Kesari Wada Ganpati

History

• Hindustan Times says Tilak founded the mandal, that it follows the Tilak Panchang, and that it emphasises cultural and educational programmes rather than decoration. It says the festival was earlier at Vinchurkar Wada and shifted in 1902 to Gaikwad Wada, also called Kesari Wada. Hindustan Times
• The Kasba mandal’s about page says Tilak began the public festival at his home in Kesari Wada in 1893. The Hindu says Tilak noted Bhau Rangari’s 1892 celebration in a Kesari editorial on 26 September 1893, and installed a Ganpati at his own residence in 1894. BBC News Marathi reports historian Mandar Lawate’s view that the public festival’s recorded start is 1893, and that Tilak installed an idol at Vinchurkar Wada in 1894. Shree Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal · The Hindu · BBC News Marathi

Why it matters

• Hindustan Times says Kesari Wada, like Kasba and Tambdi Jogeshwari, has the honour of a palkhi, and that some accounts once placed it third before Guruji Talim and Tulshibaug took the third and fourth places. Hindustan Times

Location

• The mandal’s present home, in the Hindustan Times account, is Gaikwad Wada / Kesari Wada. Hindustan Times

Hours

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Aarti and rituals

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Festivals

• The mandal celebrates Ganeshotsav on the Tilak Panchang, according to Hindustan Times. That is a festival installation, not a published daily temple timetable. Hindustan Times

How to reach

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Best time to visit

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Crowds

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Nearby

• Vinchurkar Wada is the earlier house named for this mandal. It is a different address from Kesari Wada. Hindustan Times

Access

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