Moregaon
Mayureshwar temple
Moregaon is
a village located at a distance of about 50 km from Pune, enroute to Aurangabad
in Maharashtra, and it houses a shrine to
Mayureshwar Vinayak.
Moregaon Mayureshwar
is considered to be one of the
Ashta
Vinayak shrines of
Maharashtra,
celebrating eight instances of legends related to Ganesha.
The name Moresh or
Moregaon
arises from the fact that this region once abounded in peacocks. The name
Mayureshwar
also arises from the legend that Vinayak rode a peacock mount in a battle
against evil demons.
Legend has
it that a demon by name caused untold hardship to the inhabitants of the
Universe, and that responding to the pleas of the Gods, Ganapati came down to
the earth on a peacock mount, waged a battle against
Sindhu
and vanquished him. The peacock rider Ganapati assumed the name Mayureshwar or
Moresh. The original image of Ganesha made of precious metal was installed by
the creator
Bhrahma.
The
Pandava princes are said to have installed a
copper image, when they visited Moregaon in the course of their pilgrimage.
The Temple:
An east facing image of Ganesha flanked by brass images of his consorts Siddhi
and Riddhi is enshrined in this temple. Ganesha is depicted armed with a spear,
while a cobra encircles his head. Interestingly, the peacock mount, the cobra
and the spear (Vel) are all considered to be attributes of
Kartikeya (his
brother). The temple is a well visited one, fortified with lofty walls.
Festivals:
As with all other
Vinayak
temples, Ganesha
Chaturti
is celebrated in great splendor here.
Vijaya
Dasami
is celebrated commemorating Ganesha's victory against the demons.
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