Titwala is a small town near Kalyan in Maharashtra. Titwala is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala), wherein lakhs of devotees visit this temple during Ganesh Chaturthi and Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi.
According to legend, this village was part of Dandakaranya forest where the Katkari tribe lived (the tribal hamlets are located even now close to the town across the Kalu river, approached only by boats).
Titwala is believed to be the putative site of the hermitage of sage Kanva, foster parent of Shakuntala who was born here. It is said that the temple was built by Shakuntala to minimise the effect of a curse upon her. Her prayers resulted in her reunion with her husband, King Dushyanta. The remains of the temple were discovered during the reign of Peshwa Madhavrao who helped to rebuild it.
The temple is a two storied structure. The ground level is where the deity is installed and devotees can sit on the marble floor and offer their prayers. The upper level is where the pradakshina is done. It has open windows through which the deity at the lower level can be seen. An adjoining Hall full of Mandaps for Satyanarayan Puja is also situated here. A small donation is given before Satyanarayan Puja can be done. The main sanctum also has a special shrine for Ganpati’s vahan, the mice.
The temple is frequented by a very large number of devotees on account of the belief that separated married couples could be united and marriages of desired people could be fixed easily if the Ganesha image installed in the temple is worshipped with devotion.
The temple is frequented by a very large number of devotees on account of the belief that separated married couples could be united and marriages of desired people could be fixed easily if the Ganesha image installed in the temple is worshipped with devotion.
Millions of devotees visit this temple all through the year and the crowd swells during the Ganesh Utsav. A big fair held here at every Ganesh chaturthi . A small pond is also located near the temple where people bath before entering into the temple
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https://www.mid-day.com/articles/titwala-ganesh-mandir/230882
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titwala
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhivinayak_Mahaganapati_Temple