மயூரேஸ்வரர் (மோரேஸ்வரர்) கோயில், மோர்கான்Shri Mayureshwar (Moreshwar) Temple, Morgaon

Sthala Mahātmyam

The Mayureshwar (Moreshwar) Temple at Morgaon is the foremost shrine of the Ashtavinayaka and both the starting and ending point of the pilgrimage, which is deemed incomplete without a final return here. Sthala mahatmya: Ganesha incarnated to slay the demon Sindhu (Sindhurasura), who had swallowed a boon-given bowl of amrita; riding a peacock (Sanskrit mayura, Marathi mora) he vanquished the demon, and so is worshipped as Mayureshwar, Lord of the Peacock. Morgaon is revered as the adya-pitha, the foremost centre of the Ganapatya sect that regards Ganesha as the Supreme Being; the Mudgala Purana devotes twenty-two chapters to its glory and the Ganesha Purana counts it among Ganesha's three chief abodes and the only one on earth. The self-manifest black-stone murti has its trunk turned left, is seated with Siddhi and Buddhi, and is sheltered by a cobra. The fort-like temple has a surrounding wall and four gates for the four yugas and a large Nandi at the entrance. Festivals: Ganesh Chaturthi, Maghi Ganesh Jayanti and Vijayadashami.