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INTERESTING FACTS ON SRIMANT DAGDUSETH HALWAI GANPATI, PUNE (Maha)
INTERESTING FACTS ON SRIMANT DAGDUSETH HALWAI GANPATI, PUNE (Maha)
* Incepted more than 125 yrs ago by Shri Dagdusheth Halwai and his wife Lakshmibai when they lost their only son to plague epidemic
* Murti is 2.2 meters high, 1 meter wide and adorned with about 40 kilos of gold
* The murti is currently insured for $1,60,000 (about Rs 1 cr)
* Murti is 2.2 meters high, 1 meter wide and adorned with about 40 kilos of gold
* The murti is currently insured for $1,60,000 (about Rs 1 cr)
* When Lokmanya Tilak made Ganpati festival a public celebration, Dagdusheth Ganpati became the most respected and popular murti in Pune
* As part of its 125th-year celebrations in 2017, Pune jewellers PN Gadgil n Sons designed a 40-kg jewellery collection valued at INR 15 cr
* As part of its 125th-year celebrations in 2017, Pune jewellers PN Gadgil n Sons designed a 40-kg jewellery collection valued at INR 15 cr
* Over 40 craftsmen worked for around five months spending over 60,000 hours to prepare gold jewellery studded with more than 60,000 precious stones lik rubies and emeralds
* There are five Maha artis organised on a daily basis at set timings
* There are five Maha artis organised on a daily basis at set timings
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