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Siddhatek
Where is this place?
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Siddhtek |
| Taluka |
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Karjat |
| District |
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Ahmednagar |
How many kilometers is it from Pune?
Which road do I take?
Pune Solapur Highway
Public Transport?
| Railway |
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On the Pune Solapur railway track, the nearest station would be Daund, from here one can opt for locally available transportation facilities. |
| Buses |
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Both the government as well as private tour operators ply regular buses to the town. |
Good to know -
- It is believed that it was here on the Siddhtek Mountain, that Vishnu acquired Siddhi
Stories anyone?
Two asuras of the name Madhu and Kaitab had caused great havoc in the region. Having taken on the onus of ridding the region of the menace, Lord Vishnu tried many a times to kill them but failed. Ultimately he undertook a sever penance at the site of the temple and attained the blessings of Lord Ganesha, owing to which he attained success in his endeavor. As a token of appreciation Lord Vishnu built a temple in Ganesha honor at the sight where he had offered his obeisance. Over the yugas the temple went to ruins and was reconstructed when a shepard found the lords idol lying among the debris. The temple received the patronage of
Temple Trivia -
- The temple has long received royal patronage and the long path leading to the temple is said to be the service offered of the by Sardar Haripant Phadke a prominent official during the Peshwa reign.
- Rani Ahilyabai Holkar is said to have reconstructed the black stone temple.
- The idol's trunk is turned towards his right side. It is said that an extremely rigorous set of vows are to be followed to please this deity
- The idol depicted to be sitting on a throne sits cross legged and is encased in brass.
- There is also a idol of Siddhi, the lords consort close to the that if the main idol, but it more often than not it gets obscured due to the decorations to the idol.
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