Lord Moreshwar of Morgaon - Symbolism of Intelligence and Wisdom
About Moreshwar Ganapati
At Moregaon Lord Ganesha rode a peacock (in Sanskrit, a mayura means peacock and in Marathi, more means peacock), that's why here Lord Ganesha is known as Mayureshwar or Moreshwar. Moregaon means 'Village of Peacocks', once upon a time there was an abundance of peacock birds in this region and the shape of the village is like a peacock. Because of this meaningful Reason the village is called Moregaon. This area is also known as the Bhuswananda and this is the first Temple to be visited during the Ashtavinayaka Temple Yatra (Pilgrimage).
According to the Ganesha Purana, Ganesha incarnated as Mayureshvara, who has six arms and a white complexion. His mount is a peacock. He was born to Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati in the Treta Yuga (second of four Yuga), for the purpose of killing the demon Sindhu.
History Behind Lord Mayureshwar at Morgaon
A saint called Morya Gosavi or Moroba was a great devotee of Lord Ganesha and he worshipped Lord Moreshvara at Morgaon and then he shifted to Chinchwad where he established a new Ganesha Temple. The descendants of Morya Gosavi also continued worshiping Lord Moreshwar at Morgaon and Chincwad. They look after the account and administration of Moregaon Temple as well as Ashtavinayaka temples. The Morgaon Ganapati and other Ganapati temple near Pune were under the
service of royal patronage from the Brahmin Peshwa rulers of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Peshwa's were worshiped Lord Ganesha as their "Kuladaivata" means "family deity" and donated land and cash to these Ganesha temples. The 17th-century Saint called "Swamy Samarth Ramdas Maharaj" composed the popular "Arati" song "Sukhakarta Dukhaharta", by looking the Morgaon statue of Lord Ganesha.
Architecture of the Temple of Morgaon
The speciality of Morgaon Ganesh temple's architecture is influenced by the Muslim ruler, according to this type of architecture, the temple is surrounded by a tall stone boundary wall with minarets at each of the four corners. The temple has four gates, each facing East, West, North and South direction and with an image of Lord Ganesha, each gate represent Him in the form that He appeared in each of the four "Yugas"(ages). Each of the four Ganesha forms is associated with a "Puruvartha" means aim of life, and accompanied by two "sevakas" attendants.At the eastern gate, the image of Ballalvinayaka, accompanied by God Rama (one of the Vishnu's Avatar) and his consort Sita, symbolism of "Dharma" means righteousness, duty, ethnics, and embodies the preserver - God Vishnu. At the southern gate, Vignesha, flanked by Lord Ganesha's parents Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati (Uma Maheshwar) symbolises "Artha" means wealth and fame and embodies the dissolver – Lord Shiva. At the western gate, Lord Chintamani is attended by the Love God Kamadeva and His wife Rati embodies the formless "Asat Brahma", representing "Kama" means desire,love and sensual pleasure. At the northern gate, Lord Mahaganapati, standing for "Moksha" means salvation, is accompanied by Varaha (Vishnu's boar avatar) and His wife the Earth Goddess Mahi "Bhumata" embodies "Sat Brahma". The main entrance of the Moregaon Ganesh temple faces north. The quadrangular courtyard has two "Deepmalas" means lamp towers with niches to light lamps. A sculpted 6 foot rat – the Vahana(mount) of Ganesha sits in front of the temple. Outside the temple gates A huge Nandi bull sculpture is positioned facing the Lord.
Central Image of Lord Gunesha at Morgaon
Recently a "Sabha-Mandapa" means the assembly-hall oadwa built, it has idols of God Vishnu and His consort Lakshmi. This Sabha-Mandapa leads to the central hall built by the Patwardhan Rulers of Kurundwad. The specialty of this central hall is the ceiling is formed from a single stone. The "Garbhagudi or Garbhagriha" means sanctum of sanctorum has a main diety of Ganesha as Mayureshwar or Moreshwar, facing the North. The statue of Lord Ganesha is depicted in a seated posture with its trunk turning to the left, with four arms and three eyes. Lord Moreshwar holds a "Pasha" means a noose in His one upper hand and an "Ankusha" an elephant goad in another upper hand, while his lower right hand rests on his knee and the other one holds a "Modaka" a sweet liked by Lord Ganesha. The navel and the eyes are embedded with diamonds.A cobra hood raised over Ganesha's head, shelters the Lord Gunesha. The image of Lord Gunesha is looking very huge but it is very small, it is smeared with a thick level of saffron-coloured "Sindoor" means vermillion, which peels off once every century. It last fell off in 1882, and prior, to that in 1788. Ganesha is flanked by idols of his consorts Riddhi (symbol of intelligence) and Siddhi(symbol of capability) sometimes called Siddhi and Buddhi(symbol of wisdom). These idols are made of an alloy of five metals i.e., "Pancha Dhatu". The deities are covered with crafted gold and silver. Like all Ashtavinayaka shrines, the main idol of Lord Ganesha is "Swayambhu" means self-existent and It is in the form of an elephant-faced. In front of the main deity, the Vahanas of Ganesha means vehicle of Lord Ganesha – the mouse and the peacock are placed. To the left outside of the Garbhagriha or Garbhagudi is an image of "Nagna-Bhairava" means the naked statue of Lord Bhairava.
Statue of Eight Avatara of Lord Ganesha
Surrounding the "Sabha-Mandapa" i.e., assembly hall, have 23 different idols of Lord Ganesha depicting various forms of Ganesha. The Ganesha idols include the images of the eight avatars of Ganesha described in Mudgala Purana are Vakratunda, Mahodara, Ekadanta, Vikata, Dhrumavarna, Vighnaraja, Herambha and Lambodara positioned in eight corners of the temple. Here some of the statues are installed by the devotees of Yogendra Ashram. One more noteworthy Ganesha idol is of "Sakshi Vinayaka" who is "a witness" to the Darshan and Prayers offered to Mayureshwara. The system of Darshan and prayer is, first "Nagna Bhairava's" Darshan and Prayer then Mayureshwara and finally Sakshi Vinayaka. This is the perfect sequence for prayers offered here.
Images of Other Deities in Temple Premises
There are other "Murties" means images of Hindu deities around the Sabha-Mandapa including those of the regional deities Vithoba and Khandoba, personifications of Shukla Chaturthi and Krishna Chaturthi that is the 4th Lunar day in the bright fortnight and dark fortnight of a Lunar month, both of which are sacred for Ganesha worship and the Ganapatya saint Morya Gosavi. On the circumambulation path (Pradakshina path), there is a Tarati tree (a thorny shrub) near the Kalpavrushka Mandir. Where Morya Gosavi underwent penance. There are two more sacred trees in the courtyard called "Shami Vraksha" and "Bilva Patra Vriksha". Shami Vriksha is believed that "the destroyer of sin" and the Bilva Patra Vriksha are believed that the Lord Shiva has three eye and the leaves of "Bilva Patra" are a symbol of "Tri Netra" and is liked by Lord Shiva. Worship and festivals
The Main diety of Ganesha is worshiped daily three time morning at 7 AM, at 12 noon and at 8 PM night.
Special Occasion - Devotees Visit Morgaon Temple
Devotees of Lord Ganesha will visit to the Mayureshwar temple in large numbers, on Ganesh Jayanti i.e., on "Magha Shukla Chaturthi" and Ganesh Chaturthi i.e., on "Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi" celebrates as festivals on the 4th lunar day in the bright fortnight of the Hindu months Magha and Bhadrapada respectively. On both the occasion, a procession of pilgrims arrives from Mangalmurti temple, Chinchwad with the "Paalkhi" means palanquin of Ganesha. The Ganesha chaturthi celebrations in "Bhadrapada Masa" last for more than a month, until Ashvin Shukla Dashami i.e., on 10th lunar day in the bright fortnight of the Hindu month Ashvin.Special Prayers and celebrations also occur on Vijayadashami, Shukla Chaturthi that is on the 4th lunar day in the bright fortnight of a Hindu month, Krishna Chaturthi that is on the 4th lunar day in the dark fortnight of a Hindu month and Somavati Amavasya coinciding with a Monday without fail.
Presently, the temple is administered by the "Chinchwad Devasthan Trust" and trust operates from Chinchwad. Besides Morgaon, the temple trust controls and administers the Chinchwad temple ,the Theur and the Siddhatek Ashtavinayak temples also.
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