Ganesh Temple, Tasgaon

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Sight Address : Kalgaonkar Wada, Tasgaon, Maharashtra 416312 Edit

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The Ganesh Temple, Tasgaon is also known as Ganapati Panchayatan. Panchayatan means a group of five deities. Adi Shankaracharya introduced the idea of having five deities for worship. At Tasgaon (which is a famous grapes-producing centre), in Sangli district there is such grouping of five deities. The famous Ganesh Mandir at tasgaon having magnificient ‘Gopuram’ , was built by Marathi Senapati Parshurambhau Patwardhan. The ‘Gopuram’ resembles with those found in the South Indian temples. A unique feature of Lord Ganesh idol is that its trunk faces at right directions. An annual ‘Rath Yatra’ is held during the ganesh festival.

Ganesh Mandir,Tasgaon

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Ganesh Temple, Tasgaon or rather a temple-complex, was built by Parashurambhau Patwardhan, an esteemed general of Peshwas in 1785. Patwardhans later founded small princely states in Sangli district. The is made in the form of penta-pantheon. It is formed as follows: at the centre there is idol of Siddhi- Vinayak. On right, it is flanked by Rameshwar temple, on left there is temple of Vishnu. Remaining two are those of Suryanarayana (the sun god) and Uma. They are situated along the peripheral perambulation track. This is a peculiarity.

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June to October.

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Minimum 30 Minutes

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BUS : The city of Sangli is well connected by MSRTC buses from different cities such as Pune, Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nasik, Kolhapur, Goa, Hyderabad and a few other cities. There are many private buses that are available as well.

Train : Sangli has two major train stations and these are served extensively by many trains from different parts of the country. Miraj Junction and the Sangli Junction are the two main stations and they are connected to different places such as Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Ahmadabad, Pune, Bangalore, Mysore, Goa, Cochin, Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal and many other cities.

Air : Nearest airport is at Kolhapur which is 48 km away from Sangli, this is one of the fastest ways to reach Sangli is by air. And The nearest major international airport is located at Mumbai and it is situated around 390 km from the place. The Pune airport is located around 237 km from the city of Sangli. Taxis are available from both the places and they charge around Rs 10-15 per km for the trip for non A/C sedans.

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