Sankashti Chaturthi on Saturday, March 11, 2023

*Congregation of devotees at Sri Kshetra Lenyadri on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi.*
On Saturday, March 11, 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 the president of the temple, Jitendra Bidwai and secretary, Shankar Tamhane.
On behalf of Sri Lenyadri Ganapati Devasthan, at 5.30 in the morning, Devasthan Trust President Jitendra Bidwai, Vice President Sanjay Dhekane and Trustees Sadashiv Tamhane, Jaywant Doke performed the Abhishek and Maha Puja of Shri. After that, the devotees took advantage of the darshan. A large number of devotees 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 Maha Prasad was organized on behalf of Jai Ganesh Group. 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.