Nagaur : Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated with great pomp across the country today. Special worship of Lord Ganpati is going to start in Ganesh temples. On this occasion, a 9 feet high statue of Lord Lambodar has been installed in Dojraj Ganesh Mandir of Didwana in Rajasthan. This statue of Lord Ganesha is the largest statue in Rajasthan. Till now, a statue bigger than this is only in Indore, which is called Bada Ganpati. Talking about the glory of this temple, it is said here that by giving the first invitation of marriage, every work is completed without any hindrance. That is why not only Hindus but also people of Muslim community come here and offer the first Patri to Lord Ganesha and invite him to their Nikah.
People of the Muslim community also send invitations for their Nikah
The height of this statue of Lord Ganesha is 9 feet. According to the temple priest Ramavtar Dadhich, this Ganesha temple was established about 160 years ago. At that time, saints of Niranjani sect were passing through here and were going to Padhai Mata temple situated at Namak Lake. During this, when they stopped at this place, a saint named Dundraj made a big statue of Lord Ganesha from Mon Matki (big pot), Murad and clay. When the people of Didwana came to know about this, they got the statue consecrated at this place. Since then, this temple of Lord Ganesha is situated at this place.
Dojraj Ganesh temple was established about 160 years ago
Statues of his wives Riddhi and Siddhi are also installed near the idol of Lord Ganesha. In the same temple complex, Balaji is installed in one direction and Ram Darbar in the other direction. Another specialty of this idol is that the snake deity is installed right next to Lord Ganesha. Statues of two lions are installed at the main entrance of the temple and statues of parrots are also installed nearby. This is the only temple in Didwana that has statues of snake, lion and parrot along with Ganeshji.
200 kg of modaks will be offered as prasad
The priest of the temple said that Dojraj Ganesh temple remains the center of faith of the people. Devotees come here not only from Didwana but also from nearby districts and various states of the country for darshan. Many religious programs are organized every year in the temple. The most special of which is the fair held on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, in which thousands of devotees come from Didwana as well as far-flung areas. On the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, 200 kg of modak is offered to the Lord. Along with this, many religious rituals are also organized with Vedic chanting. Apart from this, works are also done for environmental protection by the temple trust. Various types of plants including Tulsi are regularly distributed to the people by the temple trust and they are given the message of environmental protection by planting as many trees as possible.
