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The
Morgaon kshetra is considered very holy among the Ashta Vinayaka
kshetras and embodies several unique features - its past is
glittering; origin awe-inspiring; miracles, innumerable; and legends
too many. 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 favourite
habitats of Lord Ganesh; it is this Ganesh who restored all the
scriptures to the gods after killing Shankhasur, 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 an asura and reinstated Devendra in
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 Dwaparayuga 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 kshtera the Ganesh Sampradaya that came into being, gained
ground and spread to the entire land through the saints like Moraya
Gosavi etc.
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