Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Kasba Ganpati Temple Closing for Idol Restoration
The Kasba Ganpati temple in Pune is closing for about three weeks starting from December 14 at 10:30 PM.
The temple trust is going to clean the main idol, which has been covered with a thick layer of red sindoor paste for centuries.
This is the first time in 400 years that such work is being done on the idol.
The trust wants to preserve the idol and show its original form to the devotees.
The temple will reopen once the work is completed, and no changes will be made to the temple building itself.
The decision to apply a fresh layer of sindoor will be made after examining the idol's condition.
The Kasba Ganpati temple in Pune will close from December 14, 10:30 PM for idol restoration work.
The work is expected to last around three weeks, with the exact reopening date to be confirmed later.
The temple's 'swayambhu' (self-created) idol has been covered with a thick layer of sindoor paste for centuries, which is now damaging the protective cover.
This is the first time in 400 years that the sindoor layer is being removed to preserve the idol and show its original form.
The temple trust assures that the work will be done scientifically while maintaining the religious sanctity of the procedure, and no structural changes will be made to the temple building.
- Who
- Kasba Ganpati temple trust and devotees
- What
- Temple closure for idol restoration work
- When
- Starting from December 14, 10:30 PM
- Where
- Peth area, near Shaniwar Wada, Pune
- Why
- To remove the thick layer of sindoor paste damaging the idol and preserve it for the future
- Temple Name
- Kasba Ganpati
- Location
- Peth area, near Shaniwar Wada, Pune
- Closure Start
- December 14, 10:30 PM
- Expected Duration
- Three weeks
- Reason for Closure
- Restoration work on the idol
- Idol Type
- Swayambhu (self-created)
- Material on Idol
- Thick layer of sindoor (vermillion) paste
- Significance
- First Manacha Ganpati (most revered Ganpati)
