Juinagarcha Raja
Juinagarcha Raja (Marathi: जुईनगरचा राजा, meaning: The King of Juinagar) is the most famous Sarvajanik Ganapati in Juinagar, a prominent locality in Navi Mumbai during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Juinagarcha Raja Jai Bhavani Mitra Mandal This is one of those famous Ganesh Mandals in Navi Mumbai.
History
Jay Bhavani Mitra Mandal was formerly known as 'Juinagarcha Raja' was founded in 2002 by the people who wanted to bring unity in Juinagar through the Ganesh Utsav. Basically, Juinagar is an area in Navi Mumbai of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is also the name of a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. But it was totally unknown to everyone because it was newly situated. The residents of this place resided here from Mumbai. The name Juinagar was derived from the old village "Jui Gao". In early 2002 the condition was so bad there were no basic urban facilities. Roads were unsafe for the people due to many reasons; there were no proper transportation facilities at that time. Not only that, even the people didn't know who was staying nearby them. To change this terrible situation of that time, some local residents and social workers gathered together and conceived a concept that people of Juinagar would come together and a sense of solidarity would increase. Therefore, it was decided to celebrate a Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav in Juinagar. This idea was just like a blessing and people of that time started working on it as soon as possible. The Social Workers And residents Established the Ganesh idol on the 10 September 2002. This Ganapati was first established in the premises of Guru Krupa Society of Juinagar sector 23. And in the same way, the first Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav was established in Juinagar. Over time, this festival was getting a lot of response from the local residents of Juinagar. And in the next few years, this Ganpati came to be known as the Juinagarcha raja, in 2019 Juinagarcha Raja entered its 18th year.
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