तांबडी जोगेश्वरी गणपती

Tambdi Jogeshwari - (Second Manacha Ganpati)

The name came it from the Devi known as Tambdi Jogeshwari which is also known as Gramdevi of Pune. So the Ganpati is known as Gram Devta.The location is in one of the well known area Appa Balvant Chowk. The idol of goddess is Swayambhu. The face of Ganpati is similar with African elephant. The important thing is that Ganpati in every year they immered the idol in water (called Visarjan) & the new idol of same replica of previous is done. The idol is made of Shadu clay. The temple was built around the idol by Trimbak Bendre in 1545 AD. In 1636, when Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj came to Pune with his mother Jijabai, he sought the blessings of the goddess and ploughed the land in front of the temple with a gold plough which signified a new beginning for Pune.History records reveal that Peshwas used to seek blessings from the goddess before embarking on a new mission. The Dada Golunjkar family has the credit of carving the idol for almost 122 years." This Ganpati is ranked second in Manache Ganpati.