Story of Mayureshwar Temple in Morgaon, Maharashtra. Mayureshwar Temple in Pune is one of the Ashtavinayak Temples in Maharashtra, India. There are numerous legends and stories associated with the temple. The popular story of Mayureshwar Temple is below.
According to the Ganesha Purana, Lord Ganesh incarnated as Mayuresvara or Mayureshwar in the Treta yuga for killing demon Sindhu. Sindhu was the son of King Cakrapani of Mithila and his wife Ugra. Sindhu who was a devotee of Lord Surya was given the ever-full bowl of amrita (elixir of life) by Sun God as a boon. He became very powerful and was attacking the gods and imprisoning them. In response to the pleas of the gods, Lord Ganesh came down to Earth on a peacock mount, fought a battle against the demon and defeated him. This is the place where the head of Sindhu fell.
As Lord Ganesha rode a mayura or peacock, he is popularly known as Mayureshwar or Moreshwar here. Mayureshwar literally means Lord of the peacock. After winning the battle with Sindhu, Ganapati returned to his celestial abode, giving his peacock mount to his younger brother Muruga, with whom the peacock is generally associated.
Click Here for Mayureshwar Ashtavinayak Temple Info
Do you know the artist of this picture? or where the image is from originally?
ReplyDelete