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  2. Varadvinayak - Wikipedia

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    Varadvinayak, also spelt as Varadavinayaka, is one of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Ganesha. [1] [2] It is located in Mahad village situated in Khalapur taluka near Karjat and Khopoli of Raigad District, Maharashtra, India. [3] [4] The temple was built (restored) by Peshwa General Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar in 1725AD. [5]

  3. List of Hindu temples in India - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by state.. This is a dynamic list. For example, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (self-described as "the world's richest temple trust") has an ongoing campaign to build a replica of the iconic Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati in every Indian state and union territory that does not yet have one.

  4. Ashtavinayaka - Wikipedia

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    Ashtavinayaka with an Om featured in the centre. Ashtavinayaka (Marathi: अष्टविनायक) is a Sanskrit term which means "eight Ganeshas".The Ashtavinayaka Yatra refers to a pilgrimage to the eight Hindu temples in the state of Maharashtra, India, centered around the city of Pune.

  5. Ganesha Temple, Morgaon - Wikipedia

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    In due course, Ganesha was born to Parvati at Lenyadri and named as Gunesha by Shiva. Little Gunesha once knocked an egg from a mango tree, from which emerged a peacock. Gunesha mounted the peacock and assumed the name Mayuresvara. [6] Sindhu was given the ever-full bowl of amrita (elixir of life) as a boon from the Sun-god. The demon was ...

  6. Vigneshwara Temple, Ozar - Wikipedia

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    In some versions, the remorseful Vigna was made an attendant of Ganesha, who would trouble those who fail to worship his Lord. Vignasura also requested Ganesha to take the name Vigneshwara (The Lord of Vigna/obstacles) to commemorate the event. The relieved sages consecrated an image of Ganesha as Vigneshwara at Ozar to mark the event. [7] [8] [9]

  7. Chintamani Temple, Theur - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - Wikipedia

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    Vinayak Damodar Savarkar [a] (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966) pronunciation ⓘ was an Indian politician, activist and writer. Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while confined at Ratnagiri in 1922.

  9. Vinayaka (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    All pages with titles containing Vinayaka; All pages with titles containing Vinayak; Ganesha (disambiguation) Vinayak Rao, a fictional character portrayed by Sohum Shah in the 2018 Indian film Tumbbad