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	The '''Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to Lord Shri [[Ganesh]]. It is located in [[Prabhadevi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra, India]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Shree Siddhivinayak Mandir\|url=http://www.amazingmaharashtra.com/2012/08/siddhivinayak-temple.html\|publisher=Amazing Maharashtra}}</ref> It was originally built by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil on 19 November 1801. It is one of the richest temples in India.<ref>[http://siddhivinayak.org/temple_history.asp The Birth of Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati]</ref>		The '''Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to Lord Shri [[Ganesh]]. It is located in [[Prabhadevi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra, India]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Shree Siddhivinayak Mandir\|url=http://www.amazingmaharashtra.com/2012/08/siddhivinayak-temple.html\|publisher=Amazing Maharashtra}}</ref> It was originally built by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil on 19 November 1801. It is one of the richest temples in India.<ref>[http://siddhivinayak.org/temple_history.asp The Birth of Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati] </ref>

	The temple has a small mandap with the shrine for Siddhi Vinayak ("Ganesha who grants your wish"). The wooden doors to the sanctum are carved with images of the [[Ashtavinayak]] (the eight manifestations of Ganesha in [[Maharashtra]]). The inner roof of the sanctum is plated with [[gold]], and the central statue is of Ganesha. In the periphery, there is a [[Hanuman]] temple as well. The exterior of the temple consists of a dome which is lit up with multiple colors in the evenings and they keep changing every few hours. The statue of Shri Ganesha is located exactly under the dome.		The temple has a small mandap with the shrine for Siddhi Vinayak ("Ganesha who grants your wish"). The wooden doors to the sanctum are carved with images of the [[Ashtavinayak]] (the eight manifestations of Ganesha in [[Maharashtra]]). The inner roof of the sanctum is plated with [[gold]], and the central statue is of Ganesha. In the periphery, there is a [[Hanuman]] temple as well. The exterior of the temple consists of a dome which is lit up with multiple colors in the evenings and they keep changing every few hours. The statue of Shri Ganesha is located exactly under the dome. The pillars are carved out with the images of [[Ashtavinayaka\|ashtvinayak]].

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	==History==		==History==
	It was constructed on 19 November 1801. The original structure of the Siddhivinayak Temple was a small 3.6 ~~metre~~ x 3.6 ~~metre~~ square brick structure with a dome-shaped brick [[shikhara]]. The temple was built by the contractor Laxman Vithu Patil. The building was funded by a rich [[Agri people\|Agri]] woman named Deubai Patil. Childless due to infertility, Deaubai built the temple so that [[Ganesha]] should grant children to other infertile women. Ramakrishna Jambhekar Maharaj, a disciple of the Hindu saint Akkalkot [[Swami Samarth]], buried two divine idols in the front of the presiding deity of the temple on the orders of his guru. It is claimed that after 21 years of the burial of the icons, a [[Erythrina variegata\|mandar tree]] grew at that spot with a [[svayambhu]] Ganesha in its branches – as prophesied by Swami Samartha.		It was constructed on 19 November 1801. The original structure of the Siddhivinayak Temple was a small 3.6 meter x 3.6 meters square brick structure with a dome-shaped brick [[shikhara]]. The temple was built by the contractor Laxman Vithu Patil. The building was funded by a rich [[Agri people\|Agri]] woman named Deubai Patil. Childless due to infertility, Deaubai built the temple so that [[Ganesha]] should grant children to other infertile women. Ramakrishna Jambhekar Maharaj, a disciple of the Hindu saint Akkalkot [[Swami Samarth]], buried two divine idols in the front of the presiding deity of the temple on the orders of his guru. It is claimed that after 21 years of the burial of the icons, a [[Erythrina variegata\|mandar tree]] grew at that spot with a [[svayambhu]] Ganesha in its branches – as prophesied by Swami Samartha.

	The 2550 temple complex had two 3.6 ~~metre~~ [[Deepamala]]s, a rest house and living quarters for the caretaker. It had an adjoining lake, 30 x 40 square ~~metres~~ in size on the eastern and southern side of the temple. The lake, dug by Nardulla in the early 19th century to counter the scarcity of water, was filled up in the later years and the land is now not part of the temple complex. Around 1952, a small [[Hanuman]] shrine was built in the temple complex for the Hanuman icon that was found during the road extension project of [[Sayani Road]] near [[Elphinstone Road]]. In the 1950s and 60s, the fame of the temple spread and a significant number of devotees began visiting. However, in the same period, the owner of the plot sold some of the temple land, reducing the complex area. After 1975, the number of devotees increased dramatically.<ref>[http://siddhivinayak.org/temple_history.asp History]</ref>		The 2550 temple complex had two 3.6 meter [[Deepamala]]s, a rest house and living quarters for the caretaker. It had an adjoining lake, 30 x 40 square meters in size on the eastern and southern side of the temple. The lake, dug by Nardulla in the early 19th century to counter the scarcity of water, was filled up in the later years and the land is now not part of the temple complex. Around 1952, a small [[Hanuman]] shrine was built in the temple complex for the Hanuman icon that was found during the road extension project of [[Sayani Road]] near [[Elphinstone Road]]. In the 1950s and 60s, the fame of the temple spread and a significant number of devotees began visiting. However, in the same period, the owner of the plot sold some of the temple land, reducing the complex area. After 1975, the number of devotees increased dramatically.<ref>[http://siddhivinayak.org/temple_history.asp History]</ref>

	==Governance==		==Governance==

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The '''Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to Lord Shri [[Ganesh]]. It is located in [[Prabhadevi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra, India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shree Siddhivinayak Mandir|url=http://www.amazingmaharashtra.com/2012/08/siddhivinayak-temple.html|publisher=Amazing Maharashtra}}</ref> It was originally built by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil on 19 November 1801. It is one of the richest temples in India.<ref>[http://siddhivinayak.org/temple_history.asp The Birth of Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati]</ref>

The temple has a small mandap with the shrine for Siddhi Vinayak ("Ganesha who grants your wish"). The wooden doors to the sanctum are carved with images of the [[Ashtavinayak]] (the eight manifestations of Ganesha in [[Maharashtra]]). The inner roof of the sanctum is plated with [[gold]], and the central statue is of Ganesha. In the periphery, there is a [[Hanuman]] temple as well. The exterior of the temple consists of a dome which is lit up with multiple colors in the evenings and they keep changing every few hours. The statue of Shri Ganesha is located exactly under the dome.

== Importance and status ==
In the later half of the twentieth century the Siddhivinayak Mandir evolved from a small shrine to the grand temple of today.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} The temple owes its fame to politicians as well as [[Bollywood]] stars seeking the blessings of Lord Ganesha.

Siddhivinayak is well known as "Navsacha Ganapati" or "Navasala Pavanara Ganapati" ('Ganapati bestows whenever humbly genuinely prayed a wish') among devotees. Facilities for performing different kind of puja are made available by the temple authorities.

==History==
It was constructed on 19 November 1801. The original structure of the Siddhivinayak Temple was a small 3.6 metre x 3.6 metre square brick structure with a dome-shaped brick [[shikhara]]. The temple was built by the contractor Laxman Vithu Patil. The building was funded by a rich [[Agri people|Agri]] woman named Deubai Patil. Childless due to infertility, Deaubai built the temple so that [[Ganesha]] should grant children to other infertile women. Ramakrishna Jambhekar Maharaj, a disciple of the Hindu saint Akkalkot [[Swami Samarth]], buried two divine idols in the front of the presiding deity of the temple on the orders of his guru. It is claimed that after 21 years of the burial of the icons, a [[Erythrina variegata|mandar tree]] grew at that spot with a [[svayambhu]] Ganesha in its branches – as prophesied by Swami Samartha.

The 2550 temple complex had two 3.6 metre [[Deepamala]]s, a rest house and living quarters for the caretaker. It had an adjoining lake, 30 x 40 square metres in size on the eastern and southern side of the temple. The lake, dug by Nardulla in the early 19th century to counter the scarcity of water, was filled up in the later years and the land is now not part of the temple complex. Around 1952, a small [[Hanuman]] shrine was built in the temple complex for the Hanuman icon that was found during the road extension project of [[Sayani Road]] near [[Elphinstone Road]]. In the 1950s and 60s, the fame of the temple spread and a significant number of devotees began visiting. However, in the same period, the owner of the plot sold some of the temple land, reducing the complex area. After 1975, the number of devotees increased dramatically.<ref>[http://siddhivinayak.org/temple_history.asp History]</ref>

==Governance==
Temple donations and other activities related to temple are governed by the board members of Shree Siddhi Vinayak Ganpati Temple Trust.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-02|title=Board of Trustees - Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir Trust|url=https://www.siddhivinayak.org/board-of-trustees/|access-date=2021-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Trust is registered under ''Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950'', with the name “Shree Ganpati Temple at Prabhadevi Road, Dadar, Bombay".

Trust is regulated by ''Shree Siddhi Vinayak Ganpati Temple Trust (Prabhadevi) Act, 1980''. It was adopted on 11 October 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SHREE SIDDHI VINAYAK GANPATI TEMPLE TRUST (PRABHADEVI) ACT, 1980.|url=https://lj.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Acts/H-1811%20Maharashtra%20act%20No.%20VI%20of%201981..pdf|url-status=live|website=Law and Judiciary Department, [[Government of Maharashtra]]}}</ref>

[[Aadesh Bandekar]] is current chairman of the trust.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ANI|title=Sena leader Adesh Bandekar reappointed as Sri Siddhivinayak Temple trust Chairman|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Sena-leader-Adesh-Bandekar-reappointed-as-Sri-Siddhivinayak-Temple-trust-Chairman/24-07-2020-301025|access-date=2021-07-11|website=BW Businessworld|language=en}}</ref>

===Controversy===
The Siddhivinayak temple receives donations of around {{INRConvert|100|m}} – {{INRConvert|150|m}} every year, which makes it Mumbai city's richest temple trust.<ref name = TOI>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121014095424/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-12-10/mumbai/27160131_1_donations-devotees-trust Siddhivinayak grants may be screened], ''[[Times of India]]'', 10 December 2004. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.</ref> In 2004, the Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple Trust, which operates the temple, was accused of mismanaging donations. Consequently, the Bombay High Court appointed a committee headed by retired judge V P Tipnis to scrutinize the trust's donations and probe the allegations.<ref name = TOI/> The committee reported that "The most shocking aspect of the matter is that there is no method or principle followed for particular institutions. The only criteria for selection were recommendation or reference by trustees or the minister or a political heavy-weight, generally belonging to the ruling party".<ref name = WI>[http://news.webindia123.com/NEWS/showdetails.asp?id=272279&cat=India Draft guidelines for using Trust funds of Siddhivinayak: HC] [[United News of India|UNI]] 9 March 2006. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.</ref>

In 2006 the Bombay High Court directed the state government, the Siddhivinayak Temple Trust and the petitioner Keval Semlani to prepare "suggestive guidelines" for using the temple's trust funds.<ref name=OI>[http://news.oneindia.in/2006/12/13/state-to-finalise-guidelines-for-siddhivinayak-trust-funds-hc-1166016901.html State to finalize guidelines for Siddhivinayak Trust funds: HC] [[United News of India|UNI]] 13 December 2006. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.</ref>

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