Shree Kshetra Siddhivinayak Kelzar Dist- Wardha

A potent Temple of Lord Ganapati at Kelzar in Wardha Dist(Maharashtra State) is widely well known. This place is 52 Kms away from Nagpur and 26 kms from Wardha. It is situated in the bosom of hills on top hill northwest to Wardha – Nagpur Highway. The road map on the highway indicates the way to this temple.

The history indicates that the King Bhosala had camped at Kelzar before shifting from Kolhapur to Nagpur. The Idol of Lord Ganesh in Kelzar is as big and high as 1.40 mts X 4.6 feet with diameter of 4.40 mts X 14 feet. The most beautiful captivating live and potent idol of Lord Ganesh is believed far and wide to respond to the vows of the devotees.

This temple is one of the prominent “Ashtavinayakas” in Vidarbha. The renovation of the temple started from 1-09-1993. During the excavations in the year 1994, before Mahashivratri a Shivaling was found. The last chapter of ‘Shivalilamrut’ mentions that there is Jyotirling in Ekchakra Nagar.

In this place a beautiful idol of Chandraprabhu Swami who is hailed as the 8^th incarnate spiritual Guru of Jain Sect is also found and the experts say that it must date back to 8^th century. Similarly the Mahalakshmi and Jyotirling idols here also date back to about two thousand and five hundred years.

Thus the importance of this holy place Kelzar is far more significant.