PUNE FESTIVAL

PUNE FESTIVAL

Dagdusheth Ganapathi

PUNE'S AARADHYA DAIVAT DAGDUSHETH GANPATI

A Brief Introduction :

Late Sardar Krishnaji Kashinath alias Nansaheb Khajgiwale gave the Ganesh festival the form of public celebrations. He had witnessed the public celebrations of this festival in Gwalior in 1892 which inspired him to start something similar in Pune . Thus in 1893, Shri Khajgiwale, Shri Ghotawadekar and Shri Bhau Rangari were the first three mandals to start public celebrations of Ganesh festival. Ganesh festival celebrated prior to this was a private affair. The credit of givingGanesh festival the form of a public movement so that all the educated, non educated,young and old should participate in the national movement goes to Lokmanya Tilak. Tilak encouraged the Melas and also gave a new dimension to the Ganapati immersion procession. Tilak achieved the objectives of giving
Tilak proper direction to the enthusiasm of the youth, to praise the artists and to educate the people. Slowly the Ganesh festival assumed the nature of public celebration outside Pune also. In the pre independence period the festival proved to be a very good medium to cultivate awareness among the masses and unite them. This helped in intensifying the freedom struggle. But in the post independence era the festival has become more entertainment oriented. The main motive of bringing about social awareness seems to have been lost. Still there is a ray of hope because there are some mandals who still remember that they do have a social obligation. We sincerely hope the number of such mandals increase.

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Ganpati

Guruji Talim Ganpati

Tulasi Bag Ganpati

Kesari Wada Ganpati

KASBA GANPATI

Year of Establishment : 1893.
Address : 159, Kasba Peth, Pune 11.

Is the first Ganpati of honour in Pune. Since 1894, mandal is being in the first place in thprocession. The Kasba Ganpati Utsav is celebrated without use of 'Gulal'.Shivaji Maharaja's mother Jijabai had put up the statue of Ganesh. On her behalf Dadoji Kondadev had put on a tent in front of the statue of Ganesh.

TAMBDI JOGESWARI

Year of Establishment : 1887
Address : 33, Budhwar Peth, Pune.

Tambdi Jogeswari is the Second Ganpati of Honour in Pune. Tambdi Jogeswari was one of the early established Ganesh Mandals. The Mandal has already completed its 100 years. The Idol resembles an elephants.
Various functions are organised during the festival by the Mandal. Many people take part in these events keeping social interest in mind. Many people attend the Aarti to seek blessings.

GURUJI TALIM

Year of establishment : 1887.
Address : Ganpati Chowk, Laxmi Road, Pune.

Guruji Talim the Third Ganpati of Honour in Pune. The Mandal was established in1887. This was the first mandal in Pune to celebrate its 100 years. The expenditure of the festival is very rearly collected from the public, it is mostly collected by the members of the mandal. Thus mandal existed even before the Ganesh festival had started.

TULSHI BAUG

Year of Establishment: 1901.
Address : Tulshi Baug Ram Mandir, Off Laxmi Road.

Tulshi Baug Ganpati is the Fourth Ganpati of honour in Pune. Peculiarity of this mandal is the Ganesh idol is a new one every year. The size of the idol is about 13 feet in height. The idol is of fiber glass and the mandal is the pioneer in such kind of idol making. The mandal is in its centenary year, next year i.e. in 2002 it completes its 100 years. Through the year the mandal is busy celebrating various festivals.

KESARI WADA GANPATI

Date of Establishment :1893.
Address : 568, Narayanpeth, Tilakwada.

Kesari Wada is the Fifth Ganpati of Honour in Pune. The mandal organises various functions on various festivals through out the year. Lokmanya Tilak had established the idol of Ganesh for this mandal in the year 1893. Every year famous artists perform in shows organised by the mandal.

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