Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati

History

• The trust says Dagdusheth Halwai and his wife Lakshmibai established the deity after they lost their only son in a plague epidemic, and that the neighbourhood joined the family’s Ganpati festival. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust
• Hindustan Times says the Ganpati was earlier called Bahulicha Houd Ganpati or Kotwal Chawadi Ganpati, later Suvarnayug Tarun Mandal, and that until 1969 the mandal was last in the immersion procession. Hindustan Times

Why it matters

• The trust calls the temple one of the most revered places of worship in India and the work of the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust. Hindustan Times discusses it apart from the five Manache mandals. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust · Hindustan Times

Location

• The schedule page gives the address as Ganpati Bhavan, 250, Budhwar Peth, Pune 411002, and lists Ganpati Sadan with the phones +91 20 24496464 and +91 20 24492000. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust

Hours

• The trust homepage, checked the same day, says the temple is open 5:00 am to 10:30 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 5:00 am to 11:00 pm on Tuesday. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust
• The schedule page instead opens its table with darshan from 5:30 am to 11:00 pm, then breaks the day around each ritual. The two official pages do not match. Use the page the trust is showing on the day you go. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust · Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust

Aarti and rituals

• Homepage aarti windows: Suprabhatam 7:30–7:45 am, Naivedyam 1:30–1:45 pm, Madhyana 3:00–3:15 pm, Mahamangal 8:00–9:00 pm, Shejarti 10:30–10:45 pm. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust
• The schedule page is more detailed: abhishek and shrungar 6:00–7:15 am; Suprabhatam aarti 7:30–7:45 am; Naivedyam aarti 1:30–2:00 pm; Madhyana aarti 3:00–3:15 pm; Mahamangal aarti 8:00–9:00 pm; Shejarti 10:30–10:45 pm, with darshan blocks between them. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust

Festivals

• The schedule page still displays a 2024 festival list, including Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav on 7 September 2024 labelled Bhadrapad Shuddha Chaturthi, plus Ganesh Janm, Akshay Tritiya, and other observances. Those are last-published dates on that page, not a calendar for a later year. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust

How to reach

• Start from the Budhwar Peth address. The trust pages used here do not name a bus stop or a parking lot. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust

Best time to visit

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.

Crowds

• The trust says devotees come from every part of India and the world. It does not publish a ‘quiet hour’. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust

Nearby

• Budhwar Peth is also where Hindustan Times places the Bhau Rangari celebration, near Budhwar Chowk. That is a festival mandal, not this sanctum. Hindustan Times

Access

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.