats convey the entire message of the devotees to Lord Ganesha.

Glory as siddhivinayak
In the Siddhivinayak temple, the trunk of Shri Ganesh ji is turned to the right. The glory of such statues is incomparable. Whoever comes for the philosophy of Siddhivinayak form. His wish is fulfilled immediately. The second feature of the Siddhivinayak form is that it is a quadrilateral deity. Therefore, the temple is always open to people of all religions. It is not only Hindus but Muslims, Sikhs, Christians of all religions come here.

Time to visit
Everyday there is a flow of devotees in the temple, but it is believed that the aarti to be held here on Tuesday is very famous. In which the line of devotees is very long. One has to stand for 4 to 5 hours to have darshan. The Ganapati festival is celebrated with great pomp from Bhadrapad's Chaturthi to Anant Chaturthi. During this time a large number of devotees arrive.