Titwala

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Titwala
Titvala
Suburban
Nickname: 
Titwaleshwar
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Titwala
Location in Maharashtra, India
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Titwala
Titwala (India)
Coordinates: 19°17′44″N73°12′28″E / 19.295428°N 73.207694°E / 19.295428; 73.207694
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Elevation
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
26,331
Official
  Language Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
421 605
Telephone code0251
Vehicle registration MH-05

Titwala (Titvala) ( Pronounced: /tɪtˈvɑːlə/ ) is a town near Kalyan in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Located in Thane District. Titwala is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple, where lakhs of devotees visit this temple to take auspicious blessings of Lord Ganesha during the auspicious days of Ganesh Chaturthi and Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi.[ citation needed ]

Temples

It is the site of a temple of Ganesha and purportedly the hermitage where Shakuntala was born. [1]

The Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple is located at Titwala. The day of 'Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi', a holy day in the Hindu Calendar, attracts large crowds. Titwala attracts visitors from the suburbs of Mumbai. Believers claim that if Mahaganapati is worshiped regularly, marriages of those wanting to be united can be arranged and that conflicts between husband and wife can end and those that desire a son or daughter, will have one born to them. [2]

References

  1. "Study Guide for Kalidasa: The Recognition of Sakuntala". Source: Kalidasa: The Loom of Time. Penguin Books. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  2. Town’s website