Upvan Lake

by propitating ganesh idol, consecrated by sage kanva, devi shakuntala & king dushyant came together after a long period of disagreement. shakuntala & king dushyant got married here only. idol from mahabharat period was vanished, while constructing lake peshwa saradar ramchandra mehendale got the present idol. the madhavrao peshwe consecrated this idol. if mahaganapati is worshipped regularly marriages of desired people can be fixed easily. if mahaganpati is propitlated properly, conflicts between husband & wife come to end. those who desires to have son, will get son. in mahaganpati's temple, there is sanctum of lord shivshankar towards right. in the right hand corner of the sanctum, padukas of great ganesh devotees late shri vengaonkar joshi are consecrated. devotes should take darshan of these padukas. since mahaganapatis idol was worshipped properly & scientifically by sages in ancient times, today also idol looks alive. ther is a temple of vithoba - rukmini near mahaganpati's temple. one iron tube is sent out of sanctum of this temple. it is said that sound of bhajans (holy songs in praise of god) going on in the temple of pandharpur can be heard from this tube. you can also visit nearly places like satis memorial, jaypal maharaj's samadhi, shiv temple in vasundry village. lodging & boarding arrangements are availabe with ancestral poojary shri govindrao joshi. private hotels & lodges are available in titwala. titwala is a third railway station from kalyan on mumbai-nashik railway line. titwala, asangaon, kasara locals are available from chhatrapati shivaji terminus of mumbai.