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16 Ancient #Ganesha Temples in #India!!
A Thread!

1. Ashtavinayaka - Maharashtra

Ashtavinayaka is a group of 8 #Ganpati temples in Maharashtra that are considered very important by the devotees.

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2. Parvathi Ganesha of Hampi - Karnataka

This 16 ft Ganesha is actually sitting on the lap of his mother Parvati! One has to but appreciate the creativity of the sculptor!

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3. Gokarna MahaGanapathy Temple, Gokarna - #Karnataka

The temple has a rare standing Ganesha, 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and two-handed; on his head is a small depression, which is said to be a mark of Ravana’s fury.

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#GanpatiBappaMorya
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4. A Farmer’s Treasure, Bhongir - Telangana

If you're ever visiting Bhongir Fort, just look at the first field at the base of the fort and take permission from the family to go and look at this rare idol of Ganesha that is blessing the land of Telangana.

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5. Gulur, Tumkur District - Bangalore

The unique tradition of hand sculpting a huge idol of Lord Ganesha with locally available materials and worshiping him ardently makes Gulur worth a visit, surely more than once.

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#GaneshChaturthi #GanpatiBappaMorya

6. Ekadasha Swayambu Ganapathis of Shenbakkam, Vellore

Originally called Swayampakkam, referring to the Swayambu Ganeshas, the place is currently called Shenbakkam.

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7. Ganpatipule, Ratnagiri - Maharashtra

Nestled in the heavenly lap of nature by the dancing sand dunes of the pristine beaches of the Konkan coast of Maharashtra is a nearly 400 year old ancient Swayambhu Ganpati Temple.

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8. Pillaiyarpatti Karpaga Vinayagar Kovil Temple, Chettinad, Tamil Nadu

1600 years old, this temple has this image of Karpaga (black) Vinayagar (Lord Ganesha), carved out of a single black stone by Ekkattur Koon Peruparanan.

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9. The Shri Gopal Ganapati Temple, Fermagude, Goa

Hundreds of years ago a stone idol of Ganesha was discovered by herdsmen while grazing the cattle. The idol was covered with Silver alloy in 1966 by the then Chief Minister of Goa.

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10. Shreemant Dagduseth Halwai Ganapati Temple, Pune, Maharashtra:

It was established by Dagduseth, a famous Sweets merchant from Pune, in 1896, and was coincided with Lokmanya Tilak starting the Public Ganesh Festival in 1894.

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#GanpatiBappaMorya

11. Musical Ganeshas, Kanchipuram

This temple dates back to over a 1000 years. Here Lord Ganesha is seen with his head titled to one side, swaying to the tunes of the various concerts that have been held before him over time.

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12. Achu Muri Vinayagar of Achirupakkam

Lord Shiva is said to have installed this temple before he set out to burn the Tripuras, the three mythical cities of the sons of Tarakasura!!

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#GanpatiBappaMorya #GaneshChaturthi

13. Manakula Vinayaka Temple, Pondicherry

This temple is found in the erstwhile French territory of Pondicherry (Pudhuchery now). The temple dates back before 1666, and houses the Manakula Vinayaka.

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#GanpatiBappaMorya #GaneshChaturthi
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14. Trinetra #Ganesh Temple Ranthambore - Sawai Madhopar, #Rajasthan

The Temple is more than 700 years old. The Ganesha here has 3 eyes, like Shiva, hence the name Tri-Netra. His wives Ridhi Sidhi and two sons Shubh Labh are also worshiped in the temple.

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15. Ganapathy Agraharam, Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu

This is an ancient Ganapathy temple 12 Kms from Thiruvaiyaru with an interesting idol of half- Ganesha and half-Hanuman

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#GaneshChaturthi #GanpatiBappaMorya
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16. SiddhiVinayak Ganpati, Prabhadevi and Borivli, #Mumbai, #Maharashtra

This ancient Ganesha temple was constructed in 1801 and is famous for fulfilling wishes of the devotees.

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#GaneshChaturthi #GanpatiBappaMorya

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