India has many temples dedicated to Lord Ganesha, most showing the deity with one trunk and four arms atop a mouse. A shrine in Pune’s Somwar Peth presents a different form. The Shree Trishunda Ganpati Temple houses a rare black basalt idol with six arms, three trunks and a peacock mount. The name derives from “tri” for three and “shund” for trunk. The figure is called Trishund Mayureshwar Ganapati. Built between 1754 and 1770 during the Peshwa period, the structure blends Rajasthani, Malwa and South Indian styles. Carvings include a scene of British soldiers with a rhinoceros, possibly linked to the Battle of Plassey. A basement memorial to the temple’s founder stays underwater most of the year and becomes accessible only on Guru Purnima. Inscriptions appear in Sanskrit, Devanagari and Persian. The site lies in Somwar Peth, about two to three kilometres from Pune Junction railway station and ten to twelve kilometres from Pune airport. Nearby attractions include Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple, Shaniwar Wada and Lal Mahal.
