LORD MAYURESWAR OF MORGAON

SOURCES

Several Puranas and literary works embody a vast corpus dealing with the Vikatavatara of Ganesh and his miraculous deeds that encircled the life of Mukkoti devathas. Among them, Mudgal purana gives an elaborate account of the whole life of Ganesh born as Gunesh here to destroy Sindhu, the demon chief who dethroning Devendra inaugurated his reign of terror to the misery of the all the worlds and celestials. Ganesh Vijaya is another that sheds light on the fame of this kshetra. The devotional literature embodies a great deal of information about this Lord Mayureswar.

ANTIQUITY

There are several legends dealing with the glory of this thirtha kshetra and the miracles happened in the lives of devotees are so many that they raised the image of this Mayureswar to the pinnacle of glory. And he appears as the redeemer of the Sokarthis, whose number is legion, including the Trimurthis and the Mukkotidevatas. Only a few are touched upon here, and sure they will hasten the readers to the holy feet of Mayureswar for benediction and emancipation.

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