Shree Siddhivinayak

History & Manyata

Built on 19 November 1801 by contractor Laxman Vithu Patil and the childless devotee Deubai Patil — who wished other women would never face her grief — Shree Siddhivinayak houses a 2.5-foot Swayambhu Ganesha murti carved from a single black stone, with the trunk tilted to the right (Uzhva Thumbikkai). Such right-trunked Ganeshas are termed Siddhi-Vinayak and are considered the most powerful but the most difficult to please, requiring strict ritual purity. The temple was a modest 3.6 m × 3.6 m brick shrine until the Maharashtra Government Trust reconstructed it in 1990 in stunning multi-tier pinkish-granite kalashas, gold-plated dome and Hemadpanthi style. The current temple complex is managed by Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir Trust under the Maharashtra Government Public Trust Act, and its hundi receives over ₹125 crore annually — making it the wealthiest Ganesh temple in India. The murti's two-eyed image with Riddhi-Siddhi on either side, swastika and Om on the forehead, has become the most recognisable face of Mumbai's bhakti life.

Aarti Timings

• Kakad Aarti05:30 AM
• Naivedya12:15 PM
• Madhyan Aarti12:30 PM
• Sandhya Aarti07:30 PM
• Shejarati09:50 PM

Festivals not to miss

Suggested Itinerary

1. 1Early Kakad Aarti
2. 2Visit Mahalakshmi & Haji Ali
3. 3Lunch at Prabhadevi
4. 4Evening aarti and modak prasad

Local Attractions

• Mahalakshmi Temple
• Haji Ali
• Mumba Devi