Ganesha (Ganapati)Maratha (Patwardhan)South Indian, with a seven-storeyed gopura
Sacred since
1779 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1779-1799 (Patwardhan)
Maratha (Patwardhan)
History & significance
Begun in 1779 by Parasuram Bhau Patwardhan, Sar-Senapati to the Peshwa, and finished by his son Appa Patwardhan in 1799, this temple is known for its 29 m gopura and for an idol whose trunk curves to the right. Its 30 ft chariot procession the day after Bhadrapada Chaturthi has run since 1785.