Shri Ballaleshwar Ashtvinayak Temple Pali

SHREE BALLALESHWAR TEMPLE

Pali, Maharashtra, India

God

Shri Ballaleshwar Ashtvinayak is the main deity of this temple. The murti of Vinayaka sits on a stone throne, facing east with its trunk turned left and sitting against a background of silver which displays Riddhi and Siddhi waving chamaras. The murti's eyes and navel contain diamonds, 3 feet in height and swayambhoo.

Interesting Facts

The huge metal bell of the temple that was made in Europe.
The Palakhi utilized for the procession is additionally covered with silver plates. Gold and silver crowns can be seen adorning the icon and fish, which are also offered by devotees.
The bathing utensils of Lord Ganesha like circular pot known as the Ghangal and sitting device the Chaurang, upper arms of the icon and focal hanging the Zumber are covered completely with silver plates.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - March to May (39°C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (35°C during the day and 25°C during night)Lowest - December to February (34°C during day and 16°C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.

Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Pali Bus Stand	1.1 KM	020-24449980
Nagothane Railway Station	13 KM	139
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	97.7 KM	022-66851010

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Nagothane Railway Station	13 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	97.7 KM	022-66851010

Architecture

Ballaleshwar Temple is facing in East direction and constructed in Peshwa Style of architecture. There are two sanctums in the temple an inner and an outer sanctum. The inner canctum is 15 feet (4.6 meter) high, while the outer sanctum is only 12 feet (3.7 meter) high. The outer sanctum contains a murti in the shape of a rat, holding modak (Sweet Pashad of Ganesha) in its hands while facing lord Ganesha. The main hall of the temple is 40 feet (12 meter) long and 20 feet (6.1 meter) wide and contains eight pillars resembling cyprus trees. The femple walls are made quite strong by mixing lead with cement while construction. This temple was constructed with Stone temple and has a temple lake. The Hall is extremely wonderful with 8 columns resembling Cyprus royal throne tree. The temple’s crest also known as Kalas is enhanced with a brilliant golden sheet which was offered by donations from devotees.

Religious Significance

Legend of Balleleshwar - According to Ganesh Puran, Kalyansheth was a successful businessman in Pallipur. His son Ballal was a devout child who spent most of his time praying and worshipping Lord Ganesh. Then, one day he invited all the children from his village for a special Pooja. Ballal and his friends kept one large stone and worshipped it as Lord Ganesh. However, the children were so engrossed in their prayers that they did not return home for days. This irritated the villagers who complained to Kalyansheth. Then he came to the Pooja and destroyed the stone and tied Ballal to a tree as punishment. Ballal cried and prayed to Lord Ganesh who appeared before him as a Sadhu. Ballal identified the Sadhu as the Lord himself and asked for his blessings. He also requested the Lord to always be with him and stay in this place. Hence, Lord Ganesh embraced Ballal and vanished into a stone. Then this stone became the Lord Ballaleshwar idol.

Legend of Dhundi Vinayak - The large stone which Ballal’s father Kalyansheth threw to the ground was known as Dhundi Vinayak. This is believed to be self-manifested or Swayambu and is worshipped before Lord Ballaleshwar.

History

Pali Ganpati Temple is that it is believed to be originally built in the 11th century. Moreshvar Vitthal Sindkar contributed to the construction of the temple in 1640. Also, it was originally made of wood and was renovated in the year 1760 by Moropant Dada Phadnavis, renovated in 1910 A.D. and Shri Fadnis is the contributor for this temple.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	05:30 AM - 10:00 PM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757