Saras Baug Ganpati Temple, Pune

Saras Baug Ganpati Temple, Pune

📍 Pune, Pune City, MaharashtraVerified
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Today at this temple

சனி, 25 ஏப்ரல், 2026Sunrise 06:10 · Sunset 18:54
Tithi
navami
shukla
Nakshatra
Ashlesha
Yoga
Ganda
Abhijit muhurta
12:08–12:56
Today's darshan timeline
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Quick facts

Primary deity
Ganesha
Tradition
ganapatya
Year founded
1784
Founder
Built 1784 CE by PESHWA SAWAI MADHAVRAO (MADHAVRAO II) — situated in the historic Saras Baug ("Swan Garden") area of Pune, originally a Peshwa-era royal-pleasure-garden with artificial-lake. The Ganesha-murti is known as SIDDHI VINAYAK (distinct from Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Prabhadevi) — Pune's own Peshwa-era Siddhivinayak. The temple stands on an elevated-mound within the former royal-garden
Managing trust
Trust-managed with Maharashtra state endowment; Pune Municipal Corporation maintains adjacent garden
Daily footfall
3,000-8,000 daily
Photography
outside_only
Non-Hindu policy
all_welcome
Dress code
Traditional attire; no shorts
Accessibility
♿ 👴 🍼
VIP darshan
—
Typical visit
45–120 min

Sthala Purana — the story

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Peshwa-era historical founding (1784)

References: Ganesha Atharvashirsha Classical Ganapati-upanishad

Darshan & aartis

Sun
05:30–22:00
Mon
05:30–22:00
Tue
05:30–22:00
Wed
05:30–22:00
Thu
05:30–22:00
Fri
05:30–22:00
Sat
05:30–22:00
  • 06:00
    Morning
    30 min · Mangala aarti
  • 19:00
    Evening
    30 min · Sandhya aarti

Plan your visit

✈️ Nearest airport

Pune (PNQ) — 12 km

🚆 Nearest railway

Pune Junction — 3 km

🚌 How to reach locally

Saras Baug parking

🅿️ Parking

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🏨 Where to stay

Pune central hotels (2 km)

🍽 Prasad & food

Pune veg restaurants

🧘 Best time to visit

Year-round. Ganesh Chaturthi peak; Oct-Feb ideal

🎒 What to carry
  • Modak, durva, red-hibiscus
  • Combine with Parvati Hill (2 km) and Pune Manache-5 walking-tour

Deity & iconography

Height of murti
122 cm
Trunk direction
left
Vahana
Mushak
Adornments
Siddhi Vinayak Ganapati murti approximately 122 cm, left-trunk, seated-padmasana. Daily-shringar with red-silk, gold-ornaments, fresh-modak, 21-durva. The temple is set within the SARAS BAUG garden area; former royal-pleasure-garden with artificial-lake surrounds the elevated-mound temple — creating a distinctive-garden-setting unique-among-Pune-Ganapati-shrines
Consorts on panel
Riddhi-Siddhi consorts; subsidiary Hanuman-shrine
Favored bhoga
Modak, durva, red-hibiscus, coconut, traditional Maharashtrian Ganapati-naivedya
Mantras chanted here
Om Gan Ganapataye Namah · Ganesha Atharvashirsha · Sankashta Nashana Stotra
Worship purpose
Peshwa-era Ganesha devotion; Ganesh Chaturthi 11-day festival; pan-Pune Ganapati devotional destination; Saras Baug garden-tourism combined with temple-visit; Pune-heritage walking-tour

Architecture & art

1784 Peshwa-era Maratha-vernacular temple on elevated-mound within royal-pleasure-garden

Style
1784 Peshwa-era Maratha-vernacular architecture; temple on elevated-mound within former royal-pleasure-garden; Saras Baug ("Swan Garden") surrounds with artificial-lake (now partially-filled); compound approximately 40m × 35m
Shikhara height
12 m
Built of
Stone and lime-mortar Peshwa-era construction
Notable features
1784 Peshwa Sawai Madhavrao construction · SIDDHI VINAYAK Pune name · Saras Baug ("Swan Garden") setting · Former royal-pleasure-garden with artificial-lake · Pune-heritage walking-tour site · Ganesh Chaturthi 1-2 lakh
Protection status
state_protected

History timeline

  1. 1784

    Peshwa Sawai Madhavrao (Madhavrao II) built the temple in the Saras Baug royal-pleasure-garden

  2. 1818

    Post-Peshwa British-era continuity under trust-management

  3. Post-1947

    Pune Municipal Corporation garden-area + Trust-managed temple; Pune-heritage-tourism integration

Special phenomena

Garden-setting unique among Pune Ganapatis

The Saras Baug setting with former-artificial-lake provides a garden-atmosphere distinct from Pune's urban-Ganapati-shrines

Poojas & sevas offered here

No bookable poojas listed yet

Festivals & signature events

  • Ganesh Chaturthi
    Annual
    Signature

Location & nearby temples

Scriptural references

Ganesha Atharvashirsha
Classical Ganapati-upanishad
Daily recitation

Sources & credits

✓ Verified by 2026-04-25. Seeded from training + Wikipedia. 1784 Peshwa-dating documented. Video metadata intentionally empty.

  • Saras Baug Pune — source · CC-BY-SA 4.0
✓ Last verified 2026-04-25
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