Situated at
Malvan Jay Ganesh temple is now on a ‘must see’ list of tourists. The temple is
built by Shri Jayantrao Salgaonkar, an astrologer of repute and creator of very
popular almanac ‘Kalnirnay’. Situated in Medha locality of Malvan on ancestral
family land of Salgaonkars, the temple has been constructed as per the holy
principles of temple architecture in India. Shri Jayantrao personally
supervised the construction.
The presiding deity in the temple is Lord Ganesha,
much revered Elephant God of Maharashtra. The idol is of pure gold. This main
idol in the sanctum sanctorum is in the traditional pose with Riddhi- Siddhi
(consorts of Lord) on both sides. Siddhi is holding Dhol (Indian traditional
percussion instrument) and sword in her hand while Riddhi has pen and paper in
her hands. The hall has eight idols of Ganesh carved in the ceiling. One gets a
very comfortable feeling of Lord Ganesh looking benevolently from all the eight
directions at his disciple. The interior of the temple is very rich and has used
soothing colors. A five-day annual festival of Ganesh Jayanti is celebrated on
4th Day of Magh (month in Hindu Calendar). This day is also the anniversary day
of the temple.
The speciality of this temple’s architecture can be seen on the early morning of Makar Sankranti (14th or 15th of January). On this day the early sunrays fall directly on the idol and one can see the glittering and shining Ganesha bathed in sunlight.Jayantrao Salgaonkar has named this Ganesha as Jay Ganesha so that the Ganesha may bestow ‘Jay’ (success) on his disciples.
Accomodation:
Budget to luxury
accomodation is available near Malvan city.
Getting there:
Very close to
Malvan city.
Places to see nearby:
1) Dhamapur Lake 2) Bhagwati Temple 3) Bharadi Devi Angnewadi
4) Tarkarli Beach 5) Rameshwar Temple 11) Amboli Hill Station 6) Bhalachandra Maharaj Ashram 7) Kunkeshwar Temple and Beach
8) Bhogve Beach 9) Nivati Beach 10) Shiroda Velagar Beach