[RECAP] - Accessible Pune Episode 24 - Varsiddhi Vinayak Temple

[TusharSuradkar]

Lockdown 2.0 in Pune has ended and places of worship have opened. Although they were open all the time, people are increasingly visiting Temples, Churches, Gurudwaras, and Mosques in Pune.

This was my second accessibility meetup after relocating to Pune and overall 24th Accessibility meetup having conducted 22 meetups previously 11 each in Gurugram and Delhi. The meetup invite was published on AllEvents.IN and the location was the Sri VarSiddhi Vinayak Temple in Dhayari, Pune.

About the Temple:

Read a detailed informative article about the VarSiddhi Vinayak Temple.

During the meetup, the following were checked:

1. Check the accessibility of the main entrance.
2. Check the availability of ramps at various places.
3. Check the accessibility of the washroom/toilet.
4. Check the accessibility of the parking space.
5. Availability of wheelchairs.

Here are my findings in detail with the pictures:

1. Check the accessibility of the main entrance.

The main entrance has a nice large ramp from the main road up to the temple to facilitate a wheelchair comfortably.

2. Check the availability of ramps at various places.

Another ramp leads to the Parikrama Marg though it does not allow a path to the GarbhGruha section of the temple.

The front side access to the SabhMandap hall has handrails to assist those with limited mobility.

3. Check the accessibility of the washroom/toilet.

There were no public toilets or washrooms for the temple so the accessibility check was not performed.

4. Check the accessibility of the parking space.

The free parking is neatly leveled with the road.

and also has a ramp that leads to the temple premises.

5. Availability of wheelchairs.

I did not notice any wheelchairs on offer to the devotees so it implies visitors have to bring their own wheelchairs.

Overall Impression

The accessibility features at the temple were very impressive for the devotees.

This meetup was part of the Accessibility for All initiative built collectively by the host and Accessibility Champions in India including @KalyanPal and @PritishB

[Shrut19]

नमस्कार…

** @TusharSuradkar **

नेहमी प्रमाणे छान माहिती, नविन मीट अप रिकॅप बरोबर…

शेअर केल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद…

[TusharSuradkar]

दखल घेतल्याबद्दल आणि छान अभिप्राय दिल्याबद्दल आभार @Shrut19 ताई

[PritishB]

A great check for the Accessibility of this temple.

Thanks @TusharSuradkar for your efforts.

Waiting for more from you.

#HappyGuiding!

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you for the compliments @PritishB

Definitely. The next meetup would be my 25th for accessibility and I am excited to write about it as well

[KalyanPal]

Hi @TusharSuradkar ,

Your accessibility work really inspire me.

Congrats for successful meet-up.

Thank you for sharing the recap post.

#AccessibilityForAll

[TravellerG]

Congratulations for your successful meetup.

Expressive photos…

@TusharSuradkar

[Pratik_89]

Hi @TusharSuradkar congratulations on your successful meet up…the article is very nicely explained for the accessibility. Many things to absorb and learn from this article.

[Rohan10]

It’s now clear that Maharashtra is getting beneficial by your such a useful information on accessibility… Thank you for sharing @TusharSuradkar

[AjitThite]

अभिनंदन, फार छान, नेहमीप्रमाणे व्यवस्थित माहिती कव्हर केली आहे @TusharSuradkar !

कधी जमल्यास नक्की येईन.

आपण पुणेकरांनी एकदा भेटायचे आहे, पुढील महिन्यात बघूया.

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you @Rohan10 for the compliments. it is encouraging

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you, dear @KalyanPal

Always feels good to hear compliments from a dedicated person like you

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you @TravellerG

I feel encouraged by your remark about the photos

[TusharSuradkar]

अभिप्रायाबद्दल आभारी आहे @AjitThite

हो, येत्या काही महिन्यात परिस्थिती नक्कीच सुधारेल असे वाटते.

कालच मी शिवाजीनगर, स्वारगेट मार्गे हडपसर ला गेलेलो, वाटेत सर्वत्र शुकशुकाट होता.

[AjitThite]

@TusharSuradkar ,

सुधारतेय थोडी थोडी. वेळ द्यायला हवा, सोप्पे नाहीय एवढे.

मी सध्या विलगिकरणात आहे, ह्यातून बाहेर पडायला थोडा वेळ लागेल, तब्येत सुधारल्यावर नक्की भेटूया, तो पर्यंत बाकीचे पण तुम्ही भेटलात तरी चालेल.

[TusharSuradkar]

@AjitThite

नाही रे तसे नाही, मी सहज बोललो.

तू बरा हो… घाई नाही

[RosyKohli]

@TusharSuradkar

Thanks for sharing accessibility post, I just enjoy ready your post you write so nicely with accessible points well mentioned thanks.

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you @RosyKohli for the review and I am pleased to know that you enjoyed the post - so it was worth it

[TravellerG]

As a photographer, I comment those creations which touch my heart…

All the best… @TusharSuradkar