Titwala is a town near Kalyan in the Indian state of

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Located In Thane District. Titwala is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala), wherein lakhs of devotees visit this temple during

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and Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi. __TOC__

Geography

Temples

* Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple It is the site of a temple of Ganesha and purportedly the hermitage where

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was born. The Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple is located at Titwala. The day of ' Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi', a holy day in the Hindu Calendar, attracts large crowds. Titwala attracts visitors from the suburbs of Mumbai. Believers claim that if Mahaganapati is worshiped regularly, marriages of those wanting to be united can be arranged and that conflicts between husband and wife can end and those that desire a son or daughter, will have one born to them.Village website
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{{Mumbai metropolitan area Cities and towns in Thane district