Morgaon Mayureshwar - An Ashta Vinayaka Temple

► Morgaon Mayureshwar (Ashta Vinayak)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Karha flows
(Maharashtra Plateau)

• Ganesha: Sri Ganesha killed demon Sindhu riding on a Mayura or Peacock, and abides as Sri Mayureshwar.
- Morgaon Mayureshwar Temple


स्वस्ति श्रीगणनायकं गजमुखं मोरेश्वरं सिद्धिदम् ॥
बल्लाळं मुरुडे विनायकमहं चिन्तामणिं थेवरे ॥
लेण्याद्रौ गिरिजात्मजं सुवरदं विघ्नेश्वरं ओझरे ॥
ग्रामे रांजणनामके गणपतिं कुर्यात् सदा मङ्गलम् ॥
- Ashta Vinayaka Sloka (Morgaon Mayureshwar is an Ashta Vinayaka)


• Sri Ganesha killing demon Sindhu: Sri Ganesha killed demon Sindhu riding on a Mayura or Peacock (hence the name Mayureshwar). On the request of the devas Sri Ganesha stayed there permanently as Sri Mayureshwara or Moreshwara. (The legends of Sri Ganesha are mentioned in Ganesha Purana and Mudgala Purana)