On the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi at Shree Kshetra Lenyadri, devotees flock to have a glimpse of Shri.
On the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi on Monday 02nd October 2023 thousands of devotees had darshan of ‘Shri Girijatmaj’ Ganapati at Sri Kshetra Lenyadri (Junnar). There was a huge crowd of devotees throughout the day. Sri Kshetra Lenyadri area had acquired the form of a yatra. On this occasion, the murtis and temple of Sri Girijatmja were decorated with attractive flowers. This information was given by the president of the temple, Jitendra Bidwai and secretary, Shankar Tamhane.
On behalf of Shree Lenyadri Ganapati Devasthan, at 5.30 in the morning the President of the Devasthan Jitendra Bidwai, Vice President Sanjay Dhekane, Trustee Sadashiv Tamhane performed the Abhishek and Mahapuja of Shri. After that, the devotees took advantage of the darshan. On the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi, the murtis of Shri Girijatmaj Ganesha and the temple premises 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. Due to the two consecutive days of holidays, there was a huge crowd of devotees and tourists 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 by Jai Ganesh Group Golegaon. Also, Pandurang Shankar Bidwai from Golegaon gave 51 dozen bananas as an offering to God. On the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi, dignitaries from various fields took advantage of the darshan of Shri. Also, a large number of devotees came from Junnar area and from Pune, Ahmednagar, Mumbai, Thane, Nashik to see Shri. This information was given by the president of the temple, Jitendra Bidwai and secretary, Shankar Tamhane.