A thousands of devotees had already sought blessings of Lord Siddhivinayaka on this auspicious day of 'Angaraka Chaturthi' and thousands are still waiting in que for the Shree Siddhivinayak Darshan. I am not talking about a que of 20-30 people standing to take railway ticket but its goes long as 2-3 kilometers...... no complaints, no cribbing... only a wish to have Lord's Blessing which will fulfill their dreams, wishes..... healthy life for self and family, free from tensions and worries, blessing for success and wealth... and obviously intellectual mind ultimately.... Lord Ganesha is lord of intelligence and wisdom.
'Angaraka Chaturthi' i.e. (अंगारिका चतुर्थी) is a Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday. It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthis. Sankashti Chaturthi (संकष्टी चतुर्थी) also known as Sankata Hara Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord Ganesha. This day is celebrated in every Lunar month or Hindu calendar month on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase).
The day for the devotees had not started with the dawn but from the last night. If you reach at 4.00 A.M in the morning when sun is yet to rise on horizon, you will be somewhere standing in que near Portuguese Church which is at approximate 2-3 KMs proximity and que goes on till the Main Doors of Temple opens for darshan. The devotees not only travel by bus, trains, taxis which are means of commuting but thousands of them come by walking from the home to seek blessing of the Lord. This is not one time phenomenon of the Mumbai life but its regular feature to seek blessings of the Lord. Every tuesday of week, Mumbai's streets see thousands of Lord's worshipers walking down to Prabhadevi.. Shree Siddhivinayak Temple, this includes celebrities like Amitabh Bacchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Priyanka Chopra, Shilpa Shetty and more. One thing is for sure, the Lord Grants every wish of his followers only thing you need is faith.
The Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shri Ganesh. It is located in Prabhadevi (Dadar) Mumbai,is one of the richest temples in Mumbai. The temple has a small mandap (hall) with the shrine for Siddhi Vinayak ("Ganesh who grants your wish"). The wooden doors to the sanctum are carved with images of the Ashtavinayak (the eight manifestations of Ganesha in Maharashtra). The inner roof of the sanctum is plated with gold, and the central statue is of Ganesha. The temple was built by the contractor Laxman Vithu Patil. from fundings by a rich Agri woman named Deubai Patil. Childless woman. The idea of the construction of the temple struck to Late Deubai during the prayer time, she humbly requested Lord Ganesh and said, “Although I cannot have a child, let other ladies who are childless get the pleasure of child on visiting the temple and praying you”. Looking at successful subsequent history of the temple, it appears like the Lord Ganesh nodded to this humble request and pious thoughts and deeds of Late Deubai Patil. It is, therefore, this Siddhivinayak is famous for it and known as “Navasacha Ganapati” or “Navasala Pavanara Ganapati” in Marathi (Ganapati bestows whenever humbly genuinely prayed a wish) among devotees.
The idol of Shree Siddhivinayak was carved out of a single black stone and is 2'6” (750mm) high and 2' (600mm) wide with the trunk on the right. This is rather unusual appearance of Lord Ganesh. The upper right and left hands hold a lotus and an axe respectively while the lower right and left hands hold a rosary (japmala) and bowl full of “Modak” respectively. As it resembles the sacred thread, a snake appears on the left shoulder to right side belly. On the forehead of deity is an eye, which almost looks like the third eye of Lord Shiva. On both sides of the Lord Ganesh idol, are placed one idol each of Riddhi and Siddhi goddesses who are appearing like peeping out of the Ganesh idol from behind. Because of these two deities along with Lord Ganesh, this temple is known as the Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple. These goddesses signify sanctity, success, wealth and prosperity.
Around 125 years ago, Shri Akkalkot Swami Samarth's great disciple, Late Ramakrishna Jambhekar Maharaj, who was also ardent devotee of Lord Ganesh and Gayatri Mantra was blessed with Assyssinian ( Siddhi ). One day Swami Samarth asked Shri Jambhekar to bring divine idols. Out of the idols, except two idols, Swami Samarth told to bury in the front courtyard of the house of Swami Samarth's another disciple Shri Cholappa, where Swami Samarth used to temporarily reside. Shri Jambhekar was also told to inhume remaining two idols in front of Lord Ganesh that he usually worshipped. During his attendance with Swami Samarth, Shri Jambhekar foretold that a Mandaar tree would grow on the place after 21 years, Swayambhu ( Swayambhu ) Ganesh would appear on the sacred place. From that onward people's devotion would grow in leaps and beyond. Siddhivinayak Temple History
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