One of the Ashtavinayakas in Maharstra, the temple of Hindu
Deity 'Ganesha' is located about 26km from Pune at Theur. The 400
years old temple is assumed to be owned and controlled by Ganesha.
Ganapati is Pune's pride and people are dedicated to him.
It is said, when Pune was going through bad phase of economic and
political crises, Ganesha came as a protector. Lord appeared in the
dream of person called Bhatt and told him his whereabouts. The
temple is located at the place where the idol was found. The temple
was then built by Shivaji’s mother.
There is another ganesha temple with Trishundya Idol. The idol has
three trunks and the lord is sitting on a peacock. The temple was
built in 1726 and still stands tall against all changes taking place
in Pune. The temple is one of its kind in the country.
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