Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Visit this temple in Pune where deity’s divine carrier is peacock
This Ganesh Chaturthi 2025, if you want to experience something unique as an ardent devotee of Ganpati Bappa, visit the 250-year Trishund Ganpati Temple situated in Pune's Somwar Peth. The exceptional idol of Lord Ganesh will certainly leave you awestruck. This temple remained out of focus for many years and only recently it began garnering attention of people through the internet. Dive in deeper to know more about this stunning Ganesh temple in Maharashtra's Pune.
New Delhi: This Ganesh Chaturthi 2025, if you want to experience something unique as an ardent devotee of Ganpati Bappa, visit the 250-year Trishund Ganpati Temple situated in Pune’s Somwar Peth. The exceptional idol of Lord Ganesh will certainly leave you awestruck. This temple remained out of focus for many years and only recently it began garnering attention of people through the internet. Every visitor will be enchanted once they visit this temple that combines intricate art, rich history, and spiritual aura.
One of the most unique features of this temple is that the spectacular idol of Lord Ganesh is riding on a beautiful peacock. Usually, the elephant-headed deity’s divine carrier is a mouse, which is also known as Mushak. Moreover, the idol has three trunks and six arms. This is the reason, the temple got its name Trishund. It means three trunks.
History of Trishund Ganesh Temple
Founded by Bhimgirji Gosavi, this temple was built in the time span of 16 years as the construction began in 1754 and ended in 1770. The initial idea was to erect a Shiva Temple but it turned into a Ganpati temple. During the 18th century, the temple served as a spiritual place, a samadhi temple, as well as a practicing school for Hathyogis.
Spectacular architecture
Influence of Rajasthani, Malwa, South Indian, and Maratha can be witnessed in the architecture of the temple that is entirely made of Deccan basalt stone. It has a rectangular shape and a façade similar to many ancient cave temples. The sculptures depict animals such as chained rhinoceroses and elephants, mythical creatures, guardian deities or Dwarapalakas, and dynamic battle scenes. The historical panel also depicts the aftermath of the 1757 Battle of Plassey with a British soldier and a chained rhinoceros. The roof of the temple had multiple Shiva lingas. Lord Ganesh’s idol is carved from black basalt and is embellished with valuable gems. Inside the temple, there are inscriptions in Sanskrit, Devanagari, and Persian, as well as verses from the Bhagavad Gita.
Surrender to the divinity of Lord Ganesh in Trishund Ganpati Temple and experience the spiritual aura.