Ganesh Chathurthi in Dagaduseth
Dagaduseth temple, pune India, a land of diverse religion and culture celebrated Ganesh chathurthi, a ten day Hindu festival which ended on 23rd of September 2018. Ganesh chathurthi or Vinayaka chathurthi is observed especially in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telengana, Goa and Andhra Pradesh. It is also celebrated in countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, South Africa and Canada. Dagaduseth Halwai ganpati temple, which is in Budhwar peth ,Pune also observed this festival. This temple is one of the most famous temples of Maharashtra. The temple has been celebrating Ganesh chathurthi for more than a century, 126 years to be exact.Having been built in 1893 by Dagaduseth Gadve a famous sweetmaker in the mid 1800’s( ‘Halwai’ in Marathi for sweetmaker which also later became his surname) ,the Ganesh idol is ornamented with nearly 40 kilograms of gold. It is also insured with a sum of rupees 1 crore. The festival is observed with grandeur manifesto. People from all parts...