Andhericha Raja

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One of the most popular pandals in suburban Mumbai, known as Navsala Pavnara Andhericha Raja, founded in 1966.

The blue collared workers of golden Tobacco company, Tata Special Steel and Excel Industries Ltd, who moved from the Lalbaug. Parel bastion and settled in Andheri west, Azad Nagar M.H.B Colony. M.K. Menon, Tukaram Salaskar, Vasudev Kasalkar, etc. were the founder members who started this Ganeshotsav.
Earlier the life like sculpture of Shri Ganesha was immersed on Anant Chaturdashi day along with the smaller version (Pooja idol), this was only in 1975 when the existing Chairman of Samitee Shri Appa Khanvilkar whose wish was fulfilled by this Shri Ganpati, the Ganpati came to be known as "Navasala Pavnara Ganpati" who was also later known as"Andheri Cha Raja"(King of Andheri) by the entire Mumbai, this life like sculpture from thereafter was immersed on "Sankashti Day" which comes after "Ananta Chaturdashi".