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 Siddhi Vinayak The narrow lane outside the temple is the 'Phool galli' lined with innumerable stalls selling tulsi flower garlands, coconuts, an array of sweets including the pear shaped favourite yellow sweet of Lord Ganesha, the 'modak', and a range of religious paraphernalia. There are some people who earn their daily bread by guarding the footwear of the devotees while they are inside the temple. Security guards are present at the gates and inside the temple as well. Of late the shrine has started resembling a fortress due to the heavy security arrangements. There is a statue of a squatting nandi or the sacred cow, which is the mode of transport of Lord Shiva. Thousands throng the mandir everyday. Popular belief goes that Ganapati, as Lord Ganesha is called, does not disappoint his devotees. The upper floors house the residential quarters of the priests. The Mandir even has its own exclusive website SiddhiVinayak.org.                  |
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Monday, 12 May 2008
