Khetwadi 2023

Khetwadi 2023, 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

Created by artist Kunal Patil, the idol has been in the making since June, while the planning began six months ago.
“Around 20 to 22 lakh devotees visit the pandal every year to see the tallest idol in Maharashtra. After taking Lalbaghcha Raja’s blessings, people make a beeline to Khetwadi to seek blessings,” Dixit said.

The whopping 43-feet Ganpati idol, towering over the bylanes of Khetwadi, is in the avatar of Lord Indra holding a “vajra”, the weapon held by the rain god, in one hand.

The origin of the Khetwadi Ganpati, also known as “Mumbaicha Maharaja”, dates back to 1962 and over the years, the mandal has endeavoured to have the most unique idol on display.

Felicitated by the World Record Book of India for tallest bappa in Maharashtra.

Bappa Khetwadi Cha

Khetwadi 10^th lane

Khetwadi Cha Yuvraj

Khetwadi 10th lane

Khetwadi Cha Chintamani

Khetwadi 9th lane

Khetwadi Cha Mahaganpati

Khetwadi 8th Lane

Nilesh Shridhankar, secretary of Khetwadi 8th lane Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, said, “Except during Covid, we have maintained the height of lord Ganesha idol to be 35-feet. This is the 60th year (Diamond Jubilee Year) of our mandal. We are bringing a 35-foot tall lord Ganesha Idol in the form of Tirupati Balaji. We are also making a South Indian Temple theme which will have a huge entrance of about 45-foot height.”