Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple,Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati, Dagdusheth Halwai Mandir

Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati temple is the most famous temple of Pune.

Pune is well known in near and far places for this temple.This temple adds a moon to the beauty and divine of Pune.The main Ganesha idol accounts to INR 1 crore(US $1,50,000).

      

Timings of Temple:The temple opens at 6.00 A.M and remains open till 10.45 P.M.

However, on the event of occassions like Ganeshotsav and other events, the temple remains open throughtout night

Address of Temple:

Address: 161, Budhwar Peth, Pune, Maharashtra 411002 

 History of Temple:

The temple is named after its builder,Dagadusheth Halwai.His original surname was Gadve, and he was from Karnataka.Later on, he settled to Maharashtra and started sweet shop.He became very famous for his

sweets.

Everything was going great, but there was a sudden break of plague during that time and Dagdusheth lost his son in this epidemic.As a result of this incidence, Dagdusheth and his wife became very sad and depressed.During this time, Guru Shri Madhavnath, who was the Guru of Dagdusheth, told him to make idols of God Datta Maharaj and Lord Ganesha and to worship them and take its care like his own child.Considering the advice of his Guru, Dagdusheth built these 2 temples.
And just like the children carry forwards the name of their family generations and generations forward, the name of Dagdusheth Halwai has become immortal by the name of this temple

Speciality of the Temple:

 

Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati is considered to be the richest deity in Pune. 

The idol is 7.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide.

The idol is graced with nearly 8 kilos of gold. Many devotees offer tons of gold and money to this idol every year. Also heaps of coconuts is offered to the deity.

Thus, the idol is a great example of sheer beauty