Titwala

Titwala () is a small town near Kalyan in Maharashtra, India.situated at the banks of seasonal river Kalu, It is the site of a venerated temple of Ganesha, and also the putative site of the hermitage where Shakuntala was born.

The Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple at Titwala is a popular temple. Lakhs of pilgrims flood here on 'Angarika Chaturthi' a holy day in Hindu culture. Tuesday, the day of Ganesha, attracts a fair number of 'Bhakt', worshippers, to the Temple.A scenic place surrounded by lush greenry all around attracts lots of couples and tourists from suburbs of Mumbai. Though a part of KDMC,it is relatively backward in terms of infrastructure and civic amenties,the town,of late is slowly put on the developmental path with the recent growth in reality sector. Titwala(e) is getting urbanized with recent population increase and increasing share of young people while the western side is largely conservative owing to the large number of native inhabitants

History

By propitating Ganesh Idol, Consecrated by sage Kanva, Devi Shakuntala & king Dushyant came together after a long period of disagreement. Shakuntala & king Dushyant got married before the original idol of Ganesha. The original Idol from Mahabharat period vanished, while constructing lake.

Peshwa Saradar Ramchandra Mehendale got the present idol. The Madhavrao Peshwe consecrated the present day idol.

BeliefIf Mahaganapati is worshipped regularly, marriages of desired people can be fixed easily. If prayed to...
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