Kavi Kiran Patil, a poet, lyricist and composer has multi – lingual flair in penning down his thoughts and composing in a wide spectrum of 12 notes. He devotes the this wonderful composition to Lord Ganesha and wishes to spread a general information flows below;
Ashtavinayaka Temples typically refer to the eight Shrines of Lord Ganesha situated in Maharashtra state of India. The Ashtavinayaka Yatra is the pilgrimage covering these eight holy abodes of Ganesha in and around Pune District of Maharashtra. Out of these 8 Temples 6 are in Pune and 2 are in Raigad District. It is said that every Hindu should visit the Ashtavinayak Temples which are dedicated to Lord Ganesh who is the Hindu Deity of learning and good luck at least once in a life time.
Lord Ganesha the elephant faced God is usually worshiped first before any other worship service is carried out to any other deity."Vinayaka" is another name of Lord Ganesh. Ashtavinayaka literally means "eight Ganeshas" in Sanskrit. These temples have great significance as it has the Swayambhu (self-originated) idol of Lord Ganesha who is the remover of obstacles and the first worshipped of all Gods in Hindu Religion. Lord Ganesh is known by different names in these 8 temples. The various names of Lord Ganesh are Moreshwar, Mahaganpati, Chintamani, Girijatmak, Vighneshwar, Siddhivinayak, Ballaleshwar and Varad Vinayak. These Temples are situated at Morgaon, Ranjangaon, Theur, Lenyadri, Ojhar, Siddhatek, Pali and Mahad.
According to Shastras, a person going for the Ashta Vinayaka Temples Pilgrimage should first visit Moreshwar of Moregaon and then in the order Siddhatek, Pali, Mahad, Theur, Lenyandri, Ozar, Ranjangaon and then again Moregaon to end the Ashtavinayak Mandir Yatra.
