Maharashtra's Sangli Ganpati Mandir in Kolhapur  Schedules and Accommodation

Sangli Ganpati Mandir is located 47 kilometers from Kolhapur and barely four kilometers from Sangli Railway Station. Located in Sangli town, Maharashtra's Ganpatipeta area, is a revered Hindu temple. The hours of the Sangli Ganpati Temple are 6 AM to 8:30 PM.




 Ganpati Mandir Sangli

It is one of the most popular tourist destinations around Kolhapur and one of the most well-known temples in Maharashtra. The Sangli Ganapati Temple, devoted to Lord Ganesha, is located at the Krishna River Japanese Financial Institution. Sri Krishna.

The construction of the temple was started in the first months of 1814. In 1814, Chintamanrao Patwardhan, the first head of Sangli, used it to get commissioned in honor of Sangli's patron deity, the god. The Sangli metropolis. The temple's construction took more than 30 years, and it was finished by 1845.


The Temple's Past

Inside this temple, the king had built a full-fledged Ganesha temple. A pink stone arch was built on the side of Ganesh Gudi in the year 1952. 

The remaining temples were finished by Chintamani Rao. It was recently renovated before Vijay Singh Patwardhan replaced it. It is also the most amazing example of Peshwa architecture, a masterwork crafted from black stone that comes from the Jyotiba hills.

Natural wood with multiple colors has been used to construct the temple's doors. The main hall, a stage, and the "Nagarkhana" are all located on the temple's acres of land. Within the temple is a magnificent marble statue of Riddhi-siddhi Ganesha.

Ganpati Mandir holds the top spot. Four holy temples—Chintamaneswara, Chintamaneswari, Suryanarayana, and Lakshminarayana—encircle Ganpati Mandir.

In addition to the main temple, there are four other temples that go by the name Ganapati Panchayat. Local artists Bhimanna and Mukunda created the five icons of the panchayat inside the shrine.


Temple Style

Prithviraj Bhavu As the son of Parashuram Bhavu Patwardhan Appa, Patwardhan began the development in 1779 and finished the Sangli Ganpati Mandir in 1798. People from the Hindu-Vadar community in Karnataka were used to build the structure.

Similar to those seen in South Indian temples, these temples have picture chambers and a simple yet elegantly built stone entrance passage called a "mandapa."

The hall is 13.71 meters by 10.36 meters, and the picture chamber is 9.44 meters by 8.83 meters. The size of the picture chamber is 10.36 meters, or 2.43 meters, less than the smaller ones.

The porch has a flat roof with stone carvings on it. The corridor is composed of two rows of columns, three aisles of 3.04 meters each, and an escalator.

There are two entrances to the Sangli Ganpati Mandir corridor: Nandi and Garuda Guard. Garuda Guard, which has the pinnacles and stands 6.40 meters tall. The large and tall entryway of the tower is made of a stone arch that is fixed atop a tower that is shaped like a gopura.

Similar is the tower in Gadag, which is located in the Indian state of Karnataka. It gradually rises to the topmost factor, standing seven stories tall.

The lowest point of the earth is 11.27 meters, while the highest point is 29.08 millimeters, which also includes the Kalas (pinnacles) and the curving hands, which are 0.17 meters high. The tower became adorned with images of gods and goddesses.


Holidays

The most esteemed celebration, known as Bhadrapada Chaturthi, is held at the Sangli Ganpati Mandir over five days, drawing hundreds of people to celebrate the sacred occasion. The competition is a non-religious, social event that brings people together.

Applications such as Pravachan, Kirtan, and Lalit have been completed over those five days. In addition to the Hardas, singers and dancers are also scheduled. The afternoon parade for Ganapati immersion begins, and the chariot was decorated specially for the event.

After pushing the chariot into the flow, followers of Ganapati can submerge Ganapati. In the beginning, the chariot was made of teak wood and was incredibly heavy. A year later, due to its collapse, the Iron Chariot movie was released. Many travelers


lodging close to the temple

Sangli Ganpati Temple is located forty.1 km from Sayaji Hotel Kolhapur.

Located 38.5 miles away from Sangli Ganpati Mandir is Veeksar the Fern.

Sangli Ganpati Temple is 39.4 miles away from Nisarg Resort.

Forty is Citrus Hotel Kolhapur.Sangli Ganpati Mandir is five kilometers away.

17.3 kilometers from Sangli Ganpati Temple is Joshi Yatri Niwas.

Forty.6 miles away from the Sangli Ganpati Temple is Ramee Panchshil.


Timings of Sangli Ganpati Temple

The temple timings for Sangli Ganpati are:

Morning: 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.

2:00 pm until 8:30 pm in the afternoon

Aarti presents services inside the morning early hours.


How can I achieve

The available modes of transportation to reach Sangli Ganpati Mandir are listed below.

Air: Kolhapur, which is 50 km distant, is the closest airport to it.

Rail: Kolhapur, which is 56 kilometers distant, may have the closest rail station.

Road: Both the temple and the Direct bus route are reachable from Kolhapur.