FEATURE STORY |
Theur
Where is this place?
| Village |
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Theyoor |
| Taluka |
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Haveli |
| District |
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Pune |
How many kilometers is it from Pune?
25 kms
Which road do I take?
On the Pune - Sholapur Highway passing through Hadapsur one can take the left turn just after Loni to reach Theyoor
Public Transport?
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Pune Railway station, you can get a bus from there on. |
| Buses |
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Both the government as well as private tour operators ply regular buses to the town. |
Good to know -
- One who brings peace of mind and drives away the worries is know as Chintamani
- Lord Bramha in a restless mood called upon Ganesha to relieve him, Sthavar now known, as Theur is the place were he felt peace of mind.
- The site has been immortalized by the tales of Madhavrao Peshwe and his wife Ramabai. The great peshwa spent his last days at the temple and offered a constant abhisheka of milk to the lord.
- Theur also has a garden dedicated to Ramabai who performed the rite of Sati after her husbands prolonged illness and subsequent demise.
Stories anyone?
Gana was born to the powerful king Abhijeet and his wife after a great penance. The King who lacked for little else had been childless for very long and the suggestion of Rishi Vaishyampayane was rewarded by Gana's birth. The young prince later came to be know as Ganaraja. A bright and gifted child, his only flaw seemed to be his aggressive streak. Once invited to Sage Kapil's ashram Gana was thunderstruck by the unique qualities of the famed Chintamani Ratna. The Ratna had the powers to produce anything the owner desired. Wanting the Ratna for himself Gana took it away by force when Sage Kapil refused to part with it. Kapil Muni's counselor the Goddess Durga advised him to seek the help of Lord Ganesh in retrieving it. Responding to the Sage Kapil's pleas Lord Ganesh battled with Gana under the Kadamba tree and recovered the Ratna for the sage. By this time Kapilmuni seeing that the ratna in a new light - one of the cause of trouble - did not want it and offered it to Lord Ganesha. The Ratna was tied around Lord Ganesha's neck and he came to be known as Chintamani Vinayak. Since the finale of the tale transpired under a Kadamba tree, Theyoor also came to be known as Kadambanagar.
Temple Trivia -
- The temple was constructed by Shri Daharnidhar Maharaj Devji a scion of Maurya Gosavi.
- The Sabhamandap was later built by Madhavrao Peshwa.
- The shikhar of the temple was recently anointed in gold.
- The eyes of the east-facing idol are studded with precious stones.
- The deepest point of the river Mulamutha that surrounds the town on three sides is known as the Kadamba Tirth
- The Peshwas reconstructed the temple at a cost of Rs. 40,000/- today's value - Rs. 400 million.
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