Ranjangaon Ganpati

Ranjangaon Ganpati is one among the Ashtavinayak, celebrating eight instances of legends related to Ganesha. This Temple Ganpati Idol was inaugurated and donated by "Khollam " Family one of the Gold Smith Family in Ranjangaon. According to the history the temple was built in between 9th and 10th century. Madhavrao Peshwa made a room in the basement of the temple to keep the idol of the lord Ganesh. Later on Sardar Kibe of Indore renovated it. Nagarkhana is situated above the entrance gate. Main temple looks like temple from Peshwa's period. Temple facing east has huge & beautiful entrance gate.

You will be surprised to know that the idol of these lord Ganesh is also named as 'Mahotkat', and it is said that the idol has 10 trunks and 20 hands.

While going from the Pune - Nagar highway the route is Pune - Koregaon - then via Shikrapur; Rajangaon is 21 km before Shirur. From Pune it is 50 km.

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Hindu Temples in Maharashtra

	Alandi Ashtavinayaka Morgaon Siddhatek Pali Mahad Theur Lenyadri Ozar Ranjangaon Bhimashankar Temple Bhuleshwar Temple Chaturshringi Temple Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple Dashabhuja Temple Ganapati Temple, Redi Grishneshwar Jejuri Kailash Temple Kalaram Temple Kopeshwar temple Kopineshwar Mandir, Thane Kukdeshwar Temple Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai Mahur Renuka Temple Mandhradevi Mumba Devi Temple Panchavati Patit Pavan Mandir Rameshwar Mandir Saptashrungi Sarasbaug Ganpati Satpuda Manudevi Temple, Adgaon Shani Shingnapur Shegaon Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai Siddheshwar & Ratneshwar Temple Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai Titwala Ganesha temple Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple Tulja Bhavani Temple Vajreshwari Temple Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur Yamai

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Coordinates: 18°45′N 74°14′E / 18.750°N 74.233°E / 18.750; 74.233

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