Theur Chintamani Vinayak - An Ashta Vinayaka Temple

• Meditation:

Theur Chintamani Vinayak temple, Pune district, Maharashtra

• Meditation:
- Ganesha: I meditate on Sri Ganesha abiding in Theur as Sri Chintamani Vinayak.

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

• Theur: (Pune district, Maharashtra) → (Ashtavinayaka)

• Greatness:

• Theur Chintamani Vinayak is primarily a Ganesha Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Ganesha):
- Sri Ganesha abides in Theur Chintamani Vinayak which is a Ashta Vinayaka (Eight incarnations of Sri Ganesha) [Morgaon Mayureshwar, Siddhatek Siddhi Vinayak, Pali Ballaleshwar, Mahad Varad Vinayak, Theur Chintamani Vinayak, Lenyadri Girijatmak, Ozar Vigneshwar, Ranjangaon Mahaganapati].
- Sri Ganesha killed Gana in a battle and gave back the Chintamani jewel to sage Kapila, when the sage meditated on him to get back the jewel.

• Sacred Geography:

◉ Near Bhima - Mula-Matha Sangam

• Temples (Summary):

• Ganesha:
- Sri Chintamani Vinayak

• Puranic Events:

• Sri Ganesha killing Gana and giving back the Chintamani jewel to sage Kapila: Sri Ganesha killed Gana in a battle and gave back the Chintamani jewel to sage Kapila, when the sage meditated on him to get back the jewel. The Chintamani jewel was taken away by Gana from sage Kapila by force. Sri Ganesha permanently stayed in that place (where the battle took place) as Sri Chintamani Vinayaka. (The legends of Sri Ganesha are mentioned in Ganesha Purana and Mudgala Purana)

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