Someone Just Made A Modak ATM For Ganesh Chaturthi And The Internet Can’t Keep Calm

A man from Pune, Maharashtra, has invented an ATM which gives out modaks — considered to be Lord Ganesha's favourite sweet

By: News Desk |
September 26, 2018 11:45 am

With Ganeshotsav celebrations in full swing, worshippers have been coming up with innovative ways to honour the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. Be it your environment-friendly Ganesha idols, or ones made out of Belgian chocolates, one just cannot accuse devotees of lacking creativity. But would you have ever thought of a Ganesha murti comfortably resting inside an ATM machine, dispensing modaks instead of money?

No, this isn’t a Jetsons episode. A man from Pune, Maharashtra, has actually invented an ATM which gives out modaks — considered to be Lord Ganesha’s favourite sweet. The inventor, Sanjiv Kulkarni, has designed the ATM, or ‘Any Time Modak’ to vend packed modaks every time a unique card is swiped.

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Sanjay Kulkarni

“It is ATM- Any Time Modak. You will get a modak through this ATM by inserting a special card. It was an attempt to move forward with technology and culture together,” says Kulkarni, a former mechanical engineer, who has installed the machine at a corner of his residence in Sahakar Nagar in Pune.

#WATCH: An ATM (Any Time Modak) Ganesha has been installed in Sahakar Nagar, Pune for #GaneshChaturthi celebrations. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/GA2TVOgZKw

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2018

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According to The Times of India, Kulkarni works on something innovative every year and has continued to do so for the past 25 years. The report stated, he usually starts working on his projects nearly three months prior to the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi and had come up with the idea for ‘Any Time Modak’ back in June.

Needless to say, everyone has been raving about this latest invention.

Whoa! what an idea sir ji.

— Rajesh Subramonian (@im_rajeshpillai) September 18, 2018

Wow.. This is so cool.. https://t.co/tXeTGMHl0h

— Hitanshi (@Hitaaanshiii) September 17, 2018

Innovative #ATM just got new meaning Any time #Modak!!#Pune #Maharashtra #GanpatiBappaMorya https://t.co/WEH86Xvhui

— shailesh karle (@shaileshkarle) September 18, 2018

ATR bhi banao koi.. Any Time Rasmalai

— (@TimelessSteel) September 17, 2018

#amazing Man invents modak-dispensing ATM for ‘Any Time Modak’
In preparation for Ganesh Chaturthi, an alternative kind of ATM was installed in the western city of Pune. This machine gives out the dessert instead of cash. pic.twitter.com/iy9lJryPLE

— Rajeev Agrawal (@FattyMotu) September 19, 2018

What say @Nidhijha, biryani dispensing machine can be a reality too.

“Man invents modak-dispensing ATM for ‘Any Time Modak'” https://t.co/uRXrQgvtHb

— Tripti Sinha (@sinhatripti9) September 19, 2018