The Old Temple 

The first construction in 1801, consisted of a small structure, with a built-up area of 3.60mtr. x 3.60mtr. square. It was only a ground floor building which consisted of a hall, a sanctum sanctorum, some free open space, the temple's administrative office to the right and a water tank in the front. Its 450mm thick walls and the dome were made of bricks. The dome was crowned with a Kalash. Around the dome, there were parapet walls with grills. 

The New Temple 

The Siddhivinayak temple underwent a complete architectural transformation which started in the year 1990. It took 3 years and an amount of three crore rupees to convert a 200-year old temple into a magnificent, multi-angular and multi-storied structure. During the renovation the idol was kept intact. The new construction has adhered to the principle of Vastu Shastra as far as possible.

The present temple has five floors. The first floor of the temple is a mezzanine floor mainly used for puja and darshan. The second floor houses the kitchen ... More

The Old Temple 

The first construction in 1801, consisted of a small structure, with a built-up area of 3.60mtr. x 3.60mtr. square. It was only a ground floor building which consisted of a hall, a sanctum sanctorum, some free open space, the temple's administrative office to the right and a water tank in the front. Its 450mm thick walls and the dome were made of bricks. The dome was crowned with a Kalash. Around the dome, there were parapet walls with grills. 

The New Temple 

The Siddhivinayak temple underwent a complete architectural transformation which started in the year 1990. It took 3 years and an amount of three crore rupees to convert a 200-year old temple into a magnificent, multi-angular and multi-storied structure. During the renovation the idol was kept intact. The new construction has adhered to the principle of Vastu Shastra as far as possible.

The present temple has five floors. The first floor of the temple is a mezzanine floor mainly used for puja and darshan. The second floor houses the kitchen where the food offering (Maha Naivedya) is made and it also has a restroom. The food prepared in the kitchen is carried to the sanctum sanctorum by an elevator. The third floor has many administrative offices, such as those of the temple office, of the committee members, the C.E.O, and also has a conference hall. It also has a computer room from where office-bearers handle all administrative and information data processing tasks. On the fourth floor there is a library which has a large collection of nearly 8,000 books on subjects such as religion, literature, medicine, engineering, and economics. It is continuously updated with new titles and editions. The library also has a study hall which is open for the public free of cost. The fifth floor has a kitchen which is used for preparing food for festivals and fire offerings. The multi-storied structure of the temple is designed with walls which encircle the sanctum sanctorum in such a manner that there is open space up to the summit on the inside. This was done so that the area directly above the sanctum sanctorum was kept away from footsteps. 

On the outside, the summit of the temple is made up of a cluster of crowns, out of which 47 are gold plated. The gold-plated ones include the 12 feet high main crown, 3 five feet crowns and 33 crowns which are 3.5 feet high.