Devotees at Shri Kshetra Lenyadri on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi :
On sunday On 20th February 2022, on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi, attractive flowers were decorated for Shri Girijatmaj Ganpati at Shri Kshetra Lenyadri (Tal. Junnar). Since it was a holiday for two days in a row, there was a crowd of devotees for darshan throughout the day. Devasthan President Sadashiv Tamhane and Secretary Jitendra Bidwai informed that the devotees took advantage of the darshan of Shri Girijatmaj Ganesha during the day by following the rules laid down by the government.
On behalf of Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan Trust, at 5.30 am, Shri. Devasthan Trust President Sadashiv Tamhane, Treasurer Kashinath Lokhande and Trustee Jaywant Doke performed the anointing and worship of Shri. After that the devotees took advantage of the darshan. The idol of Shri Girijatmaja and the temple were decorated with attractive flowers. Maha Aarti was performed at 12:00 noon. Various rituals were performed throughout the day. The crowd was planned by the Devasthanam for easy access of devotees. Social disturbance observance, mask use and sanitizer use were made mandatory. Shri Maha Aarti was performed at the time of Chandrodaya at night. Throughout the day, dignitaries from various fields took advantage of Shri’s Darshan and a large number of devotees from Junnar area and from Pune, Nagar, Mumbai, Thane, Nashik came to pay their respects to Shri. This information was given by the president of the temple Sadashiv Tamhane and secretary Jitendra Bidwai.