Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple

The Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple is a Hindu temple in Pune, India, dedicated to the god Ganesha. The main idol is 2.2 metres tall and 1 metre wide, adorned with nearly 40 kilos of gold. The temple is over 100 years old and is visited by over one hundred thousand devotees every year.

Don't miss

• The main Ganesha idol is 2.2 metres tall and 1 metre wide, adorned with nearly 40 kilos of gold.
• Marble sentinels Jay and Vijay at the entrance.
• The temple's simple construction allows you to see the proceedings and the idol from outside.
• The temple is illuminated during the Ganesh festival.
• A replica of the temple was built in Phuket, Thailand.

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple

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Getting there

Know before you go

• The temple conducts daily pooja, abhisheka, and arti of the Ganesh idol.
• A large number of devotees visit during the annual ten-day Ganeshotsav festival.
• The temple is in the centre of Pune, near the local shopping market.

A bit of history

The temple was built in the late 1800s by Dagadusheth Halwai, a successful sweet seller and businessman, and his wife Laxmibai after they lost their only son in a plague epidemic. They followed a sage's advice to build a Ganesh temple in his memory. The current idol, known as Navasacha Ganpati, was established by Dattatray Govindsheth Halwai, replacing the second idol. The temple's Ganeshotsav pandal was not put up for the first time in 128 years in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.