MAHAGANAPATHY RANJANGAON, MAHARASHTRA
Mahaganapathy at Ranjangaon is one of eight Ashtavinayaks around Pune. Those who go on a religious tour have darshan of all vinayaks on the same day travelling around 650 kms. Ranjangaon is on the Pune-Ahmednagar State highway number 27 and the temple is at a distance of 50 kms from Pune. As I was proceeding to Shirdi on 30th June 2017, I could have darshan of the Lord. One has to go down from the NH road to the temple proper which takes just a 3 minutes walk. The place was earlier known as Manipur.
Lord Siva prayed to Ganapathy here for victory over Tripurasura and the Ganapathy is also called as Tripurari Varado Mahaganapathy. Lord Siva is called as Tripurari after his victory over Tripurasura. Legend from the Tretayug also has that Tripurasura was the son of the Sage Gritsamada. One day when the Sage sneezed and from that a young boy came. The Sage brought up him as his own son and taught him Gana Twam and Ganesh Mantra. The boy intensely meditated with these mantras and ultimately after 5000 years, the Lord blessed him. The boy had asked for the control of men, yakshas and Gandharvas. But the lord gave him three cities made of Gold, Silver and Iron and also told him only Lord Siva would be able to defeat him. As the boy was the owner of the three puras, he came to be known as Tripura. He had defeated all Kings, devendra Indra, serpant like Vasuki and gained control over the three worlds. Vishnu, Brahma and other devas were hiding in Himalayas. Tripurasura had two sons Chand and Prachand and he gave them Brahmalog and Vishnulog. Lord Siva and Parvati were at Mandara Mountain at that time. Naradha reminded the Gods and Devas of the fact that Lord Siva only can destroy the asura. He asked them to please Lord Gajananan and taught them the pranava manthra OM to be chanted as prayers to him. On prayers, Lord Ganapathy appeared to them and told he would bring about the defeat of Tripura. He went in the guise of a Brahman and told Tripurasura that he was a master of 64 arts and known as Kaladhar. Tripurasura asked the Brahman to show his skills and if pleased he would give his life too. The Brahman said he would give him three vimanas which can only be destroyed by Lord Siva. These vimanas would help him to move about anywhere in the world and would give him all that he desired. In return the Brahman asked for the idol of Chinatamani with Lord Siva. Tripurasura asked for the idol by sending a messenger to Lord Siva. When Lord Siva refused, that resulted in a war between them. Lord Siva did not worship Lord Ganapthy while going to fight Tripurasura and the axle of his chariot got cut. Lord Siva was defeated and Tripurasura took the Chintamani idol as Parvati had left to her father's house. Sage Naradha told Lord Siva that was due to not worshiping Lord Ganapthy prior to going for the war. Accepting that, Lord Siva went to Dandakaranya and meditated on Lord Ganapathy and Gajananan appeared in a peculiar form with five faces, 10 hands, moon on the crest, garlands of heads and ornaments of serpants, thus looking as both siva and gajananan. He said his beejamantra be told at the time of aiming the arrow on the vimana of Tripurasura and all the three cities would be burnt and that would help to kill the asura. On defeating Tripurasura, Lord Siva established a temple to Ganapthy and the place was called Manipur which is now being called as Ranjangaon.
The Lord gives darshan with Riddhi and Siddhi and faces east and also on a basement and on a lotus flower with his trunk on the left side.
Lot of shops around the temple sell pooja materials and modaga prasadham can be had at the prasadham counter of the temple. Lodging arrangements can be done by the trust near the temple which has single room and common hall facilities. Advance booking can be done at:
Shree kshetra Ranjangaon Ganapati Devasthan Trust,
Sarpanch - Ranjangaon Ganapat,
Tal:Shirur Dist:Pune
Temple timings:
05.30 AM to 10.00 Pm
Mahaganapathy at Ranjangaon is one of eight Ashtavinayaks around Pune. Those who go on a religious tour have darshan of all vinayaks on the same day travelling around 650 kms. Ranjangaon is on the Pune-Ahmednagar State highway number 27 and the temple is at a distance of 50 kms from Pune. As I was proceeding to Shirdi on 30th June 2017, I could have darshan of the Lord. One has to go down from the NH road to the temple proper which takes just a 3 minutes walk. The place was earlier known as Manipur.
Lord Siva prayed to Ganapathy here for victory over Tripurasura and the Ganapathy is also called as Tripurari Varado Mahaganapathy. Lord Siva is called as Tripurari after his victory over Tripurasura. Legend from the Tretayug also has that Tripurasura was the son of the Sage Gritsamada. One day when the Sage sneezed and from that a young boy came. The Sage brought up him as his own son and taught him Gana Twam and Ganesh Mantra. The boy intensely meditated with these mantras and ultimately after 5000 years, the Lord blessed him. The boy had asked for the control of men, yakshas and Gandharvas. But the lord gave him three cities made of Gold, Silver and Iron and also told him only Lord Siva would be able to defeat him. As the boy was the owner of the three puras, he came to be known as Tripura. He had defeated all Kings, devendra Indra, serpant like Vasuki and gained control over the three worlds. Vishnu, Brahma and other devas were hiding in Himalayas. Tripurasura had two sons Chand and Prachand and he gave them Brahmalog and Vishnulog. Lord Siva and Parvati were at Mandara Mountain at that time. Naradha reminded the Gods and Devas of the fact that Lord Siva only can destroy the asura. He asked them to please Lord Gajananan and taught them the pranava manthra OM to be chanted as prayers to him. On prayers, Lord Ganapathy appeared to them and told he would bring about the defeat of Tripura. He went in the guise of a Brahman and told Tripurasura that he was a master of 64 arts and known as Kaladhar. Tripurasura asked the Brahman to show his skills and if pleased he would give his life too. The Brahman said he would give him three vimanas which can only be destroyed by Lord Siva. These vimanas would help him to move about anywhere in the world and would give him all that he desired. In return the Brahman asked for the idol of Chinatamani with Lord Siva. Tripurasura asked for the idol by sending a messenger to Lord Siva. When Lord Siva refused, that resulted in a war between them. Lord Siva did not worship Lord Ganapthy while going to fight Tripurasura and the axle of his chariot got cut. Lord Siva was defeated and Tripurasura took the Chintamani idol as Parvati had left to her father's house. Sage Naradha told Lord Siva that was due to not worshiping Lord Ganapthy prior to going for the war. Accepting that, Lord Siva went to Dandakaranya and meditated on Lord Ganapathy and Gajananan appeared in a peculiar form with five faces, 10 hands, moon on the crest, garlands of heads and ornaments of serpants, thus looking as both siva and gajananan. He said his beejamantra be told at the time of aiming the arrow on the vimana of Tripurasura and all the three cities would be burnt and that would help to kill the asura. On defeating Tripurasura, Lord Siva established a temple to Ganapthy and the place was called Manipur which is now being called as Ranjangaon.
The Lord gives darshan with Riddhi and Siddhi and faces east and also on a basement and on a lotus flower with his trunk on the left side.
Lot of shops around the temple sell pooja materials and modaga prasadham can be had at the prasadham counter of the temple. Lodging arrangements can be done by the trust near the temple which has single room and common hall facilities. Advance booking can be done at:
Shree kshetra Ranjangaon Ganapati Devasthan Trust,
Sarpanch - Ranjangaon Ganapat,
Tal:Shirur Dist:Pune
Temple timings:
05.30 AM to 10.00 Pm
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