When the most sacred and famous Ganesh temple located in India is mentioned, the name of Siddhivinayak temple is definitely taken, but apart from Siddhivinayak, there are many world famous Ganesh temples in other parts of the country also. The history of Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple is considered to be about 400 years old. It is said that this sacred and popular temple was built around 1761 under the supervision of Seth Jai Ram Palliwal.
Regarding the Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, it is also believed that its construction was completed within about 4 months using the finest stone from Rajasthan. The architecture of this temple also attracts a lot of devotees. The story of Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple is very interesting. According to the story, it is said that the king was returning from a journey in a bullock cart carrying the Ganesh idol, but there was a condition that wherever the bullock cart stopped, a Ganesh temple would be built at that place.
According to the story, the train stopped at the bottom of Dungri Hill. Seth Jai Ram Palliwal decided to build a temple at the spot where the car had stopped. Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple is very special. It is one of the largest Ganesh temples in Jaipur as well as in entire Rajasthan. Thousands of devotees visit this holy temple every day.
Lakhs of devotees come every day on the special occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. It is said that every Wednesday a big fair is organized in the temple family and most of the devotees arrive on this day. A Shivalinga is also installed in the temple premises. Apart from this, the idol of Lakshmi-Narayan is also installed.
Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple is visited by devotees all the time. You can visit the temple daily from 5 am to 1:30 pm. After this you can travel between 4:30 pm to 9 pm. For your information, let us tell you that there is no entry fee to visit the temple. Apart from this, let us also tell you that coming here on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi is considered special.
