The Mahaganapati Temple, Ranjangaon

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                 The Mahaganapati Temple, Ranjangaon

Shiva is believed to have worshipped Ganesha before fighting the demon Tripurasura here. The temple was built by Shiva where he worshipped Ganesha, and the town he set up was called Manipur which is now known as Ranjangaon.

The idol faces the east, is seated in a cross-legged position with a broad forehead, with its trunk pointing to the left. It is said that the original idol is hidden in the basement, having 10 trunks and 20 hands and is called Mahotkat, however, the temple authorities deny existence of any such idol.

Constructed so that the rays of the sun fall directly on the idol (during the Southward movement of the sun), the temple bears a distinct resemblance to the architecture reminiscent of the 9th and 10th Centuries and faces the east. Shrimant Madhavrao Peshwa used to visit this temple very often and built the stone sanctum around the idol and in 1790 A.D. Mr. Anyaba Dev was authorised to worship the idol.

Temple faces east and has a beautiful and a big entrance. Idols of two door keepers, Jay and Vijay are present near the gateway. The Nagarkhana is situated above the entrance gate. The Temple is constructed in such a way that the sun rays fall directly on Shree Ganesha's idol. The stone pillars of the old temple will be seen in the compound which indicates that the architecture of the original temple shows similarity to 9th or 10th century architecture.
 

Meditating on that idol is called Mahaganapati Dhyan. The original idol is not taken out usually. That Ganesha is called Mahotkata.

Ranjangoan is situated on Pune-Ahmednagar Highway.

From Mumbai one can go to Pune, from Pune one can reach Ranjangoan in the following ways:
State transport buses are available from Pune's Shivajinagar bus stand. On Pune-Ahmednagar Highway,Ranjangoan is at a distance of 50kms from Pune. 

The Vighnahar Temple, Ozar

The Vighnahar Temple, Ozar

The history encompassing this idol states that Vighnasur, a demon was created by the King of Gods, Indra to destroy the prayer organized by King Abhinandan. However, the demon went a step further and destroyed all vedic, religious acts and to answer the people's prayers for protection, Ganesh defeated him. The story goes on to say that on being conquered, the demon begged and pleaded with Ganesha to show a mercy. Ganesha then granted in his plea, but on the condition that demon should not go to the place where Ganesha worshipping is going on. In return the demon asked a favour that his name should be taken before Ganesha's name, thus the name of Ganesha became Vighnahar or Vighneshwar (Vighna in Sanskrit means a sudden interruption in the ongoing work due to some unforeseen, unwarranted event or cause). The Ganesha here is called Shri Vighneshwar Vinayak.

The temple faces east and is surrounded by a thick stone wall. One can walk on the wall. The main hall of the temple is 20 feet long and the inner hall is 10 feet long. This idol, facing the east, has its trunk towards the left and rubies in its eyes. There is a diamond on the forehead and some jewel in the navel. Idols of Riddhi and Siddhi are placed on the two sides of the Ganesha idol. The temple top is Golden and is possibly built by Chimaji Appa after defeating the Portuguese rulers of Vasai and Sashti. The temple is probably built around 1785 A.D.

The Divine Belief

The King of Hemavati, Shri Abhinandana once performed a great sacrifice. Indra thought that this sacrifice if completed would deprive him of his post. Hence, he ordered Kala (time) to create obstacles in the sacrifice and then destroyed it.

The fierce looking Kala not only destroyed that sacrifice but also other sacrifices and created obstacles for Sages and others. Hence people called him Vighna. Slowly all vedic rites were reduced and dharma disappeared from earth. Then all Gods worshipped Gajanana and requested him to save the world from Vighneshvar.

Then Ganapati took his Avatar as the son of Sage Parshva and his wife Dipavatsala. Gods headed by Lord Shiva came to Parshva and requested him to relieve Ganapati for having a war with Vighnasura. Sage Parshva was reluctant, but Ganapati convinced him and with his permission proceeded to the Asura's abode. He sent his Ankush (Hook) which caught hold of Vighnasura and brought him before Gods. But the Asura assumed many forms like cyclones, flood, fire, etc. Vinayaka destroyed all such mayas (illusions). Finally, when he found that his power and tactics will not succeed, Vighasura fell at the feet of Ganapati and asked for refuge. He requested that Ganapati should take his name along with his own. Vinayaka accepted his request and hence is called as Vighneshvara or Vighnaraja.

Location

This temple is located just off the Pune-Nashik Highway, in the town of Ozhar. It is enclosed on all sides by high stone walls, and its pinnacle is made of gold. The temple is situated on the banks of river Kukadi. Via. Mumbai-Thane-Kalyan-Bapsai-Saralgaon-Otur, Ozhar is 182 Km.

The Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyandri

The Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyandri

Lenyadri is an Ashtavinayak temple located on the northwest bank of the River Kukadi in the state of Maharashtra in India. The temple is the only Ashtavinayak temple situated on a mountain, and the temple is also in the vicinity of Buddhist caves.

It is believed that Parvati (Shiva's wife) performed penance to beget Ganesha at this point. Girija's (Parvati's) Atmaj (son) is Girijatmaj. This temple stands amidst a cave complex of 18 caves of Buddhist origin. This temple is the 8th cave and known as Ganesh Gufa, or "Ganesh Caves". These are called Ganesh-leni as well.

The entire temple is carved out of a single stone hill and faces south. It is located on a mountain, which has 307 steps. The temple features a wide hall (main mandir hall) which has 6 stone pillars with cows, elephants and other animals carved on them. The temple hall is 53 feet long, 51 feet wide and 7 feet in height.

The idol faces east with its trunk to the left, and has to be worshipped from the rear of the temple. The temple faces south. The idol is carved out of the stone wall of the cave. This idol seems to be little different from the rest of the Ashtavinayak idols. There is no electric bulb in the temple. The temple is constructed such that during the day it is always lighted up by the sun-rays!

The Divine Belief

Acoording to the legends Parvati desired to have Vinayak as her son and so performed penance for 12 years in the caves of Lenyadri. Ganapati was pleased by this and decided to grant her wish. On one Bhadrapada Shudh Chaturthi, while Parvati was worshipping an idol of Ganesh which she had made from a scarf, the idol came alive. It told Parvati that, as per her desire, Lord Ganesh had taken Avatar in her house. On the 11th day she named him Ganesh, meaning a person who keeps three qualities—Satva, Raja and Tama—under control. Lord Shiva gave him a boon that whosoever remembers Ganesh before starting a work, will successfully complete that work.

Ganesh grew up for 15 years at Lenyadri. The demon king Sindhu, who knew that his death would be at the hands of Ganesh, sent demons like Krur, Balasur, Vyomasur, Kshemma, Kushal, etc. to kill Ganesh in Lenyadri. Instead Ganesh killed all these demons in his childhood. Ganpati also performed many bal-leelas in this place. Hence Lenyadri is considered a holy place.

At the age of six, Ganesha worshipped Vishwakarma and pleased with his devotion Vishwakarma endowed Ganesha with Paasa (noose), Parasu (axe), Ankush (hook) and Kamal (Lotus).

Parvati's second name is "Girija," and "Aatmaj" means son, so one of Ganesh's names is "Girijatmaj."

Great News for Mumbaikar and Punekar

Central Railway connects Navi Mumbai to Pune

Central Railway (CR) is exploring the possibility of running train services via Harbour line between Kurla (suburban) and Pune's Shivaji Nagar stations. Such a service will be a boon to citizens residing in Navi Mumbai as there's no direct train connectivity between the satellite township and Pune.

At present, commuters from Navi Mumbai have to either rely on road transport or come to Dadar, LTT or CST to board a train to Pune.

In a move to connect the satellite city of Navi Mumbai to Pune, Central Railway (CR) is studying the feasibility of running a train between Kurla and Shivaji Nagar in Pune.

As per the plan, the train will run on the suburban tracks of the Harbour Line from Kurla to Panvel, after which it will be connected to the line going to Pune via Karjat.

Officials said that the project cost would not be expensive. The railways, after conducting a feasibility study, will submit a proposal to the railway board. If sanctioned, the train will see the light of the day very soon.

The CR has planned to run the train from Kurla with halts at Vashi, Belapur, Panvel, Karjat and Lonavala.

Theplan, which is in the conceptual stage, will be a boon for travellers, as there is no direct rail connectivity between Navi Mumbai and Pune. Currently, passengers have to option for road transport to reach Pune from Navi Mumbai

The travel time is expected to be around 2 hours 50 minutes.

At present, 33 services run between the cities of Mumbai and Pune, of which 21 are daily trains. If the plan is successful, the train might be the fastest train to run between Mumbai and Pune.

 Deccan Queen, the current fastest train, between the two cities takes around 3 hours and 50 minutes, to reach its destination

 For the proposal to turn into reality, officials will have to make some technical adjustments at Panvel station. A senior CR official said, "Panvel is a major junction for long-distance trains as well as the originating and terminating station for suburban services on Harbour line. A crossover, the point at which trains interchange tracks, will have to be provided to allow movement of trains from the suburban line to the main line to establish connectivity to Shivaji Nagar."

After ascertaining the feasibility of providing a cross-over at Panvel, CR officials will forward the proposal to the railway board for approval. "Funding will not be an issue as the cost of providing a cross-over is not really huge," said another official.

CR officials said they do not want to take the train all the way to Pune as it will result in longer travel time. The official said, "Running such a service up to Shivaji Nagar is sufficient as it is well connected to other parts of Pune."

The distance between Kurla and Shivaji Nagar is 170 km. While the number of services has not yet been decided, CR officials said it will be run using 16 coaches used in mail/express trains. "These coaches have lavatories which are a must for journeys of such durations," said the official. "

The train will halt only at Vashi, Belapur, Panvel, Karjat and Lonavla. 

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 Travel time between Kurla and Shivaji Nagar to less than 2 hours and 50 minutes. We cannot provide halt at other stations as that will increase the travel time."

The CR recently started Pragati Express from the Diva-Panvel-Karjat route, instead of the regular Kalyan-Karjat route. With a huge response to the train, CR is contemplating to run more trains to Pune via Panvel.

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The Chintamani Temple, Theur

The Chintamani Temple, Theur

It is believed that Brahma the creator once felt tharva that is restive. To still his mind he called upon Lord Ganesh. The place where Brahma achieved the quietude he was looking for is known as the Sthavar region or as Theur.

Ganesha is believed to have got back the precious Chinatamani jewel from the greedy Guna for sage Kapila at this spot. However, after bringing back the jewel, sage Kapila put it in Vinayaka's (Ganesha's) neck. Thus the name Chintamani Vinayak. This happened under the Kadamb tree, therefore Theur is known as Kadambanagar in old times.

The lake behind the temple is called Kadambteertha. The temple entrance is North facing. The outer wooden hall is built by Peshwas. The main temple is supposed to have been built by Dharanidhar Maharaj Dev from the family-lineage of Shri Moraya Gosavi. He must have built this around 100 years before Senior Shrimant Madhavrao Peshwa built the outer wooden hall.

This idol also has a left trunk, with carbuncle and diamonds as its eyes. The idol faces the East side.

Theur's Chintamani was the main worshipped god of Senior Shrimant Madhavrao Peshwa. He suffered from tuberculosis and died at a very young age (approx 27years). He is supposed to have died in this temple. His wife, Ramabai went as Sati with him on 18 November 1772.

The Divine Belief
Abhijeet was a great and powerful king who had everything in life except a son who would be the heir to his throne. The king and his wife at the suggestion of Rishi Vaishyampayane carried great penance and were finally rewarded with son who they named Gana. He later came to be known as Ganaraja.

The son was bright brave and gifted except he was also very aggressive. Ganaraja was once invited to visit the ashram of Sage Kapil. The sage was a good host and with the help of the Chintamani Ratna (a precious stone) he was able to serve the best of food to Ganaraj. Impressed by the ratna, Ganaraj wanted it for himself, but when Kapilmuni refused to part with the ratna, he forcibly took it away from him.

Goddess Durga who was Kapilmuni’s mentor advised him to seek the help of Lord Ganesh.

Lord Ganesh responded to his call and battled with Ganaraj under a Kadamba tree and managed to get the ratna back for Kapilmuni. But by then Kapilmuni had lost all desire to possess the Chintamani ratna and he offered it Lord Ganesh. He tied the Chintamani Ratna around Lord Ganesh’s neck and so he came to be known as the Chintamani Vinayak. Since all of this occurred under a Kadamba tree, Theyoor was also known as Kadambanagar.

From Mumbai one can go to Pune, from Pune one can reach Theur in the following ways: Regular poona motor transport buses are available from Sarasbag or Poolgate bus stand of Pune. On Pune Sholapur highway, after Hadapsar & Loni, at a distance of 3kms. from Loni, a small road to the left leads to Theur.

The Varadavinayak Temple, Mahad

The Varadavinayak Temple, Mahad

Varadvinayak is one of the Asthavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesh. This is in Mahad village situated in Khalapur taluka near Karjat and Khopoli of Raigad District, Maharastra, India.

Now MVPPL is working on a project of over Eco homes & Serviced Apartments at Khalapur. Khalapur is a census town in Panvel, ideally located on Old Mumbai-Pune National Highway giving access to Karjat, Khopoli and Pali and it very close to Varadvinayak temple Mahad village situated in Khalapur taluka near Karjat and Khopoli of Raigad District, Maharastra, India.

Story of  Varadvinayak 

The handsome Prince Rukmangad refused sage Vachaknavi's wife Mukunda's illicit call, and was cursed to suffer from leprosy. Mukunda was satisfied by Indra who deceived her as Rukmangad and she bore a child by name Grutsamad. When Grutsamad came to know about the real story he cursed his mother Mukunda to become the tree of Bori and she in turn cursed him to bore a demon son named Tripurasur, the one who was defeated by Shiva after praying the Ranjangaon Ganesha. Grutsamad after getting cursed went to the forest of Pushpak and worshipped Ganesha. Sage Grutsamad is famous for the mantra Gananan Tva. He founded the temple and called this Ganesha: Varada-Vinayak.

Ganesha is said to reside here in the form of Varada Vinayaka, the giver of bounty and success. The idol was found in the adjoining lake (to Mr. Dhondu Paudkar in 1690 A.D.), in an immersed position and hence its weathered look. In 1725 A.D. the then Kalyan subhedar, Mr. Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar built the Varadavinayak temple and the village of Mahad.

The idol faces the east, has its trunk to the left and has been in the constant company of an oil lamp - said to be burning continuously since 1892. There are 4 elephant idols on 4 sides of the temple. The hall is 8 feet by 8 feet. The dome is 25 feet high and is golden at the top. The dome has designs of cobra.

This is the only temple where devotees are allowed to personally pay their homage and respects to the idol. They are allowed in the immediate vicinity of this idol to perform their prayers.

The Divine Belief

According to the legends King, Bhima of Koudinyapur and his wife had had everything in life except a child. The king and his wife went to the forest to carry penance. Sage Vishwamitra gave king, Ekashar Gajana Mantra to chant and thus prince Rukmaganda was born. Rukmaganda grew up into a beautiful young prince.

Rukmanganda during his hunting trip stopped at the hermitage of Rishi Vachaknavi. Mukunda, Rishi's wife fell in love with prince's beauty and asked him to fulfill her desire. He flatly refused and left the ashram. Mukunda became very much lovesick. Knowing her plight, Indra took the form of Rukmaganda and had pleasure with her. Mukunda became pregnant and gave birth to a son Gritsamada. Gritsamada curses his mother on knowing truth of his birth to become a throny plant bearing Bhor fruits.

Mukunda in turn cursed Gritsamada, that a cruel rakshas (demon) will born from him. Suddenly a heavenly voice said 'Gritsamada is Indra's son' leaving both of them shocked. Then Mukunda gets converted to Bhor plant and ashamed Gritsamada, leaves to Pushpak forest for penance. Lord Ganesha contented by Gritsamada's penance tells him that he will get a brave son who cannot be defeated by anybody other than Shankara. Gritsamada asks for the forest to become holy and so devotees get attainment of their aims here. He urged Ganapati to stay there permanently and asked for knowledge of Brahma. The forest is called Bhadraka today. Gritsamada built a temple there and the idol installed there is called Varadavinayaka.

It is said that if the coconut received as prasad during Maghi Chaturthi is consumed one will be blessed with a son. Hence there is heavy rush during Maghi Utsav.

The Temple has been recently renovated by the trustees. The old temple used to look like a house with a tiled roof. There is a Gomukh towards the north. Holy Water comes out of this gomukh. The Temple is 8 feet long and 8 feet broad. The Dome is 25 feet high with a golden pinnacle.

The original idol of the varadvinayak is visible from outside the sanctum. Since the idol was in bad  condition, temple trustees immersed that idol and consecrated a new idol. However this decision taken by the trustees was objected by a few people and a law-suit was filed in the district court.T wo stone idols of Siddhi and Riddhi are visible in the sanctum. Two ganesh idols are situated in the two corners. The Idol in the left corner is smeared in vermillion and idol in the right is made up of white marble with its trunk bent toward the right. The idol is in a sitting position, with it's trunk bent to the left. The idol faces toward the east. 

|| Shreemad Varad Vinayako Vijayate ||

Shree Ballaleshwar

Shree Ballaleshwar(Pali) Ballaleshwar Pali temple is one of the eight temples of Lord Ganesha, Ashtavinayak. Among Astavinayakas, Pali's Ballaleshwar is the only vinayak who is famous by his devotee's name. Ganesha is believed to have saved this boy-devotee, Ballala, who was beaten by local villagers and his father (Kalyani-seth) for his single-minded devotion to him.

The temple is constructed in such a way that after the winter (Dakshinayan: southward movement of the sun) solstice, the sun rays fall on the Ganesha murti at sunrise. The temple is built with stones which are stuck together very tight using melted lead. The temple contains a bell that was brought back by Chimaji Appa after his defeat of the Portuguese in Vasai and Sasthi.

The murti of Vinayaka, sits on a stone throne against a background of silver which displays Riddhi and Siddhi waving chamaras. The murti faces east. Like a few other murtis, this one has diamonds embedded in the eyes and navel, and with His trunk pointing to the left.

One speciality of this temple is that the prasad offered to this Ganapati at Pali is Besan Laadu instead of Modak that is normally offered to other Ganapatis.

The shape of the idol itself bears a striking semblance with the mountain which forms the backdrop of this temple. This is more prominently felt if one views the photograph of the mountain and then sees the idol.

Behind this temple is the temple of Shri Dhundi-Vinayak which is West facing. This is a very rare idol which is facing the West. The story says that this idol was the same one which was thrown by Ballala's father (Kalyani-seth) while Ballala was worshipping it.

Another legend goes that Dhundi Vinayak is the elder brother of Ballal Vinayak and hence it seems that the devotees first worship Shri Dhundi-Vinayak and then Shri Ballaleshwar.

The Divine Belief

This is story of Krityuga in the country Sindhu. In the village of Pali there was a businessman called Kalyan & his wife Indumati. They had a son Ballal who was a staunch devotee of Ganpati. Along with other children Ballal used to worship with small stones being treated as Gods. Once the children went outside the village & saw a big stone. At the insistence of Ballal, the children treated the stone as Ganpati & started worshipping. All of them got so engrossed that they forgot about hunger & thirst or about day or night.

Their parents were waiting for the children at their homes. When the children did not return on time, they all went to Kalyan's house and complained about Ballal. Kalyan seth become furious took a stick and went in search of children. He saw children listening Ganesh purana outside the village. In rage he broke the small temples built by the children who fled away. Ballal was caught by his father submerged in meditation and beaten until he bleed. His father tied him to a tree and smashed all pooja materials collected by the children. He threw away the big stone which children treated as Ganpati. "Let me see which God protects you now" saying this he went home. Ballal started entreating Vinayaka.

Lord Ganpati was moved by the childs devotion and appeared in the form of a Brahmin before Ballal & touched him. Ballal's thirst hunger vanished, wounds were healed & he felt a new vigour moving in his body. He prostrated before the Brahmin whom he recognised as Gajanan & worshipped him. Ganpati told Ballal to ask for a boon. Ballal said "Let me have unshaken devotion towards you. You must stay at this place & remove the miseries of the people, who come to you." Ganesh said, "I shall ever remain here in my part form, I will take your name before mine & be called as Ballal Vinayak." Then he embraced Ballal & vanished into the nearby stone. Then the stone cured from the breakings. The stone statue is called Ballaleshwar. The stone idol which Kalyan vaishya threw away is also called as Dhundi Vinayak. This is a swayambhoo Moorti. He is worshipped before Ballaleshwar is worshipped.

From Mumbai via Panvel & Khopoli,Pali is at a distance of 124kms. From Pune via Lonavala & Khopoli, Pali is at a distance of 111kms. Regular bus services are available from Mumbai, Pune, Khopoli, Karjat, & Panvel. 

THE SIDDHIVINAYAK TEMPLE, SIDDHATEK

THE Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek

God Vishnu is supposed to have vanquished the asuras Madhu and Kaitabh after propitiating Ganesha here. The shrine is particularly popular during the festivals of Ganesh Jayanti, Vijayadashami and Somvati Amavasya.

This is the only murti of these eight with the trunk positioned to the right.

It is believed that the two saints Shri Morya Gosavi and Shri Narayan Maharaj of Kedgaon received their enlightenment here.

The temple is North-facing and is on a small hillock. The main road towards the temple was believed to built by Peshwa's general Haripant Phadake. The inner sanctum, 15 feet high and 10 feet wide is built by Punyashloka Ahilyabai Holkar. The idol is 3 feet tall and 2.5f eet wide. The idol faces North-direction. The stomach of the murti is not wide, but Riddhi and Siddhi murtis are sitting on one thigh. This murti's trunk is turning to the right. The right-sided-trunk Ganesha is supposed to be very strict for the devotees. To make one round (pradakshina) around the temple one has to make the round trip of the hillock. This takes about 30 minutes with moderate speed.

Peshwa general Haripant Phadake lost his General's position and did 21 Pradakshina around the temple. On the 21st day Peshwa's court-man came and took him to the court with royal honor. Haripant promised the God that he will bring the stones of the castle which he will win from the first war he will fight as the general. The stone pathway is built from the Badami-Castle which was attacked by Haripant soon after he became the general.

Location

Siddhatek is a town in the Ahmednagar District of the western part of India located on the Bhima River. This temple is situated off the Pune-Solapur highway about 48 Km from the town of Srigonda in Ahmadnagar district. The temple is situated next to Bhima river. On Pune-Solapur railway, Daund Railway station is 18 Km from here.

The Mayureshwar Temple, Moregaon

The Mayureshwar Temple, Moregaon.

Shree Mayureshvara ( also called as Moreshwara) Ashtavinayak temple is at Morgaon.Morgaon is at the distance of 64 kms from Pune, Maharashtra, next to the river Karha in the village of Moregaon.

The temple, built from black-stone during the Bahamani reign, has four gates (It is supposed to have been built by one of the knights named Mr. Gole, from the court of Bidar's Sultan). The temple is situated in the centre of the village. The temple is covered from all sides by four Minarets and gives feeling of a mosque if seen from a distance. This may have been done to prevent attacks on the temple during Mughal periods. The temple has 50 feet tall wall around it.

There is a Nandi (Shiva's bull mount) sitting in front of this temple entrance, which is unique, as Nandi is normally in front of only Shiva temples. However, the story says that this statue was being carried to some Shiva mandir during which the vehicle carrying it broke down and the Nandi statue could not be removed from its current place

The idol of Lord Ganesha, riding a peacock, in the form of Mayureshwara is believed to have slain the demon Sindhu at this spot. The idol, with its trunk turned to the left, has a cobra (Nagaraja) poised over it protecting it. This form of Ganesha also has two other murtis of Siddhi (Capability) and Buddhi (Intelligence).

However, this is not the original idol which is said to have been consecrated twice by Brahma, once before and once after being destroyed by the asura Sindhurasur. The original murti, smaller in size and made of atoms of sand, iron, and diamonds, was supposedly enclosed in a copper sheet by the Pandavas and placed behind the one that is currently worshiped.

The Divine Belief

It was predicted by Lord Brahma that Lord Ganesha would incarnate as Vinayak in the Kritayug, as Mayureshwar in Treta yug, as Gajanan in the Dwaparyug and as Dhumraketu in the Kalyug. All these incarnations are related to certain legends of Lord Ganesha killing various demons.

In the Gandaki Nagari of Mithila, a king named Chakrapani was ruling. He and his wife Queen Ugra were unhappy, as they did not have a child. The couple worshipped God Surya and the queen with the blessings of the Sun God became pregnant. But soon released the embryo in the sea as she could not bear the brilliance and the radiance of the embryo. From that embryo, brilliant son was born. The sea in the disguise of a Brahmin approached King Chakrapani with the child and gave the child to the King. As the child was born in the sea the king named him Sindhu. Sindhu, after growing old and strong became more powerful by worshipping the Sun God as advised by his Guru Shukracharya.

Lord Surya, as a boon gave the nectar to Sindhu and said that as long as the nectar remains near his navel he will not die. Sindhu thus received immortality and started attacking Gods like Indra, Vishnu etc. he defeated all of them and kept them in prison in his kingdom. The remaining gods worshipped Lord Ganesh and requested him to rescue them from the demon King Sindhu. Ganesha pleased with their prayers, promised to take birth as Devi Parvati'sson and kill the demon.

Parvati recited the Ekakshari ‘OM’ mantra to please the Lord and made a clay idol of Ganesha on the Bhadrapada Shuddha Chaturthi Day and worshipped. The idol soon turned into a real child. When the child was ten years old, Shiva and Parvati along with their son decided to leave the mountain Meru and on their way to mountain kailash, Lord Ganesha defeated the demon Kamalasura with the help of Siddhi (the personified shakti) and Buddhi (the personified Intelligence).

After this incident on their way, Lord Ganesha found the Gandaki Nagari of the demon king Sindhu and decided to attack him with all the army of Shiva's attendants. He thus attacked Sindhu and at first killed the two sons of Sindhu. Sindhu was advised to release the Gods and Goddesses in prison and leave the battlefield by his father. But he did not listen to it and continued the battle. Lord Ganesha removed the nectar from his navel with his Parashu and killed him. During this battle, Lord Ganesha was riding a peacock and therefore he got the name Mayureshvara, the one who rides a peacock.

Puja Schedule of Mayureshwar Temple

The temple is open to pilgrims from 5 A.M. to 10 P.M.

Prakshal Puja - The first puja of the day is done at 5 A.M. comprising the water abhisheka and flower offerings.

Shodoshpchar Puja – It is conducted twice a day at 7 A.M. and at 12 Noon. At both these this time the Ganpati Atharvashirsh is recited.

Panchopchar Puja – This is performed at 8 P.M.

The temple closes for the devotees after the Shejarti at 10 P.M.

Naivedya – The food is offered to the deity thrice a day

In the morning Khichadi (made of Rice) is offered.

In the afternoon the whole meal with sweets is offered.

At night milk and rice is offered.

Location

The temple is situated at a distance of 55 Km from Pune, next to the river Karha in the village of Moregaon. The village derives its name from the Marathi name of the bird peacock - also the national bird of India; there used to be a lot of peacocks in this village in the ancient time, and the village is also set out in the shape of a peacock.

Pune is the most convenient city to reach Morgaon. Pune itself is well connected by road as well as by rail. There are daily buses, trains and flights between Mumbai and Pune. Morgaon is at a distance of 79 km from Pune via the village Chaufala on the Pune-Sholapur Highway.

State Transport buses known locally as S.T. buses are available at the Swargate Bus Depot in Pune.

The other way a pilgrim can take is to go to Jejuri from Pune and from Jejuri can proceed to Morgaon which is 15 km away from Jejuri. By this route the distance between Pune and Morgaon is 64kms. Jejuri is a well-known pilgrim center for worshippers of Khandoba.

On the Pune –Daund rail route one can get down at Kedgaon and take a bus from there to Morgaon.

On the southern rail route one can get off at the railway station called Nira and then take a bus from there to Morgaon.

----->coming up story of  Siddhivinayak temple ,Siddhatek in new post

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Shree Ganesh -Ashtavinayak Stories

Ashtavinayak

There are eight shrines of shree Ganesha , in Maharashtra which are mentioned in various sections of the Puranas and many other Legends.These eight shrines of shree Ganesha are well known as Ashta-Vinayaka.

"Vinayak" is one more name of  Ganesha.God Ganesha is loved and worshiped by all Hindus. Lord Ganesh is the protector of his devotees and obstacles remover. Eight self created forms,found sculptured by the nature have been housed in the temples.These 'Swayambhu' effigies. are now famous by  the  famous name "Ashta Vinayak." 

According to shastra, you have to take Darshana of the Eight Deities

Ashtavinayak - The Eight Temples

 Mayureshwar Temple, Moregaon
 Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek
 Ballaleshwar Temple, Pali
 Varadavinayak Temple, Mahad
 Chintamani Temple, Theur
 Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyandri
 Vighnahar Temple, Ozar
 Mahaganapati Temple, Ranjangaon

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AshtaVinayak Distance Chart"

From-To	Distance Kms.	Route via
Pune-Theur	26	Pune-Hadapsar-Loni
Theur-Moregaon	71	Loni-Yavat-Supa
Moregaon-Siddhatek	64	Supa-Choufula-Patas-Daund
Siddhatek-Rajangaon	91	Daund-Kashti-Belvandi-Shirur
Rajangaon-Ozar	100	Shikrapur-Rajgurunagar-Narayangaon
Ozar-Lenyandri	14	Ottur-Lenyandri
Lenyandri-Mahad	135	Junnar-Narayangaon-Manchar-Mahad
Mahad-Pali	42	Khopoli-Pali
Pali-Pune	110	Khopoli-Lonavla-Wadgaon-Pune

One of Ashavinayak Temple Mahad Khopoli- Varadavinayak Temple, Mahad  is near by to our construction site

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