Guruji Talim Ganpati

History

• Hindustan Times calls it the oldest Ganpati mandal in the city, started in 1887 by the families of Bhiku Pandurang Shinde, Nanasaheb Khasgiwale, Shaikh Lalbhai, and Vastad Nalband. Talim means a wrestling school. The idol was placed in the talim while the school was active, and later the festival was held from Ganpati Chowk. Hindustan Times
• The same report says the mandal was given third place in 1950 because it had spread a message of communal harmony after the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1893. The Indian Express repeats the 1887 origin, the 1893 riots, and the third place since 1950. Hindustan Times · The Indian Express

Why it matters

• The Indian Express says this mandal’s Ganpati is the first of the Manache idols to come in a chariot; the first two come in a palkhi. It also mentions gulal in the procession. Hindustan Times says Laxmi Road shopkeepers, jewellers, and cloth merchants support the mandal. The Indian Express · Hindustan Times

Location

• Hindustan Times places the mandal’s support, and the move from the talim to Ganpati Chowk, on Laxmi Road. A door number is not printed. Hindustan Times

Hours

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Aarti and rituals

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Festivals

• The sources describe a Ganeshotsav mandal and its place in the immersion procession. They do not describe daily worship outside the festival. Hindustan Times · The Indian Express

How to reach

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Best time to visit

• Visit for the mandal during Ganeshotsav. Outside those days, the articles do not say a sanctum is open. Hindustan Times

Crowds

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Nearby

• Tulshibaug, fourth in the same order, is the next Manache name on Laxmi Road’s market spine. Hindustan Times does not give the metres between them. Hindustan Times

Access

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