Sarasbaug ganpati temple is run under the auspices of Shree Devdeveshwar Sansthan, Parvati and Kothrud. The Sarasbaug temple houses the idol of Shree Siddhivinayak (God who makes wishes true).A sacred ground of faith for millions of devotees in Pune and around the world, on an average the Sarasbaug temple receives ten thousand visitors a day and this figure goes upto eighty thousand devotees per day on Ganesha Chaturthi and other special occasions.Various dignitaries and luminaries through out India have made it a point to visit this sacred temple and seek the blessings of Shree Shiddivinayak.
Sarasbaug Ganpati (Talyatla Ganpati)
Saras Baug is
a major landmark in City of Pune in India.The place where the
park now stands was once occupied by a small lake. However, the lake got dried
up and was later developed into Saras Baug. The whole 25-acre complex is known
as Saras Baug. The Ganesh temple in SarasBaug is also known
as Talyatla Ganpati (in Marathi:तळ्यातलागणपती ).
Sarasbaug Ganpati (Talyatla Ganpati)
The Construction of the Temple started in 1750 under the direction
of the Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa and Mahadji Shinde of
the Maratha confederacy. The temple construction completed in 1784 with
the idol of Hindu Lord Ganesh in the temple.The temple was built in the Lake
near the Parvati Temple which was also the primary residence of the
Head of the Maratha confederacy.Several renovations were done to the temple and the area surrounding
it in the last 219 years. One of the renovation was done in 1842 with the help
of East India Company of the British empire.
The last major renovation was done in 1969 under the direction
Mahadev Kumthekar and Anandrao Mane. As part of the last renovation a Zoo
called Peshwe Park was added to this 25-acre (10 ha) area. Then starting
in 1999 and ending in 2005, the animals at the zoo were all moved to
the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park South of the city.This garden and
Temple are one of the primary landmarks of Pune.
In 1995 a small museum displaying over few hundred idols of Lord
Ganesha was added to the temple premise.
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I really loved all the pictures. Thanks for sharing. An eclectic variety of places to visit in Pune spoil one for choice. Especially, the ones craving for some old world charm may look forward to a world of delightful old historical places to visit in Pune such as Korigad Fort, Sinhagad Fort, and Rajgad Fort. This is just scratchin the surface as there are countless other places to visit in Pune spanning genres as diverse as nature, art, history, and religion. Check out more about Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park Pune.
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