How many elephants are guarding the Varadvinayak temple?
Four elephant idols are guarding the four sides of the temple. In this Ashtavinayak temple, devotees can enter the garbhagriha and pay their homage and respect to the idol personally. Devotees visit the Varadvinayak shrine throughout the year.
Who built Ashtavinayak temple?
The main temple is supposed to have been built by Dharanidhar Maharaj Dev from the family-lineage of Shri Moraya Gosavi. He must have built this around 100 years before Senior Shrimant Madhavrao Peshwa built the outer wooden hall.
What is Ashtavinayak Ganpati?
Ashtavinayaka means eight Ganeshas refers to a pilgrimage to the 8 Ganesha temples in Maharashtra state. The Ashtavinayaka yatra covers the eight ancient holy temples of Lord Ganesha, situated in Ahmednagar,Raigad and around Pune district.
How can I complete ashtavinayak in two days from Pune?
Post the visit to Siddhivinayak Ganapati you can make a stop for lunch at any local restaurant. Later proceed to Theur where you would visit the Chintamani Ganpati temple. Next, head to Ranjangaon which is famous for the Mahaganpati temple. After tea stop, proceed to Ozar to the Vighneshwar Ganpati temple.
What is the story of Ashtavinayak?
The stories say that Lord Vishnu who had been in a war with demons Madhu and Kaitabha received siddhi upon praying to Lord Ganesh. In turn for this, Lord Vishnu built an idol of the deity on this spot and named it Siddhivinayak, owing to the siddhis he had received from Ganesh.
Is Siddhivinayak part of Ashtavinayak?
You need to know that Siddhivinayak is one of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Lord Ganpati in Maharashtra, and the only Ashtavinayak temple settled in Ahmednagar.
How can I start ashtavinayak tour?
We start the journey from Mumbai, and the first stop is at Moregaon’s Moreshwar temple. After this, the journey is followed to Siddhivinayak, Balladeshwar, Varadvinayak, Chintamani, Girjitami, Vighneshwar, and Mahaganpati. Depending upon your travel needs, you can select the aptest Ashtavinayak tour package.
How can I complete ashtavinayak in 2 days?
- The second day will start early wherein you proceed to Lenyadri to the Girijatmaj Ganpati temple.
- After darshan, you can make a stop for breakfast and then proceed to Mahad, where you would visit the Varad Vinayak Ganpati temple followed by Lunch at Mahad.
How many days it will take for ashtavinayak Darshan?
While the Ashtavinayak yatra by bike or car is very doable in two days, I would recommend stretching it to three days to really enjoy the country side which look nothing less than scenes from the Hobbit’s Shire, the best food, blissful darshans and small motels and bhakht niwas’ along the way.