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garbha griha lies at the southern most part. It is octognal in shape and is
surrounded by a pyramidal sikhara in stucco - the spire built with two rows of
niches and beautified with human figures and graceful elephants. In addition to
this, there are many deities enshrined in niches and special mantaps, like
Ganesh, Lakshmi Narayan, Kapil etc. There are eight images of Ganesh, like
Vakratunda, Vikata, Ekadanta Vignaraja, Gajanana Lambodara, Mahodara and
Dumravarna installed in the eight corners of the temple. Another unique feature
of this temple is the installation of different images of gods at the four
dwaras. At the western gate are installed the images of Rati and Kama, the
bestower of Kama, standing for Asat Brahma; at the northern gate Mahavaraha -
the bestower of moksha, standing for SatBrahm; Lakshmi and Narayana the bestower
of Dharma at the eastern gate, standing for Vishnu Brahm, and Uma and Maheswar -
the bestower of Artha at the southern gate, standing for Shankar Brahm. It is
believed that offering prayers to these deities each one day during the first
four days of the Sukla Paksha of any month is meritorious and it is called
Dwarayatra; and for full merit Bhadrapada and Magha masas are advocated. Its
mystical import and efficacy are so lofty and sacrosanct that people coming from
distant places stay for four days and perform pujas with all the rites
prescribed. There are 23 Parivaradevatas in all, at several places in the campus
and they are fittingly installed in niches and mandaps. The temple is housing
the images of Moraya Gosavi and Ganesh Yogindra, the Principal Founder -
propagators of Ganesh sampradaya in and out of the state.
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