The Sarasbaug temple houses the idol of Shree Siddhivinayak ("God who makes wishes true"). 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.

Sarasbaug Ganpati Temple
White coloured temple shrine located in Sarasbaug
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictPune
DeityGanesh
Location
StateMaharashtra
CountryIndia
Sarasbaug Ganpati is located in Maharashtra
Sarasbaug Ganpati
Location in Maharashtra
Geographic coordinates18°30′3.173″N 73°51′10.85″E / 18.50088139°N 73.8530139°E / 18.50088139; 73.8530139

Brief history

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In the 18th century, soon after completion of Shree Devdeveshwar Temple on Parvati hill, Shrimant Balaji Baji Rao turned his attention towards the development and beautification of environs of Parvati hills.[1] He decided to construct a lake at the foothills of Parvati. An island of about 25,000 sq.ft. (2,370 m2) area was retained in the middle of this lake. Later on, a beautiful garden was created on this island. Shrimant Nanasaheb Peshwa gave it a poetic name, “The Sarasbaug ”.

In 1784, Shrimant Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa built a small temple in Sarasbaug and installed the idol of Shree Siddhivinayak Gajanan, the God he worshiped. Sarasbaug has now become a place of worship for people from all over the world.

References

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  1. ^ "Sarasbaug Temple History".
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