Titwala is a town near Kalyan in the Indian state of Maharashtra Located In Thane District. Titwala is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala), wherein lakhs of devotees visit this temple during Ganesh Chaturthi and Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi.[citation needed]
Titwala
Titvala | |
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City | |
Nickname: Titwaleshwar | |
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Coordinates: 19.295428°N 73.207694°E / 19.295428; 73.207694 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Thane |
Elevation | 7.5 m (24.6 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 26,331 |
Language | |
• Official | Marathi , English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 421 605 |
Telephone code | 0251 |
Vehicle registration | MH-05 |
It is the site of a temple of Ganesha and purportedly the hermitage where Shakuntala was born.[1]
The Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple is located at Titwala. The day of 'Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi', a holy day in the Hindu Calendar, attracts large crowds. Titwala attracts visitors from the suburbs of Mumbai. Believers claim that if Mahaganapati is worshiped regularly, marriages of those wanting to be united can be arranged and that conflicts between husband and wife can end and those that desire a son or daughter, will have one born to them.[2]
Mumbai metropolitan area | |
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South Mumbai |
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Navi Mumbai |
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Eastern Suburbs |
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Western Suburbs | |
Mira-Bhayandar (Thane district) | |
Thane (Thane district) |
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Kalyan-Dombivali (Thane district) | |
Ulhasnagar (Thane district) |
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Bhiwandi-Nizampur (Thane district) |
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Vasai-Virar (Palghar district) |
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Suburbs in Raigad district |