Khajrana Ganesh Mandir



Temples, a major part of the Hindu religion, where people worship and pray for the betterment of their family. Khajrana Ganesh temple is very famous in Madhya Pradesh. This Khajrana Ganesh temple is located in Indore and this temple is around 190 km from the capital of Madhya Pradesh that is Bhopal but it is located in between the city of Indore. This temple is dedicated to the Lord Ganesha. Temple was built in 1735 so one can see the old design in the construction of the inner temple. This temple is built in the period of Holkar dynasty, which also gives a special touch in the designing of the temple, built by Rani Ahilya Bai Holkar who was the queen of Maratha malwa kingdom. Devotees here circle around the temple with the thread and they used to tie that thread around the temple in order to pray to god to fulfill their wishes and to protect their family from problems. This temple is so famous as it is said that one who ties the thread his or her wish surely fulfilled bu the Lord Gajanana. Most of the devotees visit here on the days of Wednesday or Sunday as Wednesday is known as the day of Lord Ganesha, so most of the visitors hit their visit on these days of the week, it is said by the visitors that the one who makes their wish on Wednesday or Sunday their wish gets fulfilled faster. Earlier the temple is built into a small area and the structure of this temple is like a hut, but now the temple is constructed with grace and it is one of the major covering area temples in Madhya Pradesh. Many foreigner devotees visit here as the temple is equally popular in India and in foreign. In the daily interval, temple receives the donation in the form of money, gold, silver, platinum, diamond and in another form by their devotees. The most famous thing about this Khajrana temple is that the entrance gate and the inner walls where the main temple of Lord Ganesh is present is made up of silver which provides an elegant look to the one who visits inside. The outer region is mostly made of wood and stones which gives a pleasant and extraordinary look to the devotees. The other main reason why this temple is so famous among the people because of the deity, the eyes of the deity Lord Ganesh is made of the diamond which is donated by a businessman who is a big devotee of the Lord Ganesha. The eyes provide an offbeat look as it seems that the lord Ganesha itself viewing their devotees. The transport facility is way much better from Bhopal and Indore, as the temple is situated inside the Indore, devotees can easily reach the temple with cabs or by rickshaws. Visitors can visit here in any season at any time. a must visit place for the visitors and devotees of Lord Ganesha.