4.ASHTAVINAYAK (PART II)

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 II . SIDDHIVINAYAK TEMPLE

SIDDHIVINAYAK TEMPLE,SIDDHATEK.

After Mayureshwar temple we visited Siddhivinayak temple. This temples is located on the bank of bhima ,it is believed that the temple was built by lord vishnu himself . 
The Shree Siddhivinayak Temple at Siddhatek is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha. The temple is one of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Ganesha in the Indian state of Maharashtra and the only Ashtavinayaka shrine in Ahmednagar district. The Siddhivinayak Temple is the second Lord Ganesha Temple to be visited during the Ashtavinayak Temples Yatra/Pilgrimage/Tour according to Shastras. In the events or Ganesh Jayanti days, lots of small shops here for shopping and the sweet Prashad (Pedha) of Ganesha.
To propitiate the deity, devotees often perform pradakshina (Circumambulation) of the hillock seven times, even though there is no paved road and the path passes through thorny shrubs. The temple stands on a hillock, surrounded by the thick foliage of Babul trees and is located approximately 1 km from the core Siddhatek village.
The Siddhivinayak (Ganesha) enshrined in the Siddhivinayak Temple is said to be the one who is capable of granting Siddhi (spiritual power). It is believed that it was here on the Siddhatek Mountain, that Vishnu acquired Siddhi and as such the idol of Lord Ganesh here is called as Siddhivinayak (Siddhi: 'spiritual power', Vinayak: Lord Ganesha Name).


History of Siddhivinayak Temple

Legend says that Lord Brahma, with the blessings of Lord Ganesha, was occupied in making the world. While this was going on, Lord Vishnu felt snoozing and the two devils, Madhu and Kaitabha, rose up out of Vishnu's ears. They began alarming all divine beings, goddesses and sages. On understanding that just Lord Vishnu could execute the evil spirits, Lord Brahma and different Gods asked for him to slaughter them. In spite of the fact that Lord Vishnu quarrelled for over 5000 years, he bombed in overcoming the evil presences. On the guidance of Lord Shiva, Vishnu venerated Lord Ganesh. Vishnu was then effective in executing the evil spirits with the gifts of Lord Ganesha. Thus, where Vishnu performed compensation and picked up Siddhi is known as Siddhatek and Lord Ganesha, who gave Siddhis, is known as Siddhivinayak

The above temples is dedicated to devi shivaai . Also Siddhivinayak temple is known to be very powerful.  The deity is present as the diety to provide wisdom .  

Every temple in this series of Ashtavinayak yatra will provide rich knowledge of different places and their significance and history,saying that I would like to end my blog over here .

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