Gold-plated pocket temple boxes are compact, portable cases that contain images, idols, or symbols of deities and sacred places, like the Ram Darbar or Golden Temple. Crafted with intricate detail, they serve as a personal, mobile shrine for devotees to connect with their faith while traveling or working.
It became the epicenter of public Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations when Lokmanya Tilak used it to organize community gatherings as a form of resistance during British rule
1. Bahuli Haudacha Ganpati
An old, local nickname meaning "Ganapati near the Bahuli water reservoir" (Haud) in the old city’s Budhwar Peth region. It reflects the temple’s location near an old water tank called Bahuli Haudacha Ganpati
2. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Mandir
The formal name used in official records and on the temple trust’s documents. Variations include "Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple" or simply "Dagdusheth Ganapati"
3. Dagdusheth Ganpati / Dagadusheth Temple
Common everyday references by locals and devotees. This is the most frequently used shorthand for the temple
