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Deities

Varadavinayak of Mahad

Ashtavinayak — one of eight sacred Ganeshas of Maharashtra

மரபு · Hindu

காலம் · 17th–18th c. current structure; deity antiquity pre-10th c.

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Historical Period18c CE

17th–18th c. current structure; deity antiquity pre-10th c.

3000 BCE18th century CEPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Om Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ

Gender: male
Vahana: Mūṣika (mouse)
Sacred Offerings: modaka · dūrvā · red hibiscus

Primary Scriptures

2 sources

Gaṇeśa Purāṇapurana
Mudgala Purāṇapurana

Varadavinayak of Mahad

Varadavinayak (Vinayaka who grants boons) at Mahad, Raigad district — the fourth Ashtavinayak. The temple's continuously-burning lamp is said to have been lit in 1725 and never extinguished since.

Tradition & Significance

The nanda-dīpa (perpetual flame) has reportedly burned since 1725 CE, tended by successive generations of priests. The small temple is notable for its tiled roof with a golden pinnacle. The mūrti is svayambhū and faces east.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ

Vāhana: Mūshika
Offerings: modakadūrvāred hibiscus

🛕 Principal Temples

Varadavinayak Temple17th–18th c. CE
📍 Mahad, Raigad, Maharashtra, India
18.8310°, 73.4215° — view on map
Festivals: Ganesh Chaturthi · Māgha Śukla Caturthī

🎊 Festivals

Ganesh Chaturthi
Bhadrapada (Aug–Sep) · 10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Gaṇeśa Purāṇapurana
Mudgala Purāṇapurana

Sources & provenance

🎓 1 Scholarly

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Scholarly sourceBook
Anne Feldhaus. Ashtavinayak: The Eight Sacred Shrines (2003)

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Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha

Ādi-Shakti form at Kollur Mookambika

Ādi Śaṅkara at Kaladi

Agni

Ahobilam Narasiṁha — 9 forms

Aiyanar of Pudukottai

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Arya Samaj

Ayyavazhi

Brahmo Samaj

Ganapatya (Ganesha Worship)

Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Hinduism

Varadavinayak of Mahad

Tradition & Significance

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources