Famous Ganpati Mandals Pune 2026

The elephant-mounted Ganesha of Navi Peth — a century-old mandal whose fearless idol and dhol-tasha processions are a Sadashiv Peth institution.

Narayan Peth’s 75-year-old mandal, celebrated for grand temple recreations — from Tirupati’s Venkateshwara temple to mythological scenes of Vaikunth.

The sparrow-named Ganpati of Sadashiv Peth — an old temple landmark whose mandal stages musical light shows to rival Natu Baug.

The second of the three original sarvajanik Ganpatis of 1892 — installed at Ganpatrao Ghotawadekar’s home in the festival’s founding year.

The Tilak Road mandal at historic Hirabaug chowk — famous for its shows, and equally for skipping one entirely to give its funds to disaster relief.

One of Kothrud’s headline mandals — the Shri Datta Mitra Mandal Trust’s Ganpati brings old-city festival energy to Pune’s western neighbourhoods.

A 125-plus-year-old Sadashiv Peth trust known for hanging mandaps shaped like Shivaji Maharaj’s forts, built high so the street below stays open.

The mandal that gave Ganeshotsav its concert stage — a century of classical music at a Sadashiv Peth chowk where Bhimsen Joshi and Bismillah Khan once performed.

One of the three original sarvajanik Ganpatis of 1892 — installed by Sardar Nanasaheb Khasgiwale, the man who brought the idea of public Ganeshotsav to Pune.

A classic stop on the old-city darshan circuit — the Shagun Chowk pandal sits between the Sadashiv Peth cluster and Kesari Wada.

Narayan Peth’s spiritually themed mandal at Garud Ganpati Chowk — powerful mythological dekhavas and a joint visarjan tradition on Laxmi Road.

The mandal at the jalebi-garlanded Maruti temple opposite Tulshibaug — known for inventive devotional themes like all twelve Jyotirlingas under one roof.