Siddhivinayak old temple was consecrated on Thursday, 19th November 1801. Concurrence to our Hindu calendar it falls on Kartik Shudha Chaturdashi, Shake 1723 in “Durmukh Sanvatsar”.
The deity of Shree Siddhivinayak was carved out of a single black stone and is 750mm high and 600mm wide with the trunk on the right. This is rather unusual appearance of Lord Ganesh. The first right and left hands hold a lotus and an axe respectively while the lower right and left hands hold a rosary and bowl full of “Modak” respectively.
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