27th April 2024, Saturday - 8

27th April 2024, Saturday

In terms of the itinerary originally scheduled, we felt today was probably the most relaxed day with only 2 of the remaining Ashta Vinayak temples to cover in addition to whatever additional “bonus” destinations we could manage. Atleast that was what we had in mind, but what actually happened today was in total contrast to what we expected!

Following our practice of getting up early with an alarm we got up at 4 AM, had a good shower, had tea at the local Tea shop and got ready for the travel. Today being Sankashti a special day dedicated to Lord Ganesha we wanted to reach and cover the temple visits before the crowds started. Also, in terms of distance to be traveled the remaining 2 temples were at quite a distance with respect to our lodgings. We had planned in such a way that we would check out of the rooms with our luggage, cover the temples and other outings for the day and leave for Mumbai directly after the last temple darshan.

Accordingly, we checked out of the rooms, boarded the vehicle and left for the Vighneshwar Temple in Ozar. "Vighneshwar" translates to "remover of obstacles," a core aspect of Lord Ganesha's role in the Hindu pantheon. This temple, located on the banks of the Kukadi River, is believed to be the place where Ganesha vanquished the demon Vighnasura, the embodiment of obstacles. 


 

We had early morning darshan and were out of the temple by 6.45 AM.

The surrounding area around the temple looked much more well developed as compared to the other temples we had seen so far. Later we were informed that the film industry had a major hand in developing the locality.


 

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