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Routine cleaning unveils 250-year-old Ganapati temple
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|October 01, 2025
Six idols discovered near Pawana River during cleaning; ASI to study preserved structure
A 250-year-old Riddhi-Sidhi Ganapati temple was discovered near the Pawana river in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Monday during routine cleaning.
The small black stone shrine, measuring about 2ft by 3ft, contained six intricately carved idols, including a seated Ganapati with a crown, a broken Nandi and a Shiva lingam.
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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