Shree Dholya Ganapati Mandir

This Peshwa time Ganapati is located near the Ashok Stambh in the central Nashik. Conventionally, temples of Maruti, Ganapati, Bhairavnath were set up beyond the limits of a city or village. According to this convention, the Nashik’s inhabitation ended near this temple. The deity is lovingly called Dholya because of its impressive hugeness – aptly called Lambodar, Vishalkay etc. The temple is frequented by college students and is very crowded during the day. Gaikwad family looks after the idol and the temple.

very peacefull atmosphere in these temple though it it is located in one of the most crowded places,we get positive energy in this temple.

It's always a pleasure to visit Ganpati bappa and feels peaceful . I have been going there since my junior college days it's located at ashok stambh in main city . There is a issue of parking.

Jai agree Ganesha. One of the oldest temple In Nashik city. Earlier it was considered out of town which was created to save the town from bad things but because of the city development the temple is now in the center of the city. It is known as "Dholya " means fat in English because the idol looks fat so same name was given by old people. Small temple,must visit. Parking facility is not available for cars,but bikes can be parked. City transportation facilities are available to reach yo the destination.

Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify.[Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstaclehe patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessionsSeveral texts relate mythological anecdotesassociated with his birth and exploits.

Ganesha likely emerged as a deity as early as the 2nd century CE,but most certainly by the 4th and 5th centuries CE, during the Gupta period, although He inherited traits from Vedicand pre-Vedic precursors.[13] Hindu mythology identifies him as the restored son of Parvatiand Shiva of the Shaivism tradition, but he is a pan-Hindu god found in its various traditionsIn the Ganapatya tradition of Hinduism, Ganesha is the supreme deity.[]The principal texts on Ganesha include the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. Brahma Purana and Brahmanda Purana are other two Puranic genre encyclopedic texts that deal with Ganesha.

Etymology and other names

Ganesha, Madhya Pradesh, c. 750, India

Ganesha has been ascribed many other titles and epithets, including Ganapati (Ganpati) and Vighneshvara. The Hindu title of respect Shri(Sanskrit: श्री; IAST: śrī; also spelled Sri or Shree) is often added before his name.

The name Ganesha is a Sanskrit compound, joining the words gana (gaṇa), meaning a group, multitude, or categorical system and isha (īśa), meaning lord or master.The word gaṇa when associated with Ganesha is often taken to refer to the gaṇas, a troop of semi-divine beings that form part of the retinue of Shiva, Ganesha's father. The term more generally means a category, class, community, association, or corporation.Some commentators interpret the name "Lord of the Gaṇas" to mean "Lord of Hosts" or "Lord of created categories", such as the elements. Ganapati (गणपति; gaṇapati), a synonym for Ganesha, is a compound composed of gaṇa, meaning "group", and pati, meaning "ruler" or "lord".Though the earliest mention of the word Ganapati is found in hymn 2.23.1 of the 2nd-millennium BCE Rigveda, it is however uncertain that the Vedic term referred specifically to GaGaneThe Amarakosha, an early Sanskrit lexicon, lists eight synonyms of Ganesha: Vinayaka, Vighnarāja (equivalent to Vighnesha), Dvaimātura (one who has two mothers),[Gaṇādhipa (equivalent to Ganapati and Ganesha), Ekadanta (one who has one tusk), Heramba, Lambodara (one who has a pot belly, or, literally, one who has a hanging belly), and Gajanana (gajānana); having the face of an elephant.

Vinayaka (विनायक; vināyaka) is a common name for Ganesha that appears in the Purāṇas and in Buddhist Tant This name is reflected in the naming of the eight famous Ganesha temples in Maharashtra known as the Ashtavinayak (Marathi: अष्टविनायक, aṣṭavināyaka)The names Vighnesha (विघ्नेश; vighneśa) and Vighneshvara(विघ्नेश्वर; vighneśvara) (Lord of Obstacles)[refers to his primary function in Hinduism as the master and remover of obstacles (vighna).

A prominent name for Ganesha in the Tamil language is Pillai (Tamil: பிள்ளை) or Pillaiyar (பிள்ளையார்)A.K. Narain differentiates these terms by saying that pillaimeans a "child" while pillaiyar means a "noble child". He adds that the words pallu, pella, and pell in the Dravidian family of languagessignify "tooth or tusk", also "elephant tooth or tusk Anita Raina Thapan notes that the root word pille in the name Pillaiyar might have originally meant "the young of the elephant", because the Pali word pillakameans "a young elephant".

Nice time a lot of pilgrims come here to take blessing, very positive and peaceful inside the temple, always enjoy to go here.

It is lord Ganesha's temple famous in Nashik city. It is also known as wish granting lord Ganesha's temple.

Very nice place beautiful idol
Located at the heart of the city it
Gives peace to inner soul when visit this Mandir