Mudgala Purana + Ganesha Purana (Ashta-kshetra enumeration)
Theur is included among the eight kshetras; the Chintamani narrative is recounted
Theur · Maharashtra
Sri Chintamani Vinayak Temple
Sri Chintamani Vinayak Temple — Theur, Haveli Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra (at the Bhima + Mula-Mutha confluence)
Chintamani-Vinayak — fifth tirtha of the Ashtavinayaka; 'Chinta' (anxiety) + 'Mani' (jewel) = the anxiety-removing jewel; the ishta-deva and death-site of Peshwa Madhavrao I
अन्य नाम: Chintamani-Vinayak · Chintamani Ganpati · Theur Ganpati
- Fifth tirtha of the Ashtavinayaka…
- Ishta-deva and death-site of Peshw…
- Site of Morya Gosavi's 42-day wate…
- At the Bhima
इस मन्दिर की विशेषता
- Fifth tirtha of the Ashtavinayaka yatra; one of the largest Ashtavinayaka complexes
- Ishta-deva and death-site of Peshwa Madhavrao I (1745-1772) — died of tuberculosis (raja-yakshma) at 27 years of age on 18 November 1772 at Theur
- Site of Morya Gosavi's 42-day waterless tapasya ('Morayache Asana'); the avatara-tirtha of his son Chintamani Maharaj Dev
- At the Bhima + Mula-Mutha confluence; 25 km east of Pune city — the most accessible Ashtavinayaka
- Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Monday 14 September 2026
01
मूल विग्रह
मुख्य देव एवं स्वरूप
Sri Chintamani-Vinayak Ganesha — swayambhu stone idol, east-facing, left-trunk (vamamukhi), in padmasana; diamonds and carbuncles in the eyes; sindur smeared; flanked by Riddhi and Siddhi
Swayambhu stone idol — the anxiety-removing form; bestower of mental peace; somewhat smaller and simpler-carved compared with the other Ashtavinayaka
सम्प्रदाय: Ganapatya sampradaya — fifth tirtha in the Ashtavinayaka yatra order; site of Morya Gosavi's 42-day waterless tapasya
02
स्थल-पुराण
कथा, इतिहास एवं महत्व
Sage Kapila + demon Gana Chintamani-jewel narrative
Sage Kapila possessed the wish-fulfilling Chintamani jewel. King Gana (Guna/Ganasura), son of king Abhijit and Gunavati — a Shiva-devotee, mighty and greedy warrior — was served a divine feast by Kapila using the jewel's power, then demanded the jewel; on Kapila's refusal he took it by force. Kapila performed tapasya to his ishta-deva Ganesha; Ganesha appeared with his army, defeated Ganasura and retrieved the jewel for Kapila. Kapila tied the jewel around Ganesha's neck (or refused to keep it and asked Ganesha to remain permanently at Theur) → Chintamani-Vinayak.
Brahma's tapasya for peace of mind narrative
Brahma's mind was restless; he meditated on Ganesha here; his mind became 'sthavar' (stable) → 'Sthavar' is the Sanskrit etymon of Theur. The temple's identity as a tirtha for mental peace was established here.
Indra-Kadamba-tree narrative
Indra, cursed by Sage Gautama (over Ahalya) with the thousand-pore disfigurement, was advised by Ganesha to worship at this spot under a Kadamba tree, and was purified; the place was anciently called Kadamba-Nagar; Indra's bathing site = the Chintamani Sarovar.
संत एवं परम्परा
- Sage Kapila — origin of the Chintamani narrative
- Brahma — origin of the peace-of-mind tapasya tradition
- Indra — origin of the Kadamba-tree purification puja
- Morya Gosavi (13th-17th century; samadhi 1561) — darshan at Theur on every lunar 4th between his Chinchwad-Morgaon walks; site of a 42-day waterless tapasya ('Morayache Asana'); per Ganesha's boon, married at age 96 and his son Chintamani Maharaj Dev is the Theur Chintamani-incarnate
- Chintamani Maharaj Dev (16th-17th century) — son of Morya; built the major present structure
- Narayan and Dharanidhar Maharaj Dev lineage — complex expansion
- Peshwa Madhavrao I (1745-1772; 9th Peshwa) — principal patron and ishta-deva; darshan before and after every battle; during his tuberculosis illness he built the wooden sabha-mandapa and Peshwa Wada; performed perennial milk-abhisheka; died at Theur on 18 November 1772
- Ramabai Peshwa (Madhavrao's wife; married 1758) — performed Sati on Madhavrao's pyre; the Sati Vrindavan memorial stands on the Mula-Mutha bank
- Haripant Phadke (Peshwa Senapati) — restoration and renovation
- Chimaji Appa (brother of Peshwa Bajirao I) — offered a European-cast bronze bell after the Vasai victory (defeat of the Portuguese)
- Chinchwad Devasthan Trust (joint administration of Morgaon + Siddhatek + Theur + Chinchwad) — modern management
ऐतिहासिक घटनाक्रम
- 1561Morya Gosavi's samadhi at Chinchwad — Wikipedia Morya Gosavi + Chinchwad Devasthan
- 1761Peshwa Madhavrao I assumes office (9th Peshwa); the Theur-patronage period of his ishta-deva begins — Wikipedia Madhavrao I
- 1770June 1770 — Madhavrao diagnosed with tuberculosis (raja-yakshma); the milk-abhisheka anushthan at Theur begins — Wikipedia Madhavrao I
- 177218 November 1772 — Peshwa Madhavrao I died at the Theur temple premises at age 27; the same day at noon Ramabai performed Sati on his pyre; the Sati Vrindavan memorial was established on the Mula-Mutha bank; historian James Grant Duff observed it damaged the Maratha Empire more than the Panipat defeat — Wikipedia Madhavrao I + Ramabai Peshwa + LACMA Collections
03
नित्य उपासना
दर्शन समय एवं आरती
05:00 से 22:00 तक
Kakad Aarti05:00
Mahapuja and Abhishek08:00
Midday Naivedya12:00
Midday closure (some sources note 13:00-14:00 closed)13:00-14:00
Evening Aarti19:30
Shej Aarti (closing)22:00
विशेष नियम: Photography forbidden in the garbhagriha; Sankashti / Vinayaki / Chaturthi-day Chhabina processions; a meditation room for devotees is available within the complex (in keeping with the mental-peace tirtha tradition)
04
दर्शन
दर्शन के प्रकार
General Free Darshanनिःशुल्क
One of the largest Ashtavinayaka complexes.
Abhishek and Shodashopachar Puja
Book via the Chinchwad Devasthan Trust office.
Devotee meditation room (mental peace)निःशुल्क
A dedicated meditation room in the complex; in keeping with Chintamani's anxiety-removing tirtha tradition.
Sati Vrindavan memorial darshan (Mula-Mutha bank)निःशुल्क
Ramabai Peshwa's Sati memorial; about 0.8 km from the temple.
Peshwa Wada (the Peshwa residence beside the temple, now the trust office)निःशुल्क
Madhavrao I's final residence; a historical darshan.
Morayache Asana (Morya Gosavi's 42-day waterless tapasya site)निःशुल्क
Morya's tapasya site near the complex; the centre of the Ganapatya sampradaya.
05
उत्सव
प्रमुख पर्व एवं उत्सव
Bhadrapad Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 + Sahasra Modak HomamBhadrapada Shukla 1-7
Monday 14 September 2026 Ganesh Chaturthi; the principal 7-day annual celebration; Sahasra Modak Homam is Theur's signature anushthan; Anant Chaturdashi on 25 September 2026.
Maghi Ganesh Jayanti 2026 + Pirangutkar Dev family 10-armed idol meetingMagha Shukla 1-8
Thursday 22 January 2026 Maghi Chaturthi; mahabhishekam; on Magha Shukla Chaturthi the 10-armed Pirangutkar Dev family idol meets Chintamani; concludes on Magha Shukla Ashtami with the Mangalmurti chariot procession.
Bhadrapad Dvarayatra (4-door pilgrimage)Bhadrapada Shukla 1-4
4-door pilgrimage: Asarai Devi (Koregaon E), Ozrai Devi (Alandi S), Manjrai (Manjri W), Mahatari Aai (Theur N) — the directional guardian goddesses.
Rama-Madhav Punyotsav (Madhavrao + Ramabai commemoration)Kartik Krishna Ashtami
Annual commemoration of Peshwa Madhavrao I (18 November 1772) and Ramabai's Sati on the same day.
Monthly Sankashti and Vinayaki ChaturthiKrishna and Shukla Chaturthi (every month)
Chhabina ritual procession.
Dussehra, Diwali, Padwa, Sankranti + 8 other observancesSpecial tithis
Adornment with Peshwa-era jewelry.
06
आस्था
मनोकामना एवं फल
'Chintamani' = the anxiety-removing jewel; per the Brahma's-peace-tapasya tradition this is a tirtha for mental peace; a meditation room is available in the complex
स्रोत: Sthala-purana + TemplePurohit multi-source
Kapila's Chintamani jewel is the symbol of wish-fulfilment power; a wish-fulfilment sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: Kapila narrative + ashtavinayak.net
The perennial milk-abhisheka tradition during Madhavrao I's tuberculosis illness; a disease-relief sankalpa; the sabha-mandapa was built in gratitude for many healings
स्रोत: Wikipedia Madhavrao I + Chinchwad Devasthan
Site of Morya Gosavi's 42-day waterless tapasya — the centre of the Ganapatya sampradaya; a sankalpa for bhakti-firmness
स्रोत: Chinchwad Devasthan + Wikipedia Morya Gosavi
The Vighna-harta form of Ganesha; per Madhavrao's tradition of darshan before every battle, a karya-siddhi sankalpa
स्रोत: Wikipedia + Maharashtra Tourism
07
जप
मन्त्र एवं स्तोत्र
- Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
- Sankatnashana Ganesha StotraSpecially on Sankashti Chaturthi
- Ganapati AtharvashirshaDuring major abhishek
- Sahasra Modak HomamTheur's signature anushthan on Bhadrapad Ganesh Chaturthi
- Ganpati Bappa Morya jayaghoshaTheur is Morya's tapasya site; the centre of the Ganapatya sampradaya
08
तीर्थाटन
समीप के तीर्थ एवं परिपथ
Sati Vrindavan memorial (Ramabai Peshwa)800 मी
Ramabai Peshwa's Sati memorial and garden; the cremation site of Peshwa Madhavrao
Peshwa Wada (the Peshwa residence beside the temple)50 मी
Madhavrao I's final residence; now the Chinchwad Devasthan Trust office
Morayache Asana (Morya Gosavi's 42-day waterless tapasya site)200 मी
The centre of the Ganapatya sampradaya; Morya's tapasya site
Chintamani Sarovar (Kadamba-Nagar Indra-bathing tirtha)300 मी
Indra's bathing tirtha in the narrative; a sacred tank
Mahadev Shiva shrine (complex courtyard)30 मी
A subsidiary shrine in the complex
Vishnu-Lakshmi shrine + Dakshinamukhi Hanuman + Kalika + Bhairavanath + Chintamani's parents + Lambodara + Uttareshvara50 मी
Multi-shrine subsidiary cluster; the largest subsidiary-shrine cluster in the Ashtavinayaka
Bhima + Mula-Mutha river confluence500 मी
A triveni-sangam-like sacred confluence; a bathing tirtha
Ranjangaon Mahaganpati (Ashtavinayaka #8)50 किमी
The eighth and final tirtha in the Ashtavinayaka yatra order
Fifth tirtha; order: 1. Morgaon → 2. Siddhatek → 3. Pali → 4. Mahad → 5. **Theur (this)** → 6. Lenyadri → 7. Ozar → 8. Ranjangaon → return to Morgaon
8 मंदिर · 3 दिन
The most accessible pair from Pune — Theur (25 km) + Ranjangaon (75 km)
2 मंदिर
Morya Gosavi's monthly Chinchwad-Morgaon walk, with darshan at Theur on every lunar 4th; the Ganapatya-sampradaya centre triangle
3 मंदिर
Theur N (Mahatari Aai) + Asarai Devi (Koregaon E) + Ozrai Devi (Alandi S) + Manjrai (Manjri W) — the directional-guardian goddess yatra
4 मंदिर
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मार्गदर्शन
यात्रा एवं संपर्क
- पता
- Sri Chintamani Vinayak Temple, Theur, Haveli Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra — PIN 412110
- हवाई अड्डा
- Pune International Airport (PNQ, Lohegaon) — ~22 km (the nearest among the Ashtavinayaka)
- रेलवे
- Pune Junction Railway Station — ~25 km
- बस-स्टैण्ड
- Theur bus stand (MSRTC); MSRTC and Ashtavinayaka yatra packages from Pune Swargate bus stand
- उत्तम ऋतु
- Open year-round (365 days); Ganesh Chaturthi 14 September 2026 + Sahasra Modak Homam; Maghi Jayanti 22 January 2026 + Pirangutkar Dev family meeting; Rama-Madhav Punyotsav on Kartik Krishna Ashtami; October-February has the best weather; the most accessible Ashtavinayaka at 25 km from Pune
25 किमीPune
22 किमीPune Airport
25 किमीPune Junction
176 किमीMumbai
70 किमीMorgaon
80 किमीSiddhatek
110 किमीMahad Khalapur
50 किमीRanjangaon
100 किमीLenyadri
85 किमीOzar