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Titwala is a small town near Kalyan in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated at the banks of the seasonal river Kalu. Titwala covers an area of 507.881 hectares with a population of 26,331 (per the Census of 2001).Titwala is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala), wherein lakhs of devotees visit this temple during Ganesh Chaturthi and Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi.
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Map of Titwala
History
By worshipping the Ganesh idol, as consecrated by sage Kanva, Devi Shakuntala and King Dushyant united after a long period of disagreement and subsequently married.The Siddhivinayaka Mahaganapati idol vanished for unknown reasons and is believed to be submerged in a tank . During the rule of the Madhavrao I (or Thorle Madhav Rao Peshwa ) (14 February 1745 – 18 November 1772) , to resolve the drought situation in the town, the tank was de-silted to provide drinking water to the town. It was during the de-silting operations that the idol was found buried. The idol of god Ganesha was found by Peshwa sardar Ramchandra Mehendale buried in the silt. Soon thereafter, the renovation of the temple was undertaken and a stone temple was built. Chimmaji Appa under the rule of Peshwa Madhavrao I consecrated the ancient Ganesha idol in this new temple, after the conquest of Vasai fort. Initially, the temple was very small with a wooden sabha mandap (audience hall), which was in a run-down condition. Since the Peshwa, temple had also degenerated over time, in 1965–66, renovation work was initiated again and a new temple was constructed at the same location at cost of 200000 (US$3,200)
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