How can I go to ashtavinayak Temple?
According to Hindu Shastra, you will have to visit the Moreshwar temple at Morgaon first and then in sequence visit the temples at Siddhatek, Pali, Mahad, Thevur, Lenyandri, Ozar, Ranjangaon and in last visit the Moreshwar temple again. This will complete your Ashtavinayak Yatra.
What was Ganesha’s condition to Sage Vyasa for penning down Mahabharata?
When Sage Vyasa began composing the Mahabharat, he asked Ganesh to be his scribe. Ganesha agreed on one condition: that Vyasa would recite without stopping. Vyasa posed a counter: that Ganesha would not write down the meaning of a verse that he did not understand.
Who is the brother of Lord Ganesh?
Kartikeya (Sanskrit: कार्त्तिकेय, IAST: Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Kumara, Murugan, Mahasena, Shanmukha and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war. He is a son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha, and a god whose life story has many versions in Hinduism.
How much km is ashtavinayak tour from Pune?
The total Ashtavinayak tour distance from Pune comes to around 650 – 700 KM. If you plan to visit temples in their religious sequence then distance will be more.It is believed to be for completion of Ashtavinayak Yatra visit the first ganpati after visiting all the eight ganpati’s again, to complete the yatra.
How did Vyasa know Mahabharata?
It is said that when Veda Vyasa conceived the Mahabharata in his mind he knew that it would be a very large work and that he would need a stenographer to take dictation…. Lord Brahma appeared and told him to invoke Lord Ganesha, the god of knowledge, who would assist Vyasa in his work.
Why did Ganesha write Mahabharata?
The story goes that Vyasa wanted to dictate an epic poem, the Mahabharata. He needed someone to write it down as it flowed from his mind. Nobody capable was found to exist on Earth, so he approached Ganesha or Vighna Vinayaka, the remover of obstacles, and requested him to help out.