Siddhivinayak Temple
Patil, Laxman Vithu Patil
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Alternative Title
Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir
Date
1800-1975Description
Distant context street view with the finial of the vimana (tower over the central shrine) at left center; A Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha. Consecrated on 19 November 1801, the temple was built by the contractor Laxman Vithu Patil and funded by a rich Agri woman named Deubai Patil. The original structure of the Siddhivinayak Temple was a small 3.6 m x 3.6 m square brick structure with a dome-shaped brick sikhara. This expanded to a 2550 sq m temple complex; however in the 1950s and 60s, some of the land of the complex was sold. It is one of the richest temples in Mumbai, in annual donations. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/31/2015)
Type of Work
templeSubject
architecture, deities, Hinduism, Nineteenth century, Twentieth century
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