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{{For|Ganesha temple|Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Titwala
| native_name =
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| other_name = Titvala
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
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| nickname = Titwaleshwar
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
| pushpin_label_position= right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Maharashtra]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.295428|N|73.207694|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1= [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1= [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thane]]
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| leader_title= [[Mayor]]
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| unit_pref= Metric
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| elevation_m= 7.5
| population_total= 26,331
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 421 605
| area_code = 0251
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH-05
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| leader_title2 = [[Municipal Commissioner]]
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| demographics1_info1= [[Marathi language|Marathi]] , [[English language|English]]
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'''Titwala''' is a City near [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]] in the [[India]]n 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|date=August 2017}}
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==Geography==

[[File:Titwala dam.jpg|thumb|right|Titwala dam on Kalu river]]

==Temples==
* '''Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple'''
{{Main|Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple}}
It is the site of a temple of [[Ganesha]] and purportedly the [[Hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]] where [[Shakuntala]] was born.<ref name=guide>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~brians/love-in-the-arts/sakuntala.html|title=Study Guide for Kalidasa: The Recognition of Sakuntala|accessdate=2009-08-14|work=Source: Kalidasa: The Loom of Time|publisher=Penguin Books}}</ref>

The [[Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala)|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.<ref>[http://www.titwala.com/info.asp Village website]</ref>

== References ==
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{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thane district]]

Titwala - Revision history

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