Sankashti Chaturthi Thursday 09th February 2023

*Thousands of devotees visited Sri Kshetra Lenyadri on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi.*On Thursday 09th February 2023, thousands of devotees visited Sri Girijatmaj Ganapati at Sri Kshetra Lenyadri (Junnar) on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi. The murtis and temple of Sri Girijatmja were decorated with attractive flowers. There was a huge crowd of devotees throughout the day. The Lenyadri area had acquired the form of a pilgrimage. This information was given by Jitendra Bidwai, the President of the Devasthan and Shankar Tamhane, Secretary. On behalf of Sri Lenyadri Ganapati Devasthan, Devasthan Trust President Jitendra Bidwai, Vice President Sanjay Dhekane and Trustee Jaywant Doke performed the Abhishek and Maha Puja on behalf of Shri Lenyadri Ganapati Devasthan. After that, the devotees took advantage of the darshan. Secretary Shankar Tamhane, Treasurer Kashinath Lokhande, Trustee Prabhakar Jadhav, Govind Meher, Machindra Shete, Sadashiv Tamhane, Bhagwan Hande, temple staff and villagers were present on this occasion. The murtis and temple of Sri Girijatmja were decorated with attractive flowers. Maha Aarti was performed in the temple at 6 am, 12 noon 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 temple had planned the crowd to facilitate the darshan of the devotees. In the evening there was a music bhajan program by Shree Muktai Prasad Bhajani Mandal Shivechiwadi. Maha aarti of Shri was performed at night at moonrise. After that, Mahaprasad was organized on behalf of devotees Sonal, Prajakta and Komal Pandharinath Dhondkar from Mumbai. Also, Jaywant and Prabhakar Dnyaneshwar Doke and Ratnakar and Mohan Tukaram Doke from Golegaon gave grapes for 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. This information was given by the president of the temple, Jitendra Bidwai and secretary, Shankar Tamhane.