LORD MAYURESWAR OF MORGAON

And hence its popularity far surpasses the rest of the kshetras. This shrine, besides enshrining the august archamurthi - Mayureswar, is housing eight images of Ganesh in the eight corners as mentioned in Mudgal Purana; it is one of the three favorite habitats of Lord Ganesh; it is this Ganesh who restored ail the scriptures to the gods after killing Shanikhasur, the formidable demon, who stole them; it is here the visitor sees four different kinds of gods installed at the entrances of four gates and special offerings to them with rituals go by the name of Dwarayatra that confers manifold blessings; it is this temple visited by great saints like Tukaram, Swami Ramadas, Ganesh Yogendra etc., it is here Lord Ganesh killed Sindhu asura and reinstated Devendra in his former office; it is here Brahma offered his two daughters - Siddhi and Buddhi to him in marriage; it is here the Vikata avatara of Ganesh came to an end and he became Ganesh - it is this image, installed in Dwapara yuga by the Pandavas in the presence of Krishna; it is here Ganesh secured the services of Mayur, the son of Vinata and Kashyap and finally it is from this kshetra the Ganesh Sampradaya that came into being, gained ground and spread to the entire land through the saints like Moraya Gosavi etc.

Famous in legends and history, patronized by illustrious peshwas, visited by saint poets, deemed holy as the birth place of Ganesh sampradaya; sanctified by the visits of the highest celestials, eulogized in several literary works, secured an esteemed place in archives, drenched by sacred thirthas, this holy thirtha kshetra is luring lakhs of devotees throughout the year, both for darsan of the Lord and for the Dwarayatra - a special feature of this temple.

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