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Spectrum Chart - 545 : Ashtavinayak & Siddhivinayak
1. Moreshwar Temple (Morgaon, Pune) - Shri
Moreshwar Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha, the
elephant-headed god of wisdom. The temple is the starting and ending
point of a pilgrimage of eight revered Ganesha temples called
Ashtavinayaka. Morgaon is the foremost centre of worship of the
Ganapatya sect, which considers Ganesha as the Supreme Being. A Hindu
legend relates the temple to killing of the demon Sindhu by Ganesha.
2. Siddhivinayak Temple (Siddhatek,
Ahmednagar) - Siddhivinayak Temple of Siddhatek is a Hindu temple
dedicated to Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. The temple
is one of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Ganesha.
Siddhatek is prescribed as the second temple to be visited in the
Ashtavinayak circuit after the foremost Morgaon. The Ganesha icon
here is with his trunk turned to the right. Usually, the trunk of
Ganesha is depicted turned to his left. It is believed that the
right-trunked Ganesha is very powerful, but difficult to please. This
is the only Ashtavinayaka shrine where the deity has his trunk to the
right.
3. Mahaganapati
Temple (Ranjangaon, Pune) - Mahaganapati temple at Ranjangaon is
located at 50kms from Pune and is the eight temple visited by
devotees who set out on the Ashtavinayak Yatra. Shiva is believed to
have worshipped Ganesha before fighting the demon Tripurasura here.
The temple was built by Shiva where he worshipped Ganesha.
4. Chintamani Temple (Theur, Pune) -
Chintamani Temple of Theur is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha,
the elephant-headed god of wisdom. The temple lore describes how
Ganesha retrieved the wish-giving jewel Chintamani for his devotee,
the sage Kapila from the greedy king Gana and how he pacifies the
uneasy mind of the god Brahma, who meditated on him in Theur. It is
prescribed as the fifth temple to be visited in the Ashtavinayak
circuit.
5. Siddhivinayak Temple (Mumbai) -
Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord
Ganesha. It is located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. The temple has a small
mandap with the shrine for Siddhivinayak. The wooden doors to the
sanctum are carved with images of the Ashtavinayak. The inner roof of
the sanctum is plated with gold and the central statue is of Ganesha.
It is one of the richest temples in Mumbai.
6. Vighnahar Temple (Ozar, Pune) -
Vighnahar Ganapati Temple of Ozar is a Hindu temple dedicated to
Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. The temple is one of the
Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Ganesha. The Ganesha form
worshipped here is called as Vignahara, "Remover of obstacles"
and is associated with the legend of Ganesha defeating Vignasura, the
demon of obstacles.
7. Girijatmaj Temple (Lenyadri, Pune) -
Girijatmaj Vinayak Temple of Lenyadri, one of the Ashtavinayak
Temples of Maharashtra, is the sixth Lord Ganesh Temple to be visited
on the Ashtavinayaka. Located at Lekhan Hills, Girijatmaj Ashta
Vinayaka Temple is the only temple of the Ashtavinayaka which is on a
mountain and is built in the locale of Buddhist Cave Temples.This
temple stands amidst a cave complex of 18 caves of Buddhist origin.
This temple is the 8th cave. The temple is carved out of a single
stone hill, which has 307 steps.
8. Ballaleshwar Temple (Pali, Raigad) –
Ballaleshwar temple is one of the eight temples of Lord Ganesha.
Among Ganesha temples, Ballaleshwar is the only incarnation of
Ganesha that is known by his devotee's name. It is located in the
village of Pali. The murti of Vinayaka sits on a stone throne, facing
east with its trunk turned left and sitting against a background of
silver which displays Riddhi and Siddhi waving chamaras. The murti's
eyes and navel contain diamonds.
9. Varadavinayak Temple (Mahad, Raigad) -
Varadvinayak is one of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity
Ganesha. It is located in Mahad village. The idol of this temple
Varada Vinayak is a swayambu and was found in the adjoining lake in
an immersed position in 1690 AD. This temple is said to be built in
1725AD by Subhedar Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar. The temple premises are on
one side of a beautiful pond. The idol of this temple faces the east
and has his trunk turned to the left.
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