About the Temple
A place of faith, culture and service in the heart of Gurugram
Welcome to Shri Siddhi Ganesha Temple, lovingly known as Siddhi Ganesh Mandir. Nestled in DLF Phase IV, the temple has for nearly two decades offered devotees a quiet sanctuary of faith, hope and spiritual solace amid the pace of the Millennium City.
Here, the day begins and ends with prayer. The morning and evening pujas, the sound of Vedic chanting, the fragrance of flowers and camphor, and the warmth of a community gathered together create an atmosphere in which every visitor, whether a lifelong devotee or a first-time guest, is gently welcomed.
The temple is administered by the Shri Siddhi Ganesha Cultural Society and is recognised as Religious Site No. 4502. It follows the philosophy of Agamic worship, learning, service and community that is upheld by the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, under whose blessings and guidance the temple was established.
Our Story
Shri Siddhi Ganesha Temple began as a resident-led resolve: a wish shared by neighbourhood families to have a sacred space where traditional worship could be offered with devotion and discipline, and where the next generation could grow up within a living tradition.
That resolve became reality step by step. Devotees and volunteers raised funds, gave their time and carried the work forward, and the temple was built in stages, from open ground to a living sanctuary. Neighbourhood families contributed labour, materials and countless hours to the effort. The temple therefore stands as much on their faith and effort as on its foundations.
Every stage followed the Vedic Shastra: the sthapatya (traditional temple architecture) design, the raising of the sanctum and vimana, the installation of the deities and each kumbhabhishekam were carried out under learned priests and the guidance of the Kanchi Srimatam. The consecration and Maha Kumbhabhishekam were performed on 7th February 2007, marking the close of one journey and the beginning of another.
Divine Patronage: Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
Our lineage
The temple draws its spiritual inspiration from the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, an institution of an unbroken lineage of 70 Acharyasspanning some 2,500 years.
Origin and lineage. Kanchipuram is revered as one of the seven Mokshapuris, the sacred cities of liberation, and is the only one in South India. It is honoured as the Prithvi Kshetra (the sacred site of the Earth element) among the Pancha Bhuta Sthalas, and is described in the Kamakshi Vilasam as the navel of the universe. After travelling across India, Sri Adi Shankara settled at Kanchi and had the city remodelled, reconstructing the temples of Sri Kamakshi, Sri Ekamranatha and Sri Varadaraja. He consecrated the Sri Chakra before Devi Kamakshi and, of the five sphatika lingas received at Kailas, retained the Yoga Linga for worship by himself and his successors at Kanchi.
At Kanchi, Sri Adi Shankara ascended the Sarvajna Peetha, the Throne of Omniscience. The seat has since been held in an unbroken succession of 70 Acharyas, each upholding the Vedas, the Dharma Shastras and the Guru-Shishya Parampara, the sacred tradition of teacher and disciple. In our own time, H.H. Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and H.H. Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal gave the temple at Gurugram its sanction, blessings and continuing guidance. Their counsel still shapes the temple’s consecrations, its festival calendar and its plans for the future.
The Peetham’s service to society flows from the same source. It preserves and propagates the Vedas through its Veda Pathashalas and renovates ancient temples; it educates through schools, colleges and a deemed university at Kanchipuram; and it heals through hospitals, dispensaries and Ayurveda clinics. It cares for the elderly, the differently abled and the underprivileged, assists families in need with marriages, and reaches out in times of calamity, guided by the ideal that service to humanity is worship of the Divine.
Insitutional Foundation and Governance
The temple was established with the blessings and patronage of H.H. Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and H.H. Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, together with the Acharyas of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, whose sanction gave the undertaking its spiritual authority from the very first day. That guidance became the project’s anchor: every stage of planning, design, construction and consecration followed Vedic tradition and Agamic practice, with rituals performed in the prescribed order and under learned supervision.
For the sacred complex, HUDA allotted the land for the temple premises, and a portion of adjoining land belonging to DLF was graciously made available, enabling the Society to obtain a uniform and suitable plot for construction. That gesture came at a crucial stage of the temple’s development, and the Society records its sincere gratitude to DLF for this noble and enduring association.
The temple is run almost entirely by devotee volunteers under the Shri Siddhi Ganesha Cultural Society, whose office-bearers are themselves volunteers from the resident community. Volunteers take charge of everyday administration, while the Vedic rituals are performed by learned and qualified pandits guided by the sampradayam (tradition) of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
For every utsavam and cultural programme, volunteer teams come together to arrange logistics, hospitality and sound, while trained pandits and archakas, supported by a small staff, ensure that the daily rituals never lapse.
Daily workship and rituals
At Shri Siddhi Ganesha Temple, worship is conducted in Agamic discipline under the guidance of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. The rhythm of the temple is set by morning and evening pujas, abhishekams on star days, Vedic chanting and homams for universal welfare. Devotees are warmly invited to take part, to sponsor a seva for themselves or their loved ones, or simply to sit quietly in the presence of the Divine.
Each day at the temple unfolds in a time-honoured sequence. The sanctum is opened with prayer, the deities are bathed in abhishekam, adorned in alankaram and offered naivedyam, and the day closes with the evening deeparadhana. On star days and auspicious occasions, special abhishekams are performed, and Vedic chanting fills the precinct.
Devotees may offer archana in their name, nakshatra (birth star) and gotra at any sannidhi. Lighting a lamp, offering flowers, or simply circumambulating the shrines in quiet prayer are all cherished forms of worship here.
The Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam has been part of the temple’s life since its inception and has continued without a break ever since. It is one of the observances by which the temple is best known.
Every Sunday, devotees gather to chant the thousand names of Bhagavan Vishnu together, a practice long held to bring peace of mind, harmony within the family and well-being to all who join or listen. The parayanam is open to every devotee, young and old, and is followed by the customary archana and distribution of prasadam. It is also held on special occasions and days of remembrance, and remains among the most cherished and best-attended gatherings at the temple.