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Lenyadri
Lenyadri is the only place among the Astavinayaka dhaams which is situated
on a mountain and in the vicinity of the buddhist caves. The Lenyadri is
situated on the North-west bank of river Kukadi.
Getting There:
From Mumbai one can go to Pune, from Pune one can reach Lenyadri in the
following ways:
State transport
buses are available for Junnar from the Shivajinagar bus stand of Pune and
from Mumbai Central bus stand of Mumbai.
Lenyadri is at a
distance of 5kms from Junnar. Rickshaws, Jeeps, Buses are available from the
Junnar bus stand for Lenyadri.
On Pune-Nasik Highway, Lenyadri is at a distance of 94kms from Pune.
Shree Girijatmaj's Temple and Idol:
Out of the 18 Buddhist caves on the mountain, Girijatmaj Vinayak's temple is
in the 8th cave.
These caves are also called as the Ganesh Caves. The
Temple has a climb of 307 steps. The entire temple is carved out of ONE
single stone and is facing towards the south. In front of the main mandir,
there is huge hall which is nearly 53 feet long and 51 feet broad and there
is not a pillar in this hall. The hall of the main mandir is just 7 feet
high. It has 6 stone pillars with cows, elephants etc carved on them. From
the main temple one can see a river flowing and the Junnar town near
the river.
Girijatmaja's idol faces toward the east. The Idol here is not a seperate
statue. It has been carved upon a stone wall of the cave. Previously, the
idol was covered with armour. Now, since the armour no longer exists,
Girijatmaj's idol with His neck turned to left side can be seen. Therefore,
only one eye of the idol is visible.
|| Shree Girijavarado Girijatmajo Jayati ||
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