Ashtavinayak ki kahaniyaan (Stories of 8 famous wish fulfilling Ganesha temples)

Ashtavinayak ki kahaniyaan (Stories of 8 famous wish fulfilling Ganesha temples)

Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. The state of Maharashtra has recognition because of the sacred Ashtavinayaka temples that are special and sacred. The word Ashtvinayaka is a Sanskrit word that means "Eight Ganeshas". These eight temples are located in different places, and all of them are considered ‘Swayambhu’ or self-originated. These deities are “jagrut,” which means they fulfill the wishes of their devotees. Each Ganapati is known by a different name, and there is a story associated with it. The various names of Lord Ganesh are Moreshwar, Mahaganpati, Chintamani, Girijatmak, Vighneshwar, Siddhivinayak, Ballaleshwar and Varad Vinayak. These Temples are situated at Morgaon, Ranjangaon, Theur, Lenyadri, Ojhar, Siddhatek, Pali and Mahad. These places are at Pune, Ahmednagar and Raigad district. Of the 8 vinayakas, 6 are in Pune district area and 2 in Raigad district near Pune भगवान गणपति या गणेश भारत में सबसे अधिक पूजे जाने वाले देवताओं में से एक हैं। महाराष्ट्र राज्य को पवित्र अष्टविनायक मंदिरों के कारण मान्यता प्राप्त है जो विशेष और पवित्र हैं। अष्टविनायक शब्द संस्कृत का शब्द है जिसका अर्थ है आठ गणेश। ये आठ मंदिर अलग-अलग जगहों पर स्थित हैं, और इन सभी को 'स्वयंभू' माना जाता है। ये देवता "जागृत" हैं, जिसका अर्थ है कि वे अपने भक्तों की इच्छाओं को पूरा करते हैं। प्रत्येक गणपति को एक अलग नाम से जाना जाता है, और इसके साथ एक कहानी जुड़ी हुई है। भगवान गणेश के विभिन्न नाम मोरेश्वर, महागणपति, चिंतामणि, गिरिजात्मक, विघ्नेश्वर, सिद्धिविनायक, बल्लालेश्वर और वरद विनायक हैं। ये मंदिर मोरगाँव, रंजनगाँव, थेउर, लेन्याद्री, ओझार, सिद्धटेक, पाली और महाड़ में स्थित हैं। ये स्थान पुणे, अहमदनगर और रायगढ़ जिले में हैं। 8 विनायकों में से 6 पुणे जिले के क्षेत्र में और 2 पुणे के पास रायगढ़ जिले में हैं।

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August 30, 2022 8 mins
Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. According to the legend, in the Treta Yuga, a boy named Ballal was born to a businessman named Kalyan and his wife Indumati. The boy was an ardent devotee of Lord Ganesha and usually worshiped stones as the Lord along with his friends. One day, when he was roaming in the forests, he saw a huge stone. He decorated the stone and worshiped the stone after idol...
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Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. According to the legend, Prince Rukmangada of Kaudinya was a handsome and virtuous Prince, loved by all. Once during hunting, he stopped to rest at Sage Vachaknavi’s home. The Sage’s wife Mukunda fell in love with him and made physical advances to him, which he deftly refused. Mukunda became sad and Lord Indra, taking pity on her came to her home disguised...
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Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. The Temple is carved out of a single stone and has no pillars supporting the entire structure. The Temple faces south which is rare. The shrine was built in such a way that no room remains dark throughout the day even though it is a closed cave complex. According to it, Goddess Parvati performed penance here to become the mother of Lord Ganesha. Appeased,...
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Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. According to the legend associated with the Temple, King Abhinandan conducted a Yagna with the objective of overthrowing the kingdom of heaven. Alarmed Lord Indra sent the demon Kalapurush to destroy the Yagna. Kalapurush successfully destroyed the Yagna. However, he got carried away with his power and assumed the title of Vignasura, meaning the Creator of...
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Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. According to the legend, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha originated from the ears of Lord Vishnu during his Yoga Nidra (a state of consciousness between waking up and sleeping). The two demons obtained a boon from Goddess Shakti as per which they cannot be killed by any Deva or Asura unless they want to die willingly. At that time, Lord Brahma was contempla...
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Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. As per the legend, King Abhijeet and his wife Gunavati had a son named Ganasura. He was a strong but greedy prince. Once, Ganasura visited the Ashram of Sage Kapila. The Sage showed great hospitality with the help of the Chintamani stone that he possessed. Ganasura came to know about the stone and wanted to acquire it. However, Sage Kapila refused his offe...
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Bhagwan Ganapati or Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in India. The King of Mithila, Chakrapani and his wife Ugra were childless for a long time. They prayed to Lord Surya for a child. He was appeased and blessed him with a child named Sindhu. He was blessed with the full bowl of Amrit as a boon and was reminded that he will remain immortal as long as the bowl remains unbroken. Sindhu swallowed the bowl to protect it. ...
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