The famous Shri Chintamani temple at Shri Kshetra Kalamb village which is 23 kilometres from Yavatmal on the Yavatmal-Nagpur State Highway, is the seat of faith for lakhs of devotees. Let us understand more about this Shri Chintamani temple and its legends.
Ashtavinayaka yatra refers to a pilgrimage to the eight Hindu temples in Maharashtra state of India that house eight distinct idols of Ganesh, in a pre-ascertained sequence. The Ashtavinayak yatra or pilgrimage covers the eight ancient holy temples of Ganesh which are situated around Pune.
The Idols of Shri Vigneshwar, Shri Girijatmaj and Shri Varad Vinayak are self-materialized. Divine Consciousness is greater in self-materialized Ganesh Idols than in sculpted ones.
In Satyayug Bhagwan when Shiva performed the tandav dance lifting the corpse of His energy, ‘Shatidevi’ the activity of the entire world came to a standstill. To pacify Bhagwan Shiva the Deities approached Bhagwan Vishnu.
The Kanipkam Vinayak temple in Chittur District of Andhra Pradesh is world famous for its
self-arisen materialised Ganesh idol Idol and various associated legends. It is said that in the
11 th century a king belonging to the Chol dynasty built this temple.
Among the ancient Ganesh kshetras, the Vamana incarnation worshipped Shri Ganesh at the sacred place of Adosh in Vidharba (North Maharashtra). Here, Shri Vamana installed (1) the Ganesh idol of Shami Vighneshwar and (2) built the Ganapati temple.
Awhane Budruk is a village is situated in Nagar District, at a distance of 17 kilometres from Pathardi village.
A great devotee of Deity Ganesh from the 14th century, Morya Gosavi is well-known for His intense devotion unto Ganesh. He practised devotion unto Shri Ganesh in Morgaon in Pune District.
The temple of Shri Siddhivinayak Vishal Ganapati, village Deity of Nagar city, is located in Maliwada and is a spiritually active place of pilgrimage with a 200 year old history. This Deity, known to fulfill desires of the devotees, and the temple is popular far and wide.
At Kelzhar in Wardha District there is a famous temple of Varad Vinayak form of Ganapati. Kelzhar is 52 kilometers away from Nagpur and is a scenic place located on a hillock. Both Vasishtha Puran and the Mahabharat mention importance of this temple.