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Late medieval · Hindu · India
Mayureshwar (Moreshwar) Temple, Morgaon
Morgaon, Pune, Maharashtra · 18.2771°, 74.3167°
Ganesha as MayureshwarPeshwa (Maratha)Nagara with Islamic-influenced corner minaretsAshtavinayak
Sacred since
1600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
not earlier than 17th c.; Peshwa-era patronage
Peshwa (Maratha)
History & significance
The starting and finishing point of the eight-temple Ashtavinayaka pilgrimage and the principal centre of the Ganapatya sect, enclosed by a tall stone wall with minarets at its corners.
Sthala katha — the traditional account
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Ganesha is said to have incarnated as Mayuresvara, riding a peacock, to defeat the demon Sindhu.