Khetwadi 2022

Khetwadi 2022, 12^th lane

12th lane’s idol is also known as Khetwadi Cha Ganraj and it is worth visiting because of it’s decoration and idol.

In the Khetwadi area located in Girgaon, there are 13 lanes and a Ganesh pandal is seen in almost every lane, but the pandal in the 12th lane, which is also known as Khetwadi Cha Raja is said to be the most popular among all of them. 12th Khetwadi S.G.M. established their mandal in the year 1959. Year by year, the mandal made different kinds of idol of Ganesh as high as 28 to 35 feet. Mandal made the highest idol of Ganesh 40 feet high in Parshuram Avtar in the year 2000.

They even have an app and website http://www.khetwadichaganraj.com

Khetwadi Cha Maharaja, Khetwadi 2nd cross lane

Khetwadi Cha Sukharta

Khetwadi 3^rd cross lane, every year the height of idol is more than 20 feet

Khetwadi Cha Lambodar

Khetwadi 4^th Cross Lane, every year the height of idol is more than 20 feet

Mumbai Cha Maharaja, Khetwadi 11^th lane

The Khetwadi 11th Galli Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal was founded in 1962. This year the mandal is celebrating its 61st year. The 38-feet towering idol Mumbaicha Maharaja, known as “Khetwadi cha Lambodara”, is claimed to be the tallest Lord Ganesha idol in Maharashtra.
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The idol can be seen in the avatar of Parshuram, Lord Vishnu*s incarnation. Parshuram is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He eliminated 21 generations of Kshatriyas over the injustice done to his clan.

Bappa Khetwadi Cha, Khetwadi 10^th lane

Khetwadi Cha Chintamani, 9th lane

Khetwadi Tulsi wadi building, 80th year

In khetwadi I think it’s the oldest mandal.

Idol made of 30,000 chalks 🙂

Khetwadi cha Ekvismukhi, Manish building, 11th lane

Khetwadi Cha Mahaganpati, Khetwadi 8th Lane

Nilesh Shridhankar, secretary of the eighth lane at Khetwadi Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, said, “This is the 59th year of our mandal. With an aim to make the festival celebration bigger and with a theme of women empowerment, we decided to install an idol of Vinayaki Devi.”
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The residents of the eighth lane of Khetwadi welcomed their 35-feet Ganesh idol on Monday. What’s unique about this idol is that the Ganesha idol is wearing a ‘Nauvari saree’ with green bangles, gajar, traditional ornaments, and has a Trishul in hand.
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Rajesh Poojari, archaeologist and an art conservator, said, “The Vinayaki goddess is known by names including Vigneshvari, Stri Ganesh, Ganeshani among others. Many people believe she is Lord Ganesha’s feminine or Shakti form.”