* Crowd of devotees at Shri Kshetra Lenyadri on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi *
On monday On 21st March 2022, on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi, attractive flowers were decorated to Shri Girijatmaj Ganpati at Shri Kshetra Lenyadri (Tal. Junnar). Due to Shiva Jayanti, there was a large crowd of devotees and devotees for darshan throughout the day. Devasthan President Sadashiv Tamhane and Secretary Jitendra Bidwai informed that thousands of devotees took advantage of the darshan of Shri Girijatmaj Ganesha during the day.
On behalf of Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan Trust, at 5.30 am, Devasthan Trust President Sadashiv Tamhane, Secretary Jitendra Bidwai and Trustee Jaywant Doke anointed and worshiped Maha After that the devotees took advantage of Shri’s darshan. Devasthan vice president Sanjay Dhekne, treasurer Kashinath Lokhande, trustee Shankar Tamhane, Prabhakar Jadhav, Govind Meher, Machhindra Shete, Bhagwan Hande and villagers were present on the occasion. 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. 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 and Nashik came to pay their respects to Shri. This information was given by the president of the temple Sadashiv Tamhane and secretary Jitendra Bidwai.