Dwibhuja Ganesh Temple Redi

Getting there

• By train

  The Konkan Railway line passes about 27 km from Redi village.

• By road

  Redi is about 566 km from Mumbai and is connected to other parts of Maharashtra by MSRTC buses. Shared six-seater rickshaws connect the smaller places around Redi.

Why devotees come here

Dwibhuja Ganesh Temple stands in Redi village, about 30 km from Vengurla on the Konkan coast. Devotees come from across Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Its Ganesha idol is seated with two arms, unlike most Ganesha idols, which have four.

Redi is a remote coastal village in the Vengurla taluka of Konkan, and its Ganesh temple is one of the best-known places here. The Ganesha idol is seated and has two arms, while most Ganesha idols have four. The statue is about 6 ft high and 4 ft wide.

Legend says a local man, Sadashiv Kambli, dreamed of a buried statue of Ganesha. Local workers then dug it out from the seashore. The mouse vahana, the small mount of Ganesha, was found two months later on further excavation.

Another account says the idol was found in one of the iron ore mines near Rewati port in 1976. After an investigation, the statue was reportedly found to have been made during the Pandava rule. Redi was once a significant sea port, and the village is said to have been built by the Marathas in the sixteenth century.

Festivals

• Ganesh ChaturthiGanesh Chaturthi

  The village's second biggest festival. Most Hindu families install their own small clay idols, which are worshipped morning and evening until immersion.

Tips for your visit

• The nearest town to Redi is Shiroda, about 8 km away.
• Yashwantgad fort is another attraction in the same village.
• The Navadurga Temple, where Devi Durga is worshipped, stands near the Ganpati temple.

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