PUNE: Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir on Laxmi Road was decked with mogra and different flowers on Monday as half of its annual custom of celebrating spring. The sanctorum, partitions, pillars, and all of the elements of the temple had been superbly embellished with mogra, which abound throughout the season. The robust scent of the flower hung across the temple premises, creating an ethereal ambiance. Visitors flocked to the temple to see the decorations. The sight and odor impressed many to click on footage and movies and publish them identical on numerous social media platforms. “We celebrated spring by adorning the temple with seasonal flowers comparable to mogra, lilies, chafa, marigold, jui, chameli, tagar, lotus, hibiscus and roses. Visitors trooped into the temple to flee the scorching warmth and loved the refreshing perfume of flowers,” stated Mahesh Suryawanshi, treasurer, Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganapati Trust.He added, “We additionally put sandalwood paste on the idol to create a cooling impact. Tilak constituted of sandalwood paste was additionally placed on the foreheads of guests to the temple”Umesh Pawar, who visited the temple together with his household, stated, “We had been fascinated by the extreme perfume of the mogra flower after we visited the temple on Monday. The ornament was grand, very stunning and appeared dream-like.””The intricate flower decorations had been a deal with to look at. It was a mesmerising sight to see the silver figurine of Ganapati bedecked in flowers of totally different sizes and styles. The perfume throughout was overpowering,” stated one other customer to the templeSubhash Sarpale, who has been sourcing flowers and managing the frilly decorations on the temple for the final 18 years, stated, “The execution of the plan begins a week earlier than the competition. Flowers are sourced from numerous places throughout the stae. My staff go to Market Yard in Pune, and different markets in Ahmednagar, Solapur, Nanded, and Pandharpur to gather giant amount of flowers required for the competition.” Sarpale added, “Flowers that may last more are picked up first, taken to my godown in Gangadham, the place they’re sorted after which stringed. The mogras are sourced on the morning of the competition as these flowers final solely 24 hours earlier than they wilt.”He additional stated, “We get 20%, 30% or 40% of the entire requirement from every market. This yr, 675kg of mogra, 730 kg of chari, 300 kg of jhendu, 2,600 bundles of roses, 3,000 bundles of chafa, 1,700 bundles of lilies had been procured for the temple ornament.” “Around 250-300 girls come from Alandi to string the flowers. A bunch of 70-80 labourers come from Solapur and different locations to embellish the temple. This yr, we began the ornament at 3pm and accomplished it by 6.30pm. The mogras had been in full bloom by that point,” added Sarpale.
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