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The Chintamani Temple of Theur is a Hindu temple dedicated to Supreme God Ganesha according to Ganapatya Sect located 25 km (16 mi) from Pune, [1] the temple is "one of the larger and more famous" of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Ganesha in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Ucchi Pillayar Temple is a 7th-century-CE Hindu temple, one dedicated to Lord Ganesha located a top of Rock Fort, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.According to legend, this rock is the place where Lord Ganesha ran from King Vibishana, after establishing the Ranganathaswamy deity in Srirangam.
The temple is located on top of a hill, known as Mount Joy, with walkways and stairs leading to the summit. Special prayers are performed during "Subbaraya (Subramanya) Shasti". Adjoining the statue of Kumara Swamy, are the sacred Shiva Lingam, Ganesha in a seated posture and Parvati.
Mahaganapati, folio from the Sritattvanidhi (19th century). Here he is depicted with ten arms and accompanied by a goddess. Mahaganapati (Sanskrit: महागणपति, mahā-gaṇapati), literally "Ganesha, the Great" [1]), also spelled as Maha Ganapati, and frequently called Mahaganadhipati, is an aspect of the Hindu god Ganesha.
Rao classifies Uchchhishta Ganapati as one of the five Shakti-Ganesha icons, where Ganesha is depicted with a shakti, that is, a female consort. [4] The large figure of Ganesha is accompanied with smaller figure of the consort. [1] The nude devi (goddess) sits on his left lap. She has two arms and wears various ornaments.
Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari did the emplacement of this Ganesha's idol in 1892. [2] The idol depicts Ganesha killing the demon. This is unique and different idol, it is made by wood and bran. The idol is not changed since the day it was emplaced. Bhausaheb was actively involved in revolutionary movement before independence.
Ganesha is mentioned in Hindu texts between the 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE, and a few Ganesh images from the 4th and 5th centuries CE have been documented by scholars. [13] Hindu texts identify him as the son of Parvati and Shiva of the Shaivism tradition, but he is a pan-Hindu god found in its various traditions.