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Photo Location: Siddhivinayak Temple
In Picture: Directions To Siddhivinayak Temple
In Picture: Mumbai Local
In Picture: Dadar Flyover Bridge
In Picture: Statue of famous Siddhivinayak
In Picture: Hanuman Idol Present Inside The Shrine
In Picture: Bappas favourite Modak
Photo Location: Dadar Chowpatty
Welcome back to another travel blog.
I will be posting about my new travel series - Know Your Mumbai on weekly basis along with my other travel based blogs. This series is about bringing all my readers close to the city that never sleeps - Mumbai!!!
This travel series is to make the people of Mumbai aware about the places that they might have been before or maybe planning to visit, places that you guys have never heard of before or if you did, might not know how to travel there so to save y'all some time and efforts I have introduced this travel series where I will be giving detailed information about the places in Aamchi Mumbai to make your journey comfortable, affordable and memorable.
So our first place to explore in Know your Mumbai series is "Siddhivinayak Temple".
Wow what a beautiful way to start this series, so in the name of Lord Ganesha, let's get to know this place and let's explore!!!
Siddhivinayak Temple
Siddhivinayak Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to lord Ganesha. The temple was originally built in the year 1801 by contractor named Laxman Vithu and was funded by a woman named Deubai Patil.
Best Time To Visit:
People can visit this temple anyday throughout the year. I would say morning time is the best time to visit the temple; even though it is crowded the atmosphere is serene.
The temple is usually crowded on Tuesdays as it is the day of celebrating lord ganesha and many devotees fast for the day to have prosperity, growth and happiness, to keep them out of any trouble in their life.
On auspicious days like Ganesh chaturthi and Sankasht Chaturthi, devotees from all over Mumbai come here to take the blessings of "bappa".
How To Reach?
Siddhivinayak Temple is located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai on central and western line of Mumbai local.
Central Line:
If you live in Central line of Mumbai you can either opt for fast or slow locals, get in locals which are heading towards Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai (CSTM) if you live in cities like Badlapur, Kalyan, Thane and Vidyavihar or if you live upside of central line like Byculla, Chinchpokli or Currey road get in Karjat, Kasara, Asangaon, Kurla, Thane, Dombivli or Kalyan train and then simultaneously get down at Dadar railway station.
Train Fare and Estimated Train Time To Reach Dadar Railway Station From Major Railway Stations Of Central Line:
1. CSTM To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 5
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 13 mins
Slow Local: 18 mins
2. Ghatkopar To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 5
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 12 mins
Slow Local: 16 mins
3. Thane To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 10
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 27 mins
Slow Local: 38 mins
4. Kalyan To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 15
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 45 mins
Slow Local: 1 hour 12 mins
5. Badlapur To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 20
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 1 hour 7 mins
Slow Local: 1 hour 31 mins
Western Line:
If you live in Western line of Mumbai you can opt for fast or slow local as per your convenience to reach Dadar railway station.
Train Fare and Estimated Train Time To Reach Dadar Railway Station From Major Railway Stations Of Western Line:
1. Churchgate To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 10
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 15 mins
Slow Local: 21 mins
2. Mumbai Central To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 5
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 8 mins
Slow Local: 11 mins
3. Bandra To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 5
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 6 mins
Slow Local: 10 mins
4. Borivali To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 10
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 28 mins
Slow Local: 45 mins
5. Virar To Dadar
Single Journey - ₹ 15
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 1 hour 5 mins
Slow Local: 1 hour 25 mins
Harbour Line (Mains):
If you live in Harbour line of Mumbai let me tell you that there is no direct train to dadar; one has to get down either at Kurla station (Harbour Mains) or Sandhurst Road (Harbour Mains) and then can take a fast or slow local to reach Dadar railway station.
Train Fare and Estimated Train Time to reach Dadar railway station from major railway stations of harbour mains line:
1. Vadala Road To Kurla
Single Journey - ₹ 5
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 10 mins
2. Mankhurd To Kurla
Single Journey - ₹ 5
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 11 mins
3. Nerul To Kurla
Single Journey - ₹ 10
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 27 mins
4. Panvel To Kurla
Single Journey - ₹ 15
Estimated Time To Reach:
Fast Local: 47 min
Alternate Train Route:
For Navi Mumbaikars, You can also travel by trans harbour line to reach Dadar railway station via Thane.
Once you arrive at Dadar station, you can hire a taxi/cab to Siddhivinayak temple, if you are traveling early morning there is already a cab queue for the temple but if you are traveling past 9 am you can hire taxi/cab randomly as most of the local shops opens around the same time and cabs aren't allowed in front of shops.
If you are planning to visit the temple on foot it is a simple 2 km walk from the station. If you are new with help of google maps you can reach there or asking random people will also help you reach the temple.
Bus Route:
You can travel by bus from Dadar station (Kabutar Khaana) to Siddhivinayak temple.
You need to take BEST bus no. 43 to reach the temple.
History and Significance of Siddhivinayak Temple:
Siddhivinayak Temple was built by Deubai Patil as she was infertile and could not bore child. To fulfill the dreams of other women who were infertile like her, she built the temple so that they can worship lord Ganesha and wish for a child.
About The Temple:
The exterior of the temple is dome shaped and it is lighten up every evening. The temple has two lines for the visitors to go inside of the temple; one is considered to be a regular queue which is mostly crowded while the other queue is for people with special passes or any V.I.P guests coming for darshan.
Once you enter the temple you would come across the wooden doors which are golden plated, are carved with images of the Ashtavinayak.
(Ashtavinayak signifies the eight manifestations of lord Ganesha which are present all over different parts of Maharashtra)
Past the door you can see the inner roof of shrine to be gold plated and just below that lies the statue of lord Ganesha.
The sanctum also has lord Hanuman's idol inside it.
In the vicinity of the temple you would see a huge mandar tree also know as Indian coral tree, it's twigs spread all over the temple.
Inside the temple you would come across sweet shops that usually sells Ganesha's favourite sweet "Modak". Along with these delicacies there are many other sweets available like pedhas, barfis and laddus.
You can also purchase Siddhivinayak Prasad which costs around ₹ 10, it consists of laddu and boondi.
Lil known fact:
Siddhivinayak Temple is known to be 'Navasala Paavnara Ganpati' among devotees.
Meaning: Lord Ganesha bestows whenever humbly genuinely prayed for a wish.
Siddhivinayak Temple is also one of the most famous and featured place in Mumbai. It also receives the highest donations from all over making it the most richest funded temple in Mumbai.
Urban Belief or Myth:
The most common and practiced belief or myth among people here is that if the unmarried couples, engaged, live in partners or lovebirds visit the temple, they might suffer a split. The reason behind this is because of the relationship between two people is considered to be impure as they are not yet married, as marriage signifies the purest form of flaming bond between two people.
Other Places Around To Explore:
There are quite few places around to explore near the temple.
If you are into Marathi play or drama you can visit Ravindra Natya Mandir, a Marathi Play Theatre.
You can either visit Prabhadevi beach or dadar beach, commonly know as Dadar Chowpatty, both these places are approximately around 1.2 kms from the temple as in 18-20 min walking distance.
Where To Eat?
If you are hungry and wanna have quick bite there are many restaurants around the temple and the area of Prabhadevi.
There are many food stalls and street food available but can be seen open mostly during evening time.
Do add Siddhivinayak Temple to your list you haven't been here already or even if you have do give a visit for some spiritual healing.
I hope you enjoyed my new travel series Know Your Mumbai.
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