The fifth temple for the Ashtavinayaka tour, Chintamani temple is located in Theur, some
25 km from Pune. Theur, literally means Sthavar, which in turn means stable in Sanskrit. According to legends, God Brahma meditated at this place to get rid of his worries and owing to Ganesha's blessings, he was able to bring his restless minds to a stable state.
Theur Chintamani temple was built by a Ganapatya saint Morya Gosavi. Exact date is hitherto unknown. Ganesha idol faces east and is studded with jewel eyes and the trunk facing left. It is interpreted that the idol is sitting in a cross legged posture.
Another legened about the Chintamani Ganesha goes like this :
A warrior king named, Ganasura and his army once came to the hermitage of Sage Kapila, who had the wish granting jewel named, Chintamani. As the King had come to his doorstep, the sage felicitated them with delicious food. On seeing the prowess of Chintamani, the King forcefully wanted to take the jewel from the sage.
Kapila, a devotee of Ganesha, prayed to him and the God appeared and beheaded Ganasura. Ganesha returned the jewel back to sage Kapila but he asked the divine God's presence instead of the jewel. Thus, Ganesha stayed in Theur with the sage and became popular with the name, Chintamani Ganesha
25 km from Pune. Theur, literally means Sthavar, which in turn means stable in Sanskrit. According to legends, God Brahma meditated at this place to get rid of his worries and owing to Ganesha's blessings, he was able to bring his restless minds to a stable state.
Theur Chintamani temple was built by a Ganapatya saint Morya Gosavi. Exact date is hitherto unknown. Ganesha idol faces east and is studded with jewel eyes and the trunk facing left. It is interpreted that the idol is sitting in a cross legged posture.
Another legened about the Chintamani Ganesha goes like this :
A warrior king named, Ganasura and his army once came to the hermitage of Sage Kapila, who had the wish granting jewel named, Chintamani. As the King had come to his doorstep, the sage felicitated them with delicious food. On seeing the prowess of Chintamani, the King forcefully wanted to take the jewel from the sage.
Kapila, a devotee of Ganesha, prayed to him and the God appeared and beheaded Ganasura. Ganesha returned the jewel back to sage Kapila but he asked the divine God's presence instead of the jewel. Thus, Ganesha stayed in Theur with the sage and became popular with the name, Chintamani Ganesha
Here is a Video the life of GANASURA who was a Asura , his story is depicted in Kannada language and wonderfully enacted by the bunch of students from Vidya vardhaka college, Mysore.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkkQ6fBOwwY