Legend Lenyadri



the sanctum , central icon


according ganapatya scripture ganesha purana, ganesha incarnated mayuresvara or mayureshwar (mayūreśvara), had 6 arms , white complexion. mount peacock. born shiva , parvati in treta yuga, purpose of killing demon sindhu.


once parvati (girija) asked husband shiva meditating on. said meditating on supporter of entire universe - ganesha, , initiated parvati ganesha mantra gam . desiring have son, parvati underwent austerities meditating on ganesha, twelve years @ lenyadri. pleased penance, ganesha blessed boon born son. accordingly, on fourth lunar day of bright fortnight of hindu month bhadrapada (ganesh chaturthi day), parvati worshipped clay image of ganesha, came alive. thus, ganesha born parvati @ lenyadri. later, named gunesha shiva. shiva gave him boon whosoever remembers him before starting job, complete task. 15 years gunesha grew @ lenyadri. sindhu, knew death @ hands of gunesha, sent demons krur, balasur, vyomasur, kshemma, kushal, , many more, kill gunesha, of them instead killed him. @ age of six, architect-god vishwakarma worshipped gunesha , endowed him weapons pasha (noose), parashu (axe), ankusha (hook) , padma (lotus). once, little gunesha knocked egg mango tree, emerged peacock. gunesha mounted peacock , assumed name mayuresvara. mayuresvara later killed sindhu , army-generals @ morgaon, important ashtavinayaka temple.








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