Maghi Shri Ganesh Jayanti Festival

*Sri Kshetra Lenyadri with enthusiasm on the occasion of Shri Ganesha Jayanti* On Wednesday 25th Maghi Shri Ganesh Jayanti festival, there was a huge crowd of devotees from early morning to see Shri Girijatmja at Sri Kshetra Lenyadri which is one of the Ashtavinayaka pilgrimage sites. The murtis and temple of Sri Girijatmja were decorated with attractive flowers. There was a huge crowd of devotees throughout the day. Thousands of devotees visited Sri Girijatmaj Ganapati at Sri Kshetra Lenyadri (Junnar). The Lenyadri area had acquired the form of a pilgrimage. Various religious programs were organized on the occasion of Ganesh Jayanti. Bullock cart race was also organized and bullock carts were running throughout the day. This information was given by Jitendra Bidwai, President of the Devasthan and Shankar Tamhane, Secretary. On behalf of Shri Lenyadri Ganapati Devasthan, at 5.30 in the morning, Devasthan Trust President Jitendra Bidwai and Sanjay Dhekane, Vice President, performed Abhishek and Maha Puja. After that, the devotees took advantage of the darshan. Secretary Shankar Tamhane, Treasurer Kashinath Lokhande, Trustees Prabhakar Jadhav, Govind Meher, Machindra Shete, Sadashiv Tamhane, Suresh Vani, Prabhakar Gade, Kailas Lokhande, Vijay Varhadi, Nandkumar Bidwai, Jaywant Doke, Bhagwan Hande, temple staff and villagers were present on this occasion. . The murtis and temple of Sri Girijatmja were decorated with attractive flowers. Between 10 am and 12 am in the temple H.B.P. Namdev Maharaj Walke’s Deva Janma Kirtan was performed. Shri Ganesha birth ceremony was concluded in traditional manner. After that Mahaprasad was organized. Maha Aarti was performed in the temple at 6 AM, 12:00 PM and 6 PM. Various religious rituals were performed throughout the day. Also, various services were provided to the devotees through the Devasthan Trust. There was a huge crowd of devotees throughout the day. The crowd was planned by the temple to make it easy for the devotees to have darshan. Ram Maruti Kokane of Golegaon had given fruits as an offering to God. During the day, dignitaries from various fields took advantage of Shri’s darshan and a large number of devotees came from Junnar area and from Pune, Ahmednagar, Mumbai, Thane, Nashik to have Shri’s darshan. Akhand Harinam week is organized from Thursday 19th January to Thursday 26th January on the occasion of Shri Ganesh Jayanti festival. On Thursday, January 26, H.B.P. Akhand Harinam Week will be concluded with Kaliya Kirtan by Paras Maharaj Muttha. This information was given by President Jitendra Bidwai and Secretary Shankar Tamhane.