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What is Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore known for?
Khajrana Ganesh is the best-known temple in Indore, and among the most visited Ganesh temples in central India. The image of Ganesh here is held in tradition to have been recovered from a well and installed in the eighteenth century under Rani Ahilyabai Holkar, and the temple has grown around that small original shrine into a large complex.
Why is Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore significant?
Ganesh is invoked at the start of every undertaking, and Khajrana is where the people of Indore traditionally come before one — a new house, a new vehicle, a wedding, a business. The custom of drawing an inverted swastika on the temple wall when making a wish, and returning to draw it upright once it is fulfilled, is particular to this temple and to a few others in the region. The link to Ahilyabai Holkar ties it to the same devotional tradition as Maheshwar.
Which rituals and festivals are held at Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore?
Modak and laddu, durva grass, red flowers and sindoor are the customary offerings. Wednesday is the day associated with Ganesh and the temple's busiest weekday.
Ganesh Chaturthi in Bhadrapada is the principal festival, celebrated over several days. Sankashti Chaturthi each month also draws devotees.
How do you reach Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore?
The temple is at Khajrana in eastern Indore, about 8 kilometres from Indore Junction railway station and roughly 15 from the airport. Autos and cabs reach it directly, and there is parking at the complex.
It is an easy stop on arrival in Indore or on the way to Ujjain, which is about 55 kilometres away.