This ancient temple is not only famous for its special architecture but also since it depicts a rare idol of Ganapati having three heads, six hands and astride a peacock.
There are two sculptured ‘dwarpalakas' (doorkeepers) at the entrance along with other elaborated carved peacock, parrots, elephants in combat, chained rhinos with soldiers and mythological figures from ancient era.
A spacious sabhamandap leads to the sanctum where the idol of the unusual three-trucked Ganesh, which gives the temple its name, is installed.
While today the temple attracts the devout as a place of worship, it is believed that the Trishund Ganpati temple was also built as a samadhi temple and a practicing school for mystics - Hathayogis and disciples of Mantrashakti!
The temple is designed on two levels with a Samadhi of the founder of the temple placed exactly below the idol in the cellar.
The temple is privately owned and is sound structurally; its exquisite stone sculptures, arches and domes are still intact, despite being exposed to the elements for close to 375 years.
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