Shri Kasba Ganpati

History

• The Kasba mandal says an idol was found near Jijabai Bhosale’s residence after she and Shivaji came to Pune in 1630, and that Shivaji Maharaj and Jijabai installed the temple idol in 1639. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal
• Hindustan Times reports that Jijabai commissioned the temple after an idol was found, that some people say the idol was worshipped even earlier, and that the temple’s history is about 400 years old. It also reports that the mandal kept the festival inside the temple until 1925 and moved it to an enclosed mandap from 1926. Hindustan Times
• The mandal’s own Ganeshotsav page says the same 1925 / 1926 change: inside the temple until 1925, and in an enclosed mandap since 1926. On Ganesh Chaturthi a new idol is brought in a silver palkhi to the utsav mandap for pranpratishtha. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal

Why it matters

• The mandal describes Kasba Ganpati as the deity of Pune, one of the ancient temples of Maharashtra, and the first honoured Ganpati, leading the city’s immersion procession. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal
• Hindustan Times traces the ‘Manache Ganpati’ order to a dispute over who should lead the procession once the number of mandals grew. It says Lokmanya Tilak gave the first place to the city’s presiding deity, Kasba Ganpati, and the second to Tambdi Jogeshwari. The Indian Express lists the five, in order, as Kasba, Tambdi Jogeshwari, Guruji Talim, Tulshibaug, and Kesari Wada. Hindustan Times · The Indian Express

Location

• The mandal’s published address is 159, Kasba Peth, Pune 411011. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal

Hours

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.

Aarti and rituals

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.

Festivals

• The mandal says it has celebrated a 10-day sarvajanik Ganeshotsav since 1893, ending in the immersion procession. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal

How to reach

• No bus, rail, or walking note is published on the mandal pages used here. The address above is the location to give a driver or a maps app. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal

Best time to visit

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.

Crowds

• The mandal says the immersion procession, led by Kasba Ganpati, draws a very large number of devotees. It does not publish a quiet hour for ordinary darshan. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal

Nearby

• Hindustan Times places Tambdi Jogeshwari immediately after Kasba in the honour order. Their lanes are not given as a measured walk on that page. Hindustan Times

Access

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.