Titwala

Last updated

Titwala
Titvala
City
Nickname: 
Titwaleshwar
India Maharashtra location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Titwala
Location in Maharashtra, India
India location map.svg
Red pog.svg
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)
  Total26,331
Language
  Official Marathi , English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
421 605
Telephone code0251
Vehicle registration MH-05

Titwala is a town near Kalyan in the Indian state of Maharashtra Located In Thane District. Titwala is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala), wherein lakhs of devotees visit this temple during Ganesh Chaturthi and Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Geography

Titwala dam on Kalu river Titwala dam.jpg
Titwala dam on Kalu river

It is a very old river

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]

Related Research Articles

Prabhadevi is a small up-scale southern neighbourhood of Mumbai, situated between Dadar to the north, Worli to the south and the Arabian Sea to the west. The area derives its name from the 300 year old Prabhavati temple located in the locality. Prabhadevi starts at Sayani Road Junction and ends at Babasaheb Worlikar Chowk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Varadvinayak</span> One of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Ganesha.

Varadvinayak, also spelt as Varadavinayaka, is one of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Ganesha. It is located in Mhad village situated in Khalapur taluka near Karjat and Khopoli of Raigad District, Maharashtra, India. The temple was built (restored) by Peshwa General Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar in 1725AD.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai</span> Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shri Ganesh in mumbai

The Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesh. It is located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally built by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil on 19 November 1801. It is one of the richest temples in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple</span> Hindu Temple

The Shirali Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple is the Kuladevata Temple of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community. The temple deity is a Kuladev of the Kamaths, Bhats, Puraniks, Prabhus, Joishys, Mallyas, Kudvas and Nayak families from the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community. The temple is located at Shirali in the Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka state. It is a five-minute drive from either Bhatkal or Murdeshwar. The Temple was built about 400 years ago. It was renovated in 1904.

Chaturthi refers to the fourth day of a lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple</span> 16th century Hindu temple in Bengaluru, India

Gavi GangadhareshwaraTemple also Gavipura Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple is famous for its mysterious stone discs in the forecourt and the exact planning allowing the sun to shine on the shrine during certain time of the year. It was built in the 16th century by Kempe Gowda I, the founder of the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chinchwad</span> Neighbourhood in Pune, Maharashtra, India

Chinchwad is a locality in the city of Pune, India. The neighborhood is home to extensive industry and is well known for its automotive, pharmaceutical, electrical products, electronics & hardware, aerospace and manufacturing units.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarasbaug Ganpati</span> Hindu Temple

The Sarasbaug temple houses the idol of Shree Siddhivinayak. A sacred ground of faith for millions of devotees in Pune and around the world, on an average the Sarasbaug temple receives ten thousand visitors a day and this figure goes up to eighty thousand devotees per day on Ganesha Chaturthi and other special occasions. Various dignitaries and luminaries throughout India have made it a point to visit this sacred temple to seek the blessings of Shri Siddivinayak.

The Dashabhuja Temple is a Hindu temple in Pune, in the Maharashtra state of India. This temple was once owned by Sardar Haripant Phadke, a Sardar of Peshwa and was later donated to the Peshwas as dowry. Dashabhuja Ganapati temple is visited by thousands of devotees every day and the number increases during Ganesh Chaturthi. The idol of Ganpati or Ganesh seen here has his elephant trunk resting on his right-hand side, which is supposed to be rarer and more sacred than other forms of the Ganesh idol.

Ranjangaon is a village located at a distance of about 50 km from Pune. Located there is the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Industrial area and a shrine to Mahaganapati.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sankashti Chaturthi</span> Hindu lunar month day

Sankashti Chaturthi, also known as Sankatahara Chaturthi, is a day in every lunar month of the Hindu calendar dedicated to Hindu God Ganesha. This day falls on the fourth day of the Krishna Paksha. If this Chaturthi falls on a Tuesday, it is called Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi. Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi is considered highly important among all Sankashti Chaturthi days. This is said to have started around 700 BC as an obstacle removal ritual regarding conflicting views of confidence as stated by Abhisheka Maharishi in tutoring his pupil Aishwarya while deriving due reason from the scriptures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple</span> Hindu Temple

The Siddhivinayaka Mahaganapati Temple is a Hindu temple located in Titwala, a small town in the Kalyan taluka of Thane district – near Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu, elephant-headed god of wisdom Ganesha. Titwala is believed to be the putative site of the hermitage of sage Kanva, foster parent of Shakuntala who was born here. The place is steeped in ancient legend and the temple is frequented by a very large number of devotees on account of the belief that separated married couples could be united and marriages of desired people could be fixed easily if the Ganesha image installed in the temple is worshipped with devotion.This temple is frequented mostly on Tuesdays.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ranjangaon Ganpati</span> One of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Ganesha

Ranjangaon Ganpati is one among the Ashtavinayak, celebrating eight instances of legends related to Ganesha. This temple's Ganpati idol was inaugurated and donated by the "Khollam" family, a goldsmith family based in Ranjangaon. The temple was built between the 9th and 10th century. The main temple looks like it was built in the Peshwa period. Nagarkhana is situated above the entrance gate. The temple facing east has huge and beautiful entrance gate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ganesha Temple, Morgaon</span> Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha in Morgaon, India

Shri Mayureshwar Mandir or Shri Moreshwar Temple is a Hindu temple (mandir) dedicated to Ganesha, god of wisdom. It is located in Moragaon in Pune District, about 65 km away from Pune city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The temple is the starting and ending point of a pilgrimage of eight revered Ganesha temples called Ashtavinayaka.

Siddhivinayak temple may refer to the following Hindu Ganesha temples:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek</span> Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha in Siddhatek India

The Siddhivinayak Temple of Siddhatek is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. The temple is one of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Ganesha in the Indian state of Maharashtra and the only Ashtavinayaka shrine in Ahmednagar district.

The Guru Narasimha Temple, Saligrama is a Hindu temple dedicated to Narasimha, the lion-headed form of Vishnu. Srimad Yogananda Guru Narasimha is the chief deity of the town of Saligrama, Udupi, Karnataka, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Titwala railway station</span>

Titwala railway station is a railway station in the Titwala town on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is located on the route between Kalyan and Kasara. Ambivli railway station is the previous stop and Khadavli railway station is the next stop.

Pallavada is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk. Famous for festivals and celebrations.

The Hindu Mandir of Lake County (HMLC) is a non-profit Hindu temple situated in Grayslake, Illinois. The Hindu Mandir of Lake County was originally established in 2004.

References

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