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Morgoan
Morgaon is situated on the banks of river Karha which flows in The Baramati
Taluka in Pune District. It is said that the shape of this place looks like
a peacock and that once upon a time there were many peacocks in this region
and therefore this place is called 'Morgoan'.
Getting There:
From Mumbai one can go to Pune, from Pune one can reach Morgoan in the
following ways: State transport buses are available from Pune's swargate bus
depot. On Pune-Solapur railway line, get down at Neera railway station and
go to Morgoan by bus. On Pune-Sholapur highway Morgoan lies at a distance of
56 kms.
Shree Mayureshwar's Temple:
The main temple facing towards the north is in the center of the village &
looks like a small Fortress or ch�teau. The temple complex comprises
of a dome, surrounded by a 50 feet high enclosure & decked with four pillars
in each corner. While heading towards the temple a huge Deep-Mala
(stone pillar for oil lamps) is visible. In front of this Deep-Mala, there
is one Nagarkhana (where kettledrums are kept). Near this Nagarkhana,
there is a mouse made up of black stone, holding a Laddu in
his front legs. On climbing the steps you will see a big 'Nandi' made up of
black stone as well, sitting in front of the main gate & facing towards
Mayureshwar. But the question is, how Nandi is present before Ganpati,
instead of Lord Shiva? You will find the answer to this question in this
Legend:-
'Years ago, this Nandi was taken on a cart for its consecration in
front of a river near Shivalaya. However, the cart carrying Nandi
broke in front of Mayureshwar's temple & Nandi-Maharaj sat before
Mayureshwar's temple for ever. People tried their best to shift Nandi from
this place but Nandi did not move an inch. The artisan who had made the cart
had a dream. Nandi appeared in his dream & said," I want to stay in front
of Lord Mayureshwar only. Don't try to shift me elsewhere forcefully, I
won't come." People were left with no other alternative and
dropped the idea of shifting Nandi to an another place. therefore, Nandi was
consecrated before Mayureshwar.'
The main temple is made up of black stone. The temple was
constructed during Bahamani regime and was built in a typical
Mogul style by Mr Gole, a Hindu officer in the court of Patshah.
The temple has four gates. In The eastern gate is Lakshminarayana, a
giver of Dharma. In The Southern gate there are Parvati & Shankar,
givers of Artha (desired goals). Then comes the western gate where
Rati & Kama reside. Lastly in the northern gate reside, Mahivaraha
(Earth & Sun)
Thus all Deities & all sages resides in this temple. In the eight
corners, there are eight statues of Ganpati called EKDANTA, MAHODARA,
GAJANANA, LAMBODAR, VIKATA, VIGHARAJA, DHUMRAVARNA & VAKRATUNDA.
In this temple there are tress of Shami, Mandar & Tarati. The
tree of Tarati is also called as Kalpavruksha. Devotees meditate
under this tree & attain desired goals.
Before taking Darshana of Mayureshwar, first take darshana of 'nagnabhairava'
on the left of Mayureshwar & offer him naivaidya of coconut & jaggery.
Nobody is allowed to enter the Sanctum & do Pooja of Moreshwar on his
own. The various virtuous deeds performed here are Abhishek Pooja,
Sahastravartan, JapaYadnya, Mahadwar Yatra,etc.
SHREE MAYURESHWAR'S IDOL:
The deity 'Moreshwara' inside the sanctum is a very attractive. It
is in a sitting posture, facing east with the trunk turning toward the left
which is smeared with vermillion mixed in oil. There are diamonds
embedded in His eyes & navel. On its head is the Nagaraja. On the
left & right are brass idols of Siddhi & Buddhi. In front of the idol
is the Mooshaka (Rat) & Mayura(peacock).
On doing Abhishek on 'Moreshwar' all desires are fulfilled.
The original idol of Moreshwar was small in size. As many layers of
vermillion are applied on it, it looks bigger. Legend has it that after
every 100-125 years, the coats of vermillion cast off & the original
beautiful idol below these coats is seen again. It has been heard that
Mayureshwar's coats had cast off in 1788 & 1822 A.D.
The original small idol was made up of sand, iron, diamonds &
it is behind the present statue. It was consecrated by God Brahma.
On its destruction by Sindhurasur, God Brahma re-consecrated for the second
time. After a few years the Pandavas came there for a pilgrimage.
They enclosed the idol in a tin sheet, so that nobody could even try to
destroy it henceforth.
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