Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple: Difference between revisions

Based on the popular legend narrated, Hindus believe that by devotional worship of the Titwala Ganesha, marriage to one’s wished person will take place and marital discord will be happily resolved.<ref name=load>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/specialfeatures/special_have-loads-of-fun-in-twin-cities_1270809|title=Have loads of fun in twin cities: Titwala Mandir|accessdate=14 August 2009|work = [[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]}}</ref> The temple is visited by lacs of devotees,<ref name=Masur/> particularly on Angarika Chaturthi (Angariki) – a Tuesday that follows on the fourth day of the lunar bright fortnight. Tuesday as well as the fourth day of the lunar fortnight are considered auspicious days to worship Ganesha, both of which attract a fair number of worshippers to the temple. [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] and [[Ganesh Jayanti]] is celebrated with great fervour, when more than {{formatnum:500000}} people congregate for worship in the temple. Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganeshotsav is the central festival of Ganesha that falls on the fourth day of the bright lunar fortnight in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada (August–September). Ganesha Jayanti or Maghi Ganeshotsav is the birthday of Ganesha, which falls on the fourth day of the bright lunar fortnight in the Hindu month of [[Magha (poet)|Magha]] (January–February).<ref name=Titvala/><ref name = travel>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blessingsonthenet.com/travel/showplace4.asp?place=Titwala|title=Maharashtra: Titwala|accessdate=15 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/india/mumbai/excursions-from-mumbai/titwala.html| title=Titwala|accessdate=14 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/36702247.cms|title=Maghi Ganeshotsav celebrated with reverence|date= 7 February 2003|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=19 August 2009}}</ref> The temple is often frequented by devotees from [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/people.html#3|title=Ganapatipujana|publisher=Maharashtra State Gazetteer – Greater Bombay District|accessdate=17 August 2009}}</ref>