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Ranjangaon
Where is this place?
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Ranjangaon |
| Taluka |
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Shirur |
| District |
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Pune |
How many kilometers is it from Pune?
48 kms
Which road do I take?
On Pune-Nagpur highway one can reach Ranjangaon by Pune-Koregaon- Shikrapur-Ranjangaon.
Public Transport?
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Nearest station is Pune, from here on one can take a bus or private taxies. |
| Buses |
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Both the government as well as private tour operators ply regular buses to the town. |
Good to know -
- The Maha Ganpati is the most powerful representation of Lord Ganesh. Maha Ganpati is depicted as having eight, ten or twelve arms
- There is a local belief that the real statue of Mahaganpati is hidden in the temple cellars and this statue has ten trunks and twenty arms this form of Ganesha is known as the 'Mahotkat'.
- None of the residents of Ranjangaon bring home an idol of the Lord during the Ganesh Festival, instead they all conglomerate at the temple for a grand feast.
Stories anyone?
One day Sage Gritsamad sneezed and from his nose emerged a young boy. The sage took fancy to the young lad and brought him as his own. The sage taught the child the Ganesh mantra on which the boy meditated intensely. Pleased by his devotion Ganesha granted him three weapons made of gold, silver and iron respectively. Since he was now the owner of three weapons he came to be known as Tripur. Ganesh had also blessed him as one who would be all powerful and one who could only be defeated by Shiva himself. Tripur's boon soon went to his head and he became arrogant, eyeing the thrones of Bramha and Vishnu, he soon defeated them and took over their possessions. He went on to take over the Kailash Parvat, the abode of Lord Shiva too. He thus became the lord of all the three worlds and his atrocities know no bounds.
Lord Narad advised the defeated Gods to dwell on Lord Ganesha for a solution, for it was him who had bestowed the powers on Tripur. Ganesha coming to the rescue of the gods disguised himself as a Brahmin and promised Tripur the power to fly if he would get the him the Chintamani Stone from Kailash Mountain. Tripur went to Kailash to retrieve the stone and thus enraged Shiva and soon a battle ensued between the two. Shiva was faltering in the fierce battle when he realized that he had not asked the Vighnaharta for his blessings before going into battle. The entire scenario changed in Shiva's favour as soon as he had invoked the blessings of Ganesha and he proceeded to kill Tripur and put an end to his atrocities. The place where Shiva asked Ganesha for his blessings was Manipur, which in today's day is known as Ranjangoan.
Temple Trivia -
- Sardar Kibe of Indore had the Sabhamandap and the temple in general reconstructed.
- The Pawars and Shide families who held posts of prominence during the Peshwa rule have also contributed towards the reconstruction of the temple.
- It is widely believed that the sanctum sanctorum has been built under the patronage of the Madhavrao Peshwa.
- The idol's trunk is towards its left and it faces the east.
- The idol is flanked on either side by the idols of his consorts Riddhi and Siddhi
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