Early Life
According to one version of the story, Morya was born in Bidar in Karnataka. He was thrown out of house by his father as he was thought to be of no use to the family. Morya travelled to the Ganesha shrine at Morgaon - in neighbouring Maharashtra - where he found a liking to Ganesha. He settled at Chinchwad, 50 miles (80 km) away from Morgaon. Another story declares him to be a son of a poor but pious couple from Pune, Maharashtra. Morya is believed to have been born due to grace of Ganesha, whom the childless couple propitiated. After the birth of Morya, the family moved to Pimple, 40 miles (64 km) away from Chinchwad. After the death of his parents, he moved to Tathvade, 2 miles (3.2 km) away from Chichwad. Both legends declare he visited the Morgaon temple regularly, daily or monthly to worship Ganesha.
Another tale tells that Morya's parents, Vaman-Bhat Shaligram and his wife moved to Morgaon from Bidar. His parents prayed to Ganesha at Morgaon. Soon, Morya was born to them. Later, Morya became seriously ill and was not recovering so they prayed to Ganesha again. Soon, a Gosavi (priest) named Nayan Bharati came and gave medicine to Morya, curing him. Nayan Bharati also preached Morya. Henceforth, the Bhat family took the family name Gosavi and Morya was known as Morya Gosavi.
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