panchdevon me se ek, parvati-shiv ke atmaj, samast devi-devtaon men sarvagrapujya aur sanatan hindu dharma-shastron evan hinduon ke jan-jivan men atyadhik parivyapt bhagvan shri ganesh ke sabhi tirtha-sthalon, murtiyon aur kshetron adi ka purn vivaran prastut karna asanbhav hai. prayah samast shri shakti-shiv mandiron men shri ganesh ke mangal vigrah pratishthit hain. anya dev sthalon men bhi bhagvan shri ganesh rakshanarth vidyaman hain. kuch sthalon ka sankshipt vivaran is prakar hai:
maharashtra pradesh ke ganpti
û munbai ke siddhi vinayk: munbai men bhagvan ganpti ke anek mandir hain, aur unmen se do bahut purane hain- prabhadevi ka ‘siddhi vinayak mandir’ aur mul ji jetha kapar market ka siddhi vinayak mandir.
û satara ke dholya ganpti: satara ke samast manglik karya dholya ganpti ko akshat charhane ke uprant hi aranbh hote hain. mandir ati prachin hai evan murti svayanbhu aur vrihdakar hai.
û nasik ke modkeshvar: nasik ke is ganesh mandir ki pratima ke modkakar hone ki vajah se ye ‘modkeshvar’ nam se prasiddh hain. yah mandir higalyaka ganpti mandir kahlata hai jiski ganna chappan vinaykon men hoti hai. yah ‘kamavarad mahotkat kshetra’ hai.
û theur ke chintamni: ashta-ganapati ka yah kshetra theur puna jile men puna se 25 ki.mi. ki duri par hai. yahan ke bhagvan ganpti chintamni kahlate hain jinki sthapna unke param shiromni bhakt morya gosavi ne ki thi.
û chinchavar ke ‘manglmurti’: maharashtra prant ke puna jile se karib 15 ki.mi. durasth is jagrit dev-sthan par ganesh ji ‘manglmurti’ ke nam se vikhyat hain.
û rajnganv ke mahagnpti: ashta-vinayak ka yah kshetra rajnganv puna jile men puna se lagabhag 55 ki.mi. ki duri par sthit hai. yahan ke bhagvan ganpti ka shri vigrah ‘mahagnpti’ ke nam se vikhyat hai.
û morganv ke mayureshvar: yah asht vinayak kshetra maharashtra prant men hi hai. yahan ke devta hain bhagvan mayureshvar. puna jile se lagabhag saÿar kilomitar ki duri par morganv kshetra men ganesh bhakt shiromni morya gosavi ne is mandinar ki sthapna ki.
û lehyadri ke girijatma: yah asht vinayak kshetra puna se lagabhag 100 ki.mi. ki duri par sthit hai. ganesh puranokt yah tirth ‘girijatmaja’ ke nam se mashhur hai.
û ojhar ke vighneshvar: asht vinayak ka yah kshetra bara hi ramnik hai. yah sthan lehyadri ke samip hi hai. yahan ke bhagvan ganesh vighneshvar kahlate hain. mandir bahut hi bhavya evan sundar hai. pratima bayin sunr vali hai. inki bahut pratishtha hai.
û mahar ke varad vinayk: yah kshetra kulaba jile men hai. bhagvan ganpti ka yah tirth sthal mahar maharashtra ke asht vinaykon men bahut vikhyat hai.
û pali ke ballaleshvar: yah siddh kshetra bhi maharashtra prant ke kulaba jile men pali namak sthan men hai. yahan ke bhagvan ganesh ka nam ballaleshvar hai. yah ek puratan ganpti tirth sthal hai.
û chintamni ganesh (kalamba): is sthan ka prachin nam ‘kadambapur’ tha. yah chintamni kshetra hai. kahte hain ki gautam rishi ke shrap se tran pane ke lie is sthan par devraj indra ne shri chintamni ganesh ki sthapna kar unki puja aradhna ki thi, islie ye bhagvan chintamni ganesh kahlate hain.
û siddhatek (borivli-muunbai): borivli sthit bhagvan ganpti ke is pramukh tirtha-sthan ka prachin nam ‘siddhashram’ hai jo ab siddhatek ke nam se jana jata hai.
madhya-pradesh ke ganpti-sthala
û jablpur ke shri siddh ganesh ji: yah ek navin siddh ganpti sthal hai parantu shighra manokamna purti karne ke karan prasiddh ho chuka hai. punya salila man narmada ke pavan tat par gvarighat men relve fatak ke pas 10 sitanbar 2002 ke din bhagvan ganpti ke divya vigrah ki sthapna ki gai hai.
û ujjain ke bare ganesh ji: mahakal ke ek or bhagvan ganpti, dusri aur tisri or kramshah shiv parvati aur kartikey svami virajman hain. mandir ke samip bhagvan ganpti ka mandir hai jismen ganesh ji ki ek adhunik murti hai jo bahut bari v sundar hai. yahan vibhinn sthanon par shat vinayak mandir bhi hai.
û indaur ke vishal ganpti: indaur men bhagvan gajanan ki ek vishal murti hai. yah murti tailiya rangon se rangi hone ke karan bahut suhavni lagti hai. is murti ki unchai barah fut hai.
û onkareshvar ke panchmukh ganesh: dvadash jyotirlingon men se ek jyotirling madhya pradesh ke ujjain jile ke mahakal hain to dusre onkareshvar ling hain. mandir ke ahate men hi bhagvan ganpti ka ek mandir hai. mandir men panchmukhi prathmeshvar ki pratima hai.
û gvaliyar ke vividh ganesh: gvaliyar men bhagvan ganesh ke vividh mandir hain jinmen se kai pratimaen sindur se sushobhit hain. gvaliyar ke chavri bajar mandir men sthit ganesh pratima bahut bari hai.
karnatak ke kuch ganpti kshetra
û kurudmde: kurudmde ke mandir ki shri subrahmanyam ki pratima hare sangamaramar ki hai. mandir vijay nagar shasan kal ka hai.
û idgunji: yahan par dvibhujadhari panchkhadyapriya bhagvan mahagnpti ji ki murti hai jo nagalankar vibhushit hai.
û manglur: manglur ke ganesh bhagvan ‘sharau ganpti’ jagrit devta ke rup men karnatak v keral men prasiddh hain.
û kokkada: karnatak ke kokkad gram men bhagvan ganesh ki murti kisi mandir men nahin hai. kahte hain ki bhagvan ganesh ne svapn men akar mandir banane ki manahi kar di thi. yahan par ek maidan men jhar ke niche ganesh ji pratishthit hain.
andhra pradesh rejantl: bhagvan ganpti ka yah mandir parvat ki god men basa hai. retanjal ke siddh vinayak mahagnpti ki bahut jyada manyata hai. madurai ke mahagnpti is sthan ke bare men lagabhag 825 varsh purva ki ek ghatna ka ullekh milta hai. kahte hain ki yahan par kisi harijan mahila ki daranti maidan men ghas katte vakt kisi vastu se takrai aur vahan se khun ki dhar bahne lagi. logon ne jamin khodakar murti ko bahar nikala to bhagvan ganesh ki murti nikli jismen se rakt nikal raha tha. tatkal usi jagah garbhagrih bana diya gaya, bhagvan ki puja shuru ho gai. bhuvneshvar urisa ke ganpti bhuvneshvar ke lagabhag sabhi shaiv mandiron men bhagvan shankar ya shivling ke samip ganesh ji ki murtiyan hain, kisi ke sath mushak hai to koi mushak rahit hai. kinhin ke hathon men kandamul v modak hain aur kinhin ke hathon men mulkand-modak ke sath kuthar-akshamala bhi hain.
katak ke mahavinayk: urisa ke katak jile men bhagvan vinayak ka ek bahut bara shandar mandir hai.
shri jagannathpuri
û jagannathpuri men siddh vinayak ke bhavya mandir men ganesh ji ki ek bahut manoram ath fut unchi murti hai.
û puri ke uÿar men siddh hanuman mandir men adya shankracharya dvara pratishthit panch vinayak ki bhavya pratima hai jiske panch mastak hain.
gujrat ke ganesh sthala
somnath: dvadash jyotirlingon men ek somnath ke prasiddh prachain mandir ke parisar men ahilyabai dvara nirmit ganesh ji ka ek mandir hai.
barauda: barauda men savarakar ganesh mandir aur shri dhundhiraj ganesh mandir shilp kala ki drishti se kafi mahatvapurn hain.
khanbhat: yahan brahmanavara men shri ganesh ji ka svatantra mandir hai, jahan shri ganesh ji ki manushya ke kad ki bhavya pratima virajit hai.
dhangadhra: yahan ki sat fut unchi ekdant murti ek akhand patthar mene utkirn hai. mandir jogasar talab ke ek kinare par hai.
gorj: yahan ke siddhi vinayak ki murti chaturbhuj hai. yah mandir ek shami vriksh ke niche avasthit hai.
gova ke pramukh ganpti sthala
khandole: yahan ke ganesh ‘khandolyacha-ganpti’ kahlate hain. yahan ka ganpti-mandir chota kintu sundar hai. yah pahar ke niche nariyal ke jhurmut men hai, jisse inki naisargik shobha apratim hai.
bandivde: yahan ki shri gopal-ganpti ki murti jangal men mili thi. iski unchai ek fut hai.
dravir pradesh ke mukhya ganpti sthala
paramakkudi: paramakkudi ke samip ek kantedar vriksh ke niche ganpti apne bhai skand ke sath asin hain. nav-danpti apne vaivahik jivan ki saflta ke lie yahan akar ganesh ji se prarthana karte hain aur ve use purn bhi karte hain.
tiruchchenttangudi: mayavrm-karaikudi lain par mayavaram se 15 mil dur nannilam ke pas yah sthan hai. yahan ka vinayak mandir vikhyat hai.
tirunaraiyur: chidambaram ke samip tirunaraiyur men shri ganesh ji ka vishesh mandir hai. is mandir ki ganesh murti ko tamil men ‘pollepichiayur’ ke nam se pukarte hain.
kottaiyur: karaikudi ke samip ek vishesh vinayak hain, jinki bari abhyarthana hoti hai.
tiruppanrpym: yah sthan kunbhkonam se 6 mil dur hai. yahan ek sarovar ke kinare dakshinmurti ganpti ka mandir hai. kaha jata hai ki inhonne jagat ki pralay se raksha ki thi.
tiruvalam chuli: yah kshetra ikkis pradhan ganpti kshetron men ek hai. chol desh men kunbhkonam ke pas ek shivalay hai. yah sthan tiruvalam chuli kahlata hai.
paddrucheri (pandicheri): pandicheri ke samudra-tat par shri ganesh ji ka mandir hai. yah mandir videshiyon ne banvaya tha. kaha jata hai ki jab in vinayak ki puja ke lie bhaktajanon ki sankhya barhne lagi, tab videshi shaskon ne is murti ko samudra men fikva diya. parantu dusre hi din ishvariya chamatkar se yah murti apne sthan par svatah virajit ho gai. ise dekhakar ashcharyachkit videshi shaskon ne yahan bhaktipurvak mandir ka nirman karvaya.
trichinapalli: trishirshagiri (adhunik tiruchirapalli) ki pahari par tin shikhar hain, jinmen sabse unchi pahari par ganpti virajman hain. inhen yahan uchippillaiyar ke nam se pukarte hain. is sarvochch devta ka darshan karne ke lie bare parishram aur kathinai se puja karne vale upar pahari par charhte hain.
rajasthan ke shri ganesh kshetra
raypur (pali): yahan ganesh ji ka ek prachin mandir hai. hajaron bhakt yahan darshanarth ate hain.
jaypur: yahan ki moti danugri ki murti darshaniya hai. yahan ki purani rajdhani amer ke mandiron men sthit ganpti ki murtiyan darshaniya hain.
siddhaganesh: savai madhopur steshan se 5 mil dur ek parvat shikhar par siddh ganesh ka mandir hai.
ranthanbhaur: savai madhopur steshan se dakshin purva disha men shanrinkhlaon se ghira bhartiya itihas men suprasiddh vir hammir ranthanbhaur durg parvat ke upar bana hua hai, jahan siddhidata bhagvan ganesh ka suprasiddh mandir evan tirth hai.
shrikeshvray patan (khare ganesh ji): yah sthan kota jankshan se 5 mil dur hai. yahan chanbal nandi men vishnu tirth hai. uske tat par bhagvan shrikeshav ray ki chaturbhuj murti ka mukhya pith sthit hai. mukhya mandir ke charon or kai devtaon ke mandir hanai, jinmen se ek ganesh ji ka bhi hai.
udypur: ghateshvar mandir ke bahar toran sadrishya do khanbhon par ganesh ji evan narad ji ke mandir hain. ye mandir mevar ki utkrisht shilpakriti ke namune hain.
chiÿaaurgrh: ganeshpol ke pratyek dvar par ankit mangldata gajanan ki kai murtiyan man moh leti hain.
gogunda (udypur): yahan 2 mil ki duri par shri ganesh ji ka vigrah sthit hai. yah mandir bara hi sundar hai.
jalaur: jalaur durg ki makrane ke patthar ki bani ganpti ki murtiyan sundar evan darshaniya hain.
panjab, himachal pradesh v kashmir ke ganesh sthala
patiyala (panjab): patiyala ke shri nainadeviji, shri gaurideviji, shri satyanarayan ji adi ke mandiron men shri ganesh ki sundar murtiyan pratishthit hain.
baijnath (kangra): baijnath ke shadbhuj ganesh yahan ke prasiddh shiv mandir men avasthit hain.
ganeshabal (kashmir): yahan ganesh ji ke rup men pujit ek vishal svayanbhu shila hai.
ganesh ghati: yahan prasiddh svayanbhu ganesh murti chattanakar hain, jismen unki sunr latki dikhai deti hai.
uÿaranchal aur uÿar pradesh ke ganesh-sthala
ganeshvari tila (tihri garhval): is kshetra men ek ganeshvari shila hai. yah lal rang ki hai aur iska akar hathi jaisa hai.
kedarnath: kedarnath mandir ke mukhya dvar par shri ganesh virajit hain. pahle inki agrapuja hoti hai, pashchat bhaktajan mandir ke andar pravesh karte hain.
ganesh gufa: badrinath se 2 mil dur bhana gram ke nikat vyas gufa ke samip hi ganesh gufa hai.
adibdri: yah pratima kale pashan ki hai tatha kala ki drishti se utkrisht hai. yahan mandir men shri ganesh vigrah sthapit hai.
haridvar: yahan ganesh ghat hai, jahan shri ganesh ki vishal murti hai.
vrindavn: yahan shri gota-ganesh ka mandir hai tatha shrikatyayni mandir ka shri siddhaganesh ka shri vigrah darshaniya hai.
prayag: prayag ko onkar ganesh kshetra kaha jata hai. yahan jagh-jagah par anek ganesh murtiyan sthapit hain, kintu mahamna malviya nagar aur jhanjhriya pul ki vishal murtiyan apne dhang ki nirali hain.
varansi: kashi ke safalaprad shri dhundhiraj ganesh annapurna mandir ke pashchim gali ke daen mor par virajman hain.
gorkhpur: yahan ke prasiddh mandiron men shri ganesh bhagvan ka nav pratishthit vigrah darshaniya hai.
bihar prant ke ganesh sthala
biharshrif: yahan ke bare mandir men anya devtaon ke sath shri ganesh ji ki sangamaramar ki bani hui ek akarshak pratima hai. yahan ka dusra mandir chandiyah-ganeshji ka hai.
manjha: yahan hathua relve steshan se 3 mil dur shri ganesh ji ka ek svatantra mandir hai.
barka ganv: sivan se 3 mil dur avasthit is ganv men shri ganesh ji ka svatantra mandir hai.
badrm: sivan se lagabhag do mil dur dakshin-purva ke kone par shri ganesh ji ke vishal evan prachin mandir ke bhagnavshesh hain.
rajngr: yah darbhanga-jayanagar lain par parta hai. yahan ganesh ji ka atyant bhavya evan vishal mandir hai.
bangal aur asam ke ganesh sthala
badanagar (bangal): ajimganj steshan ke pas is ganv men anek devalay hain, jinmen ashtabhuj ganesh ka bhi ek shreshth mandir hai.
gauhati (asm): prasiddh kamakshidevi ke mandir men shri ganesh ji ka ek sundar vigrah hai. ikkis pradhan ganpti kshetra moreshvar, prayag, kashi, kalamb, adosh, pali, pariner (dharm granthon men is manglmurti kshetra ko narmada ke kinare bataya gaya hai, kintu is sthan ka thik se pata nahin hai), manda-masle, rakshas bhuvan, theur, siddhatek, rajnganv, vijypur (granthon men yah sthan tailangdesh men batlaya gaya hai, parantu is sthan ka nishchit pata malum nahin hai) kashyapashram (yah kshetra shastravarnit hai, par nishchit sthan agyat hai) jaleshpur (yah sthan bhi agyat hai) lehyadri, berol, paùlay, namlganv, rajur aur kunbhkonam.