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Ranthambhore Temple
 
This is Trinetra Ganesh Temple devoted to Ganesha, the elephant-headed God of Good Fortune.The temple is located in Ranthambhore fort in Rajasthan.There are statues of Riddhi Siddhi, his wife and two sons Shub Labh along with the idol of Ganesh and also his vehicle mushak (mouse) is also placed there.Wednesday is the main day of darshan and puja, but this temple is visited by hundreds of devotees everyday.In 1299 AD,in the war between King Hammeer and Alauddin Khilji, godowns of foods and all the necessary things were stocked in Ranthambhore fort. Since the war lasted for several years, the stock in godowns were over. One night when King Hammer; who,a great devotee of Lord Ganesh, was sleeping when he dreamt that Lord Ganesh blessed him to solve all his problems. In the morning an idol of Lord Ganesh with three eyes*(Trinetra), embossed in one of the fort’s wall. Also the war was miraculously over and the godowns were full. In 1300 AD King Hammer built this temple of Lord Ganesh.

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