4/5 Pritesh J. 3 years ago on Google
Since
it's
Ganeshotsav
and
lord
Ganesha
is
being
celebrated
all
throughout
the
city,
here's
a
quick
walk
down
history
lane
regarding
the
history
of
one
of
Nagpur's
most
frequented
Ganesh
mandir
-
the
Ganesh
Mandir
Tekdi.
Did
you
know
that
it
is
called
'tekdi'
because
of
its
location?
Since
you
need
to
walk
up
a
hill
to
approach
the
temple
and
since
tekdi
means
hill
in
Marathi,
thus
the
temple
derives
its
present
name.
A
favourite
and
especially
populated
part
of
Nagpur
during
the
Ganeshotsav,
the
temple
has
also
been
known
for
being
frequented
by
famous
cricketers
like
Sachin
Tendulkar
before
playing
a
crucial
cricket
match
on
the
Nagpur
pitch!
Though
a
lot
of
Nagpurkars
believe
that
the
temple
is
one
of
the
oldest
around,
that
is
in
fact
a
big
myth.
Though
the
idol
of
the
lord
Ganesha
is
very
old,
the
temple
dates
back
to
the
recent
1970s.
Major
construction
work
was
undertaken
in
the
following
years
and
it
got
its
current
form
in
1984
after
generous
donations
from
all
corners
of
the
society
to
build
the
temple.
The
idol
at
Ganesh
Mandir
Tekdi
is
known
as
the
Swayambhu
-
and
there's
a
wonderful
reason
behind
the
same.
It
is
said
that
when
the
Sitaburdi
hill
was
being
broken
down
by
dynamite
blasts
to
build
the
railway
station,
this
Idol
was
found
in
the
ground
after
one
such
explosion
at
the
site.
Swayambhu
means
'something
made/formed
on
its
own'
So,
Nagpur
It's
time
to
pay
a
visit
to
this
amazing
landmark
and
pay
your
respects
to
this
wonderful
form
of
Lord
Ganesha,
who
appeared
right
from
the
heart
of
the
Sitaburdi
hill
to
always
look
over
our
Orange
City.