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FAMOUS
GANESH TEMPLES IN MAHARASHTRA
1) Ganapatiphule : This is very famous awakened & swayambhu place
near sea shore. It is said that Sage Parashuram had omen & he consecrated
Ganesh idol on hill top. The hill is itself in Ganesh form. As such if you
have to take holy rounds (pradakshina) of the temple, you have to go round
the hill itself
2) Dashabhuja Laxmi Ganesh : Hedvi, Tal. Guhagar, Dist. Ratnagiri.
It is near to Chiplun & Guhagar. Magh Ganesh Jayanti is celebrated on
grand scale.
3) Shri Siddhivinayaka : Nandgaon Dist. Raigad, Mumbai - Murud &
Murud - Nandgaon S. T. buses are available.
4) Shree Ganapati Devasthan - Sangli : Situated on banks of river
Krishna. This is most awakened & beautiful temple in Sangli. It is a
tutelar deity of Sangli. Thorle (elder) Chintamanrao Patwardhan
consecrated the idol in 1843.
5) Digambar Siddhivinayak of Kadav : It is situated in Taluka
Karjat of Raigad district. Sage Kanva consecrated this idol. Since the
idol is without cloths it is call a Digamber Ganesh. It is at a distance
of 9 kms. From Karjat.
6) Kasaba Ganapati - Pune : It is tutelar God of Pune. Rajmata
Jijabai consecrated the idol. In weddings ceremony, first invitation is
give to this Ganesh.
7) Mangalmurti Chinchwad - Dist. Pune : Great hermit Moraya Gosavi
found Ganesh idol in Morgaon & consecrated the same at Chinchwad. The
place is spiritually awakened. Regular P.M.T. buses are available from
Pune.
8) Rajur Ganapati of Rajpur : After killing demon king Sindurasur,
Vinayak told Ganesh Geeta to king Varenya at Rajpur. It is treated as one
peetha out of three & half Ganesh Peethas. Regular state transport buses
are available from Aurangabad. Idol is swayambhu.
9) Shree Modakeshwar - Nashik : Blasted by a curse of Lord Shiva,
Kamdeva attained his previous form by worshipping Shree Ganesh. It is also
popular by name Kamvarad Mohotkat. Idol is in the form of Modak. Moda
means happiness, one who gives happiness is Modakeshwar.
10) Ekchakra Ganesh of Kelzar : Before killing demon Bakasur,
Pandav prince Bhima had worehsipped Shri Ganesh in city Ekchakra. Ekchakra
is presently called as Kelzar & it is at a distance of 24 kms. From Vardha.
11) Shree Vidnyan Ganesh Rakshas Bhuvan (Marathwada) : Situated on
the banks of river Godavari, Rakshas Bhuvan is at a distance of 36 miles
from Jalana. Shree Dattatreya propitated Vidnyan Ganesh & consecrated the
idol.
12) Lake Ganapati - Pune : This temple is in the middle of lake
situated in a garden Saras of Pune. Idol with trunk turned to its right
was consecrated in 1774 by Shreemant Sawai Madhavrao Peshwe. Siddhivinayak
fulfills the vows.
13) Shree Ganapati - Sitabardi (Nagpur) : Idol with trunk turned to
its right is very very strict & spiritually awakened. It has been
consecrated by Bhosale Sardar of Nagpur.
14) Verul (Ellora) Lakshvinayaka Kshetra : The ancient name of the
place is Ellapur. Kumar Kartikeya consecrated Vinayaka here, before
starting war with demon King Tarkasura.
15) Shri Vakratund - Aawas : It is at a distance of 12 kms. From
Alibaug. King Abhijeet & his queen performed strong penance of Lord
Kanakeshwar. They learnt Vakratund Mantra & on chanting the same for years
they got a son. On their request Shree Ganesh had stayed there for ever.
Mountain Kanakeshwar is at a distance of 5 kms. Toward east.
16) Shree Chintamani ( Kalamb Dist : Yavatmal): It is one of the 21
famous Ganesh Kshetras. Spiritually awakened place.
17) Bhalchandra Ganesh Kshetra : 26 Miles away from Parbhani, there
is a station called Sailu Nearly 15 miles away from Sailu, Bhalchandra
Ganesh temple is in the midst of river Godavari.
18) Shree Siddhivinayaka : Anjarle, Tal. Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri :
Temple is on Mountain.
19) Shri Ganapati : Balgir Maharaj’s math, Naded. It fulfills the
vows.
Famous Ganesh Temples in Greater Mumbai.
20) Shri Siddhivinayak - Prabhadevi : Siddhivinayak fulfills the
vows. As such devotees come in big numbers on every Tuesday & on Chaturthi.
Original small temple is now renovated & you will see a big & beautiful
temple with golden pinnacle. Shri Phadke
21)Ganapati - Goregaon : This temple has celebrated its centenary
year in 1996.
22)Udyan Ganapati Shivaji Park, Dadar
23)Shri Ganapati - Vazira Naka, Borivli : Idol is inborn (swayambhu)
spiritually awakened place. Devotes come in big numbers.
24) Shri Mahaganapati (Titwala) : By propitating Ganesh Idol,
Consecrated by sage Kanva, Devi Shakuntala & king Dushyant came together
after a long period of disagreement. Shakuntala & king Dushyant god
married here only. Idol from Mahabharat period was vanished, while
constructing lake peshwa saradar Ramchandra Mehendale got the present
idol. The Madhavrao Peshwe consecrated this idol. If Mahaganapati is
worshipped regularly marriages of desired people can be fixed easily. If
Mahaganpati is propitlated properly, conflicts between husband & wife come
to end. Those who desires to have son, will get son. In Mahaganpati’s
temple, there is sanctum of Lord Shivshankar towards right. In the right
hand corner of the sanctum, padukas of great Ganesh devotees late Shri
Vengaonkar Joshi are consecrated. Devotes should take darshan of these
padukas. Since Mahaganapatis idol was worshipped properly & scientifically
by sages in ancient times, today also idol looks alive. Ther is a temple
of Vithoba - Rukmini near Mahaganpati’s temple. One iron tube is sent out
of sanctum of this temple. It is said that sound of Bhajans (holy songs in
praise of God) going on in the temple of Pandharpur can be heard from this
tube. You can also visit nearly places like satis memorial, jaypal
maharaj’s Samadhi, shiv temple in vasundry village. Lodging & boarding
arrangements are availabe with ancestral poojary Shri Govindrao Joshi.
Private hotels & lodges are not available in Titwala. Titwala is a third
railway station from Kalyan on Mumbai-Nashik railway line. Titwala,
Asangaon, Kasara locals are available from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus of
Mumbai.
FAMOUS GANESH TEMPLES IN INDIA
1) Madhya Pradesh :
a) Bade Ganesh in Indore : Ganesh idol is 12 feet high.
b) Shree Chintamani of Ujjain
c) Dwibhuj Siddhivinayak of Amarkantak
2) Rajasthan :
a) Bali Ganapati : Consecrated by king Bali.
b) On the banks of river Tapi, Lord Shriram had consecrated Ramaji Ganesh
before killing demon Tratika.
3) Uttar Pradesh :
a) Omkar Ganesh (Prayag)
b) Dhundiraj Ganesh in Kashi : This Ganesh is in the temple of
Kashivishveshwar.
4) Himachal Pradesh :
a) Shadbhuj Ganesh - Baijanath, Dist:Kangada : Great Saint Dnyaneshwar
while describing Shri Ganesh in his book Dnyaneshwari has given names of
the weapons in the six hands of Shri Ganesh. The same weapons are found in
the hands of this Shadbhuj (six hands) Shri Ganesh.
b) Ice idol of Bal Ganesh in Amarnath Gumpha.
c) Shri Ganesh in Ganesh Gumpha where Ganesh had pendown the Mahabharat.
5) West Bengal :
a) Ashtabhuja Ganesh in village Vadanagar on the banks of river Hubli.
6) Bihar :
a) Ganesh temples are situated in Rajgriha, Mountain Mandar, Ramgad etc.
7) Orissa :
a) Ajanatha Ganesh in Jagannatha Temple of Puri.
b) Ganesh caves in Ganesh gumpha of Khandagiri.
8) Andhra Pradesh : Various Ganesh temples are situated in
Bhadrachalam, Vijayawada, Kalahasti etc.
9) Kerala :
a) King Dharmagupta of Trigart consecrated Ganesh idol in Shreemadnant
temple. King of Mysore Tipu Sultan came her to destroy the temple. His
mind was changed after dinking the water from the well in the temple. Tipu
Sultan then gave gifts & annuities to temple.
b) Shree Ganesh of Madhupur : he likes famous sweet Udupa.
10) Karnataka:
a) Vighnantak Vinayak, Hampi : Idol is not elephant headed instead it is
man headed. Vighnantak Vinayak killed demon Gajmumukhasur.
b) Kaudinya Mahaganapti of Kurdamale in Kolar district : Idol of
Mahaganapati is 9 feet high & is made of green marble.
c) Gokarna Mahabaleshwar : Here Shree Ganesh is in the guise of young
Brahmin with two hands. This Ganesh is Worshipped before worshiping
gokarna Mahabaleshwar. This Ganesh in the guise of young Brahmin saved
Lord Shankara’s Lingam from the hands of demon Ravana. Ravana had hited
this Ganesha & the mark is till present on the idol.
11) Tamilnadu :
a) Kurumbithar Vinayak of Kumbhakonam : This Vinayak is also called as
Sudha Ganesh. At the time of Amrut Manthan when Amrut (heavenly necter)
was not coming out of the sea, Gods consecrated Ganesh idol here at
Kumbhakonam & worshipped him & prayed for their success. Ganesh was
pleased & gods got the Amrut from the sea.
12) Gujrat :
a) Bhadraganesh : Temple of Ahmedabad is from Peshwa time.
b) Siddhanath temple of Baroda & Revati Ganesh temple on Girnar mountain
are very famous.
c) Sisodra Village of Navsari district has a Banyan tree with Ganesh idol
in it. It is said that this Ganesh idol appeared in this banyan tree
nearly four hundred years ago.
d) Durgakut Ganesh near Sorati Somnath.
FAMOUS GANESH TEMPLES & IDOLS ABROAD
In abroad Ganeshji is recognised by different names. In Nepal, he is
called as Suryaganapti, Mahapini in Burma, Dhotakar in Mangollia, Sokaprak
in Tibet, Prahakness in Kambodia. In Japan Ganapati is called as
Vinayaksha & Kalantak on Java island. In Japan Ganesh Temples are called
as Kangiten. It is said that Emperor Ashok’s daughter Charumati
constructed a Ganesh Temple in Nepal. In Nepal Herambh Ganesh with ten
hands & five heads is very popular. There is big Suryavinayak Temple in
Bhalgaon district near Kathmandu. Suryavinayak with one head & four hands
is sitting on two rats. The bronze idol of Ganesh in Kambodia belongs to
13th century. The idol has broken elephant tusk in right hand & one holy
book in left hand. However, the crown is of typical Kambodian style.
Ganapati is Java is known as ‘Boro’s Ganesh’. Head of this Ganesh is very
big & he is eating prasad with his trunk. Speciality of the idol is that
soles of feet are attached to each other. Stone idol of Ganesh is found on
Bali island. Here Ganapati is called as Fire God. Idol is sitting on
throne of flames & has a mashal (Burning Stick) in right hand & bowl in
left hand. In Vietnam, ancient sayami book has been found. It has 6
photoscapes of Ganapati. It also has photo of Ganapati standing on
Tortoise. Ganesh idol in Bornea has four arms & has matted hair like Lord
Shivshankar. While excavating in Luristhan in Iran (i.e. Persia) Ganesh
idol was found carrying a sword in his hand. This idol is now kept in
national Museum of Paris. It is said that the idol might be 1200 years
ago. This warrior Ganesh possess snake in his left hand & a divine tridend
in right hand. The speciality of this idol is that Ganesha has beard. In
Afganisthan Ganesh idol in the form of ‘Alidharuna’ has been found. People
of Kabul worship this Ganesh. From the statement carved on the base of the
idol, it appears that this idol belongs of 6th century. Mexican people in
south American still worship elephant headed God. Ganesh idol found in
Kopan’s temple is recognised as God of rain. It has two light lines in its
both hands which symbolises lighteneing. Greece mythology also mentions
presence of God of wisdom known as “Janus”. The idol of Janus is elephant
headed 7 has two trunks. Janus is worshipped before starting any new work.
We, Indians also worship Ganesh before Starting any new work & call him
God of wisdom. As such there is very much similarity between Ganesh &
Janus. In Sri Lanka, at a distance of 200 kms. From Columbo, Ganesh idol
is found in Subramaniyam Temple of Kadargam. Today also Shri Ganesh is
worshipped according to vedic system. There is a big Ganesh Temple in
Noshiville city of U. S. A. This is the story of Ganapati’s all over the
world.
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