The temple
is in the range of Pune District. It is just 56km from
Pune. This temple is situated next to the river Kara in
the village Moregoan this name is derived from the name of the bird named peacock, in
Marathi means
more (the peacock) and goan (village), the reason
was there used to be a lot of peacocks in this village in the ancient
time. And the other reason is the shape of the village is also like a
peacock. As
we all know peacock is our nation bird people enjoys to see these place
& visit these
place. The temple looks like a mosque with lots of stone steps. A big
stone idol of a mouse (which is considered as a vehicle of the lord
Ganesh) with a Ladu (a sweet ) in between his paws facing towards the
idol of the Ganesh and a idol of a Nandi (the god in form of bull)
is the main center of attraction.
The best way to reach here from Pune is by road as it is just
64 km from
here. The S.T. buses are very frequent. By railways you need to get down at
either at Jejuri or at Nira and a local bus from there.
The route from Pune to Moregaon is : Pune
- Hadapsar - Loni - Yewat - Chauphula - Supa - Maoregaon.
The place
is very beautiful and the right time to visit is in rainy season as you
can see a lot of peacocks in these |