Kasba Ganapati Temple, Hindu temple in Kasba Peth, Pune, India

Kasba Ganapati Temple has a yellow, red and blue facade with two large panels of standing deities in yellow garments on a pink background. A yellow signboard with red Devanagari text reads "श्री कसबा गणपती मंदिर" and "(ग्रामदैवत) पेण्डरे के. बी.देव ९४२०". The central doorway is framed by vertical floral bands in green, yellow, pink and red, with a small painted panel above the door.

The temple was founded in 1630 when Jijaubaisaheb Bhosale arrived in Pune with her son Shivaji after shepherds discovered a Ganapati stone. Historical records suggest an earlier temple occupied this same location before that date.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak designated this temple's Ganapati as the first Manacha Ganpati of Pune, granting it primary status during festival processions.

The temple sits on Kasba Peth Road and is open to visitors each day. You can contact the staff by phone or email if you have questions about visiting.

The murti is said to have been found as a grain-sized self-formed image and has grown larger through a layer of red sandalwood; its eyes are set with diamonds and a ruby sits at the navel. Shivaji Maharaj is said to have visited before each campaign, earning the deity the name Jayati Ganapati.