Theur - Chintamani Vinayak

• Meditation: I meditate on Sri Chintamani Vinayak killing Gana in a battle and returning the Chintamani jewel to sage Kapila.

• Chintamani Vinayak: Theur Chintamani Vinayak is one of the Ashta Vinayaka temples. The legends of Sri Ganesha are mentioned in Ganesha Purana and Mudgala Purana.

• Sri Ganesha killing Gana and returning Chintamani jewel to sage Kapila: According to legend, Sri Ganesha killed Gana in a battle and gave back the Chintamani jewel to sage Kapila, when the sage meditated on Him to get back the jewel. The Chintamani jewel was taken away by Gana from sage Kapila by force. Sri Ganesha permanently stayed in that place (where the battle took place) as Sri Chintamani Vinayaka.

• Chintamani Vinayak temple is located in the Pune district of Maharashtra.

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