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Everyone should visit
Ashtavinayak in Maharashtra at least once in a lifetime. According to Shastra,
you should first visit Moreshwar in Moregaon. Then visit Siddhatek, Pali,
Mahad, Theur, Lenyandri, Ozar, Ranjangaon and again Moregaon will complete the
Ashtavinayak Yatra.
"Vinayaka" is another
name for King Ganesh, a God loved and worshiped by all Hindus. Lord Ganesh is
the protector of the devotees to him. Eight paintings found in nature,
sculptured in nature, have been housed in temples created years ago in places
where statues were started.
These are pictures of 'Swayambhu'. Now the
sacred images, by the famous "Aastha Vinayak". Special S.T. buses run
between Pune and all the temples of Aastha Vinayak. Trips are also arranged by
private staff. Dharmashala, Lodges and MT.D.C. resorts in almost all tourist
resorts. Aastha Vinayak temples range in size from 20 to 110Kms only.
1 Morereshwar-Moregaon
2 Siddhivinayak-Siddhatech
3 Balalaleshwar-Pali
4 Varad Vinayak-Mahad
5 Chintamani-Theur
6 Girijatmaj- Lenaydri
7 Vigheneshwar- Ozar
8 Mahaganpati - Ranjangaon
1 Morereshwar- Moregaon
Moregaon - Moreshwar is the first
temple in the Ashtavinayak Yatra pilgrimage. The temple, which was constructed
of black stone during the Bahamas' rule, has four gates. The temple is in the
center of the village.
The temple is covered on both
sides by four towers and gives the impression of a Muslim church when viewed
from a distance.
This may have been to prevent a
temple invasion in space. The temple has 50feets long walls around it. The
temple is located about 35 miles [55 km] from Pune, near the Karha River in the
village of Moregaon.
The village gets its name from
the Marathi name of the Peacock bird - and also the Indian national bird.
of King Ganesha, who rode a peacock, in Mayureshwara's way is believed to have struck the Sindhu demon in the area. The idol, with its trunk, turned to the left, has a cobra standing on it to protect it. This form of Ganesha has two other murtis of Siddi and Buddhi.
There is Nandi sitting in front
of this temple door, which is different, as Nandi used to be in front of shiva
temples only. However, this is not the original murti - meaning that it was
purified twice by Brahma, once before and after the destruction by asura
Sindhurasur.
The first murti of small size and
made of atoms of earth, metal, and diamonds was thought to have been placed on
a copper sheet by the Pandavas and placed behind the one currently being
worshiped.
Morgaon Bhakta Niwas - Shri Mayureshwar Ganesha
Morgaon Bhakta Niwas Address: Morgaon Bhakta Niwas, Shri Kshetra Mayureshwar Morgaon Manager, Shri Mayureshwara Temple, Chinchwad Devasthan Trust Office,P.O. Morgaon, Taluka Baramati, District Pune, State Maharashtra, India, 412304
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2) Siddhivinayak - Siddhatek
Shri Siddhivinayak is the second
temple at Ashtavinayak Yatra. Shri Siddhivinayak is located on the Pune-Solapur
highway about 48 kilometers from the town of Shrigonda in the Ahmednagar
district. The temple is located near the river Bima.
On the Pune-Solapur railway, the
Daund railway station is 18 Km from here. The story of the temple is similar to
what God Vishnu should have beaten asuras Madhu and Kaitabha after pleasing
Ganesha here. This is the only murti of these eight with a stem placed on the
right.
The temple faces North and is
located on a small hillock. The main road leading to the temple is believed to
have been built by Pesha Haripant Phadake in general. The inner sanctuary, 15
meters high and 10 meters wide, was built by Punya shloka Ahilyabai Holkar.
The statue is three feet long and 2.5feet wide. The idol is facing north. The stomach of the murti is not wide, but the Riddles and Siddhi murtis sit on one thigh. This murti palace turns right. Ganesha's right-hand body should be very strong for the devotees.
Haripant promised God that he
would bring the castle stones that would win the first battle to be fought as
general commander. The stone road was built from Badami-Castle which was
attacked by Haripant shortly after he became general manager.
Siddhatek Bhakta Niwas - Shri Siddhivinayak Ganesha
Siddhatek Bhakta Niwas Address: Siddhatek Bhakta Niwas, Shree Kshetra Siddhivinayak Siddhatek, Jalalpur, Taluka - Karjat, Taluka Junnar, District Ahmednagar, State Maharashtra, India, 414403
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Shri Ballaleshwar - Pali is the
third temple in Ashtavinayak Yatra. The temple is in the city of Pali, near the
Mumbai-Pune Highway, about seven miles [11 km] ahead of Nagothane on the
Mumbai-Goa highway. This is located 30km to the Southwest.
Mumbai-Panvel-Khopoli-Pali is 124Km.
Pune-Lonavla-Copy-Pali is 111Km.
The original wooden temple was rebuilt into a stone temple by Nana Phadanavis
in 1760. There are two small pools built on either side of the temple.
One of them is reserved for the
god Puja. The temple is facing east and has two sanctuaries. The interior has a
murti and has a muddy Mushika in front of it in the front. This hall, supported
by eight carved pillars demanding much attention as an idol, sits on a throne
carved like a Cypriot tree.
The eight pillars show eight directions. The inner sanctuary is 15 feet long and the outer one 12 feet long. The temple was built in such a way that after the cosmic winter, the sun's rays fall on the Ganesha murti at sunrise. The temple is built of solid rock, which is solidly reinforced with molten lead.
Another special feature of this temple is the
prasad given to this Ganapati in Pali by Besan Laadu instead of the Modak which
is usually given to other Ganapati's. The shape of the image itself resembles a
striking resemblance to the mountain that forms the backdrop of this temple.
This sounds great when one looks
at a picture of a mountain and sees a picture.
Pali Bhakta Niwas - Shri Ballaleshwar Ganesha
Pali Bhakta Niwas Address: Pali Bhakta Niwas, Pali, Taluka Sudhagad, District Raigad, State Maharashtra, India, 410504
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Shri Varadavinayak - Mahad is the
fourth temple in Ashtavinayak Yatra. The temple is located 3 km from the
Pune-Mumbai highway near Khopoli (80 km from Pune), so it is very close to the
City of Mumbai.
Karjat Railway Station, Karjat on
the Mumbai-Pune railway line is 24Km from the site and 6Km of Copalis. The
handsome Prince Rukmangad refused to be illegally summoned by Vachaknavi's
wife, Mukunda and was cursed with leprosy.
Mukunda was pleased with Indra
who tricked him as Rukmangad and gave birth to a child named Grutsamad. When
Grutsamad heard the real story, he cursed his mother Mukunda for Bori's
medicine and he also cursed her and gave birth to a demon son named Tripurasur,
who was defeated by Shiva after praying at Ranjangaon Ganesha.
Grutsamad after the curse went to
the forest of Pushpak and worshiped Ganesha. Sage Grutsamad is famous for the
mantra GaNanaN Tva. He founded the temple and named the Ganesha:
Varada-Vinayak.
Ganesha is said to be living here in the form of Varada Vinayaka, who contributes to profit and success. The statue was found in a mixed pool (to Mr. Dhondu Paudkar in 1690AD), in a state of immersion so it looked bad.
The statue is facing east, with its trunk to the
left, and has been occupied by the oil lamp company - which is said to have
burned regularly since 1892.
There are 4 pictures of elephants
on four sides of the temple. the hall is 8feet by 8feet. The dome is 25feet
high and gold at the top. The dome has cobra structures.
This is the only temple where devotees are allowed to discover for themselves their own reverence and respect for the image. They are allowed on the nearby neck of the idol to perform their prayers.
Mahad Bhakta Niwas - Shri Varadvinayak Ganesha
Mahad Bhakta Niwas Address: Mahad Bhakta Niwas, Mahad, Taluka Khalapur Khopoli, District Raigad, State Maharashtra, India, 410202
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