Shri Mahaarti on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi at Shri Kshetra Lenyadri.

Saturday On December 30, 2023, on the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi, thousands of devotees visited ‘Sri Girijatmaj’ Ganpati 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 Sanjay Dhekane and secretary Shankar Tamhane.
On behalf of Sri Lenyadri Ganapati Devasthan, at 5.30 in the morning, Sanjay Dhekane, president of the devasthan, and trustees Sadashiv Tamhane, Jaywant Doke 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. CA Sanjay Suryavanshi from Pune offered different kinds of fruits for offering to God. Maha Aarti was performed in the temple at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. On the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi, a Maha Aarti was organized on behalf of the temple in the temple. This Mahaarti was performed by Auditor CA Sanjay Suryavanshi and Bharat Bhujbal, and the dignitaries were felicitated on behalf of the temple. Every Sankashti and Vinayaki Chaturthis Mahaarti will be organized on behalf of the temple and interested devotees should contact the temple office and register their names. Various religious rituals were performed on behalf of the temple throughout the day. Various services were provided to the devotees through the Devasthan Trust. 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. Vice President Govind Meher, Treasurer Bhagwan Hande, Trustees Prabhakar Jadhav, Machindra Shete, Prabhakar Gade, Kashinath Lokhande, Jitendra Bidwai and Office Secretary Rohidas Bidwai were present on this occasion. 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, Bhavikankarita Mahaprasad was organized by Nikhil Ramdas Gaikwad from Shiroli Khurd and Pandharinath Shivram Dhondkar from Junnar. 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 Sanjay Dhekane and secretary Shankar Tamhane.