Gana (गण) + pati (पति) = Ganapati. As per the Sanskrut language, Gana means a ‘pavitrak’. A pavitrak is the subtle most particle of Chaitanya (Divine consciousness). ‘Pati’ is Master. Hence, ‘Ganapati’ is the Master of pavitraks.
The ancient idol of Shri Ganesh bearing eighteen arms from Ramtek (District Nagpur), a place which has become sacred due to the presence of Prabhu Shri Ramachandra
The temple of Shri Siddhivinayak Vishal Ganapati, village Deity of Nagar city, is located in Maliwada and is a spiritually active place of pilgrimage with a 200 year old history.
Among the ancient Ganesh kshetras, the Vamana incarnation worshipped Shri Ganesh at the sacred place of Adosh in Vidharba (North Maharashtra).
We have heard the story of Shri Ganesha’s birth since our childhood; that Parvati makes Ganesha from her grime; He is killed by his own father, Shiva; Shiva gives re-birth to Shri Ganesh by implanting an elephant’s head on Ganesha’s body.
This temple is located on the hillock of Sitabardi in the center of Nagpur city. The temple having idol of Ganapati installed in the huge bark of a tree is the Tekdicha Ganapati temple.
Awhane Budruk is a village is situated in Nagar District, at a distance of 17 kilometres from Pathardi village. Shri Ganesh temple from this village located on the banlks of River Avani, is quite famous.
Gana is a group of the eight vasus. The word vasu refers to direction or the guardian deity of the directions (dikpal or dikdev). Ganapati is the nurturer, master (swami) of the directions.
The Idols of Shri Vigneshwar, Shri Girijatmaj and Shri Varad Vinayak are self-materialized. Divine Consciousness is greater in self-materialized Ganesh Idols than in sculpted ones.
Maharshi Grutsamad was a great researcher. Harvesting cotton plant, procuring cotton from it and spinning cloth from the cotton was an important discovery made by Grutsamad.