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Moreshwar
or Mayureshwar
Located Sixty-eight km from Pune (Morgaon,
Pune District).
The temple faces the north. Swayambhu (self-generated)
idol with a serpent above the head. The
temple has eight Ganesha idols in eight
corners. These are Ekadanta, Mahodara, Gajanana,
Lambodara, Vikata, Nataraja, Dhumravarna,
Vakratunda. The God here is worshipped three
times every day: at 7 am, noon and at 8
pm.
The God's palkhi travels from Chinchwad
during Magha Shukla chathurti and Bhadrapada
Shukla chathurti.
Ganesha, riding a peacock, in the form of
Mayureshwara is believed to have slain the
demon Sindhu at this spot.
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Ballaleshwar
- Pali
Located at Pali, Kulaba District
about 110 kms from Pune.
The temple faces the east. Swayambhu (self-generated)
idol with the trunk to the right. Every
morning the sun rays falls directly over
Idol is main attraction.
Ganesha is believed to have saved his boy-devotee,
Ballala, who was beaten by villagers for
his single-minded devotion to the Lord.
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Varadavinayaka
- Mahad
Located at Mahad (Raigad District)
about 84 kms from Pune.
Swayambhu (self-generated)
idol with the trunk to the left.
The nandadeep here is kept burning continuously
and is said to be shining since 1892.
The idol was found in the adjoining lake
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Chintamani
- Theur
Located at Theur(Pune District) 22 kms from
Pune.
The temple faces the north. Swayambhu
(self-generated) idol with the trunk to
the left.
Ganesha is believed to have got back the
precious Chinatamani jewel from the greedy
Guna for sage Kapila at this spot.
This was the favourite temple of Shrimant
Madhavarao Peshwe. He stayed here during
his last illness and breathed his last near
the temple and his wife Ramabai performed
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- Lenyadri Located at Lenyadri(Pune
District) about 90 kms from Pune.
The temple is on a hill, which has 283
steps. The hill is full of caves. The idol
faces north and this particular idol has
to be worshipped form the rear of the temple.
It is believed that Parvati performed
penance to beget Ganesha at this point. |
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Vighnahar - Ohzar Located at
Ozhar( JunnarDistrict Pune).
Swayambhu (self-generated) idol with the
trunk to the left. Temple faces East and
has several idols. There is a beautiful
deepamala in the temple.
It is believed that Chimaji Appa, the
younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa had a
golden kalasa fitted on the temple tower
as thanksgiving for his victory over the
Portuguese at Vasai. But records show that
the temple was built only in 1785. It has
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| Mahaganapati
- Ranjangaon Located at Ranjangaon
(Pune District) about 50kms from Pune.
The temple faces the east. The real idol
is buried behind the idol that can be seen
in the temple. Mahaganapati is believed
to have eight, ten or twelve hands. According
to some, the unseen idol has ten trunks
and twenty hands.
Shiva is believed to have worshipped Ganesha
before fighting the demon Tripuraasura here.
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.
About sixteen km from the temple stands
the samadhi of Shri Limbaraj Maharaj. |
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| Siddhivinayaka
- Siddhatek Located at Siddhatek(Ahmednagar
District) about 19 km from Daund.
Swayambhu (self-generated) idol with the
trunk to the right. The temple situated
next to Bhima river,faces the north and
has idols of other gods like Vishnu, Shiva
and Parvati.
Vishnu vanquished the demons Madhu and
Kaitab after propitiating Ganesha here.
A dharmashala for travelling pilgrims has
been built here.
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devotees Astha
Vinayak Temples are within the range of
20-110 kms.
It is believed that devotees
should visit Moregaon,Siddhatek,Pali, Mahad,
Theur, Lenyandri, Ozar, Ranjangaon in order
and then again Moregaon will end Ashtavinayak
Yatra.
Private or S.T bus facility
available.
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Located
205 KMs from Pune (Shirdi-Mumbai 302 Km,
Shirdi-Aurangabad 144 Km, Shirdi-Nashik
123 Km).
Nearest Airport from Shirdi-Aurangabad (144
Kms)
Sai Baba’s statue made of Italian
marble.
People of all religions worship Sai Baba
is the speciality.
The 'Bhoopali', a prayer in the form of
a song sung in the wee hours of the morning,
is not to be missed.
Thursday is a special day for pilgrims.
Other important places worth visiting at
Shirdi include the Gurusthan, the Dwarkamai
mosque Lendi Baug and Sakori Ashram.
On occasions like Gurupoornima, Dassera
and Ramnavami devotees flock to this holy
place to offer prayers.
Area: 1.3 Sq. km. Best season: Throughout
the year.
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Programmes
Bhupali—5.00 a.m.Kakad Arati -- 5.15
a.m.
Holy Bath of Shri Sai Baba -- 6.00 a.m.
Darshan begins -- 7.00 a.m.
Satyanarayana Pooja -- 9.00 a.m.
Abhishek -- 9.00 a.m.
Noon Arati -- 12.00 noon
Pravachan or Pujan -- 4.00 p.m.
Dhuparati Sunset Bhajan, Keertan -- 9.00
p.m.
Shejarati -- 10.00 p.m.
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Devotees Reception
centres are opened opposite S.T. Bus stand
for any enquiry.
Medical facilities at well-equipped Sainath
Hospital run by the Shirdi Sansthan.
Accommodation of the Sai Baba Sansthan --
Bhakti Niwas, Keshav Mandir, Mangal Karyalaya,
Sai Nath Chhaya, Sai Niwas Guest House,
Sai Prasad, Sai Udyan, Samadhi Mandir, Sevadham,
Shanti Niwas.
A Locker facility is available for keeping
luggage.
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| Tourist
Information Centres Executive
Officer, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi,
P.O. Shirdi-423 109. Kopargaon, Ahmednagar,
Maharashtra, India.
For more information visit http://www.saibaba.org |
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Shani-Shinganapur
Located about 150 kms from Pune
on Pune- Aurangabad Highway.
Famous for Shanaishwar Temple.
Shani Shingnapur is one of the frequently
visited places by devotees visiting Shirdi.
People visiting this holy place will be
surprised to find that all the houses here
do not have doors.
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frames exist. It is believed that the Lord
Shani punishes those who enter any house
with the intention of robbing. The thief
is either nabbed before reaching the village
limits or the Lord Shani strikes him down.
The idol is 5 feet 9 inches tall placed
not in the temple, but on the plinth in
the open.
After taking holy bath men should go wet
by wearing saffron oloured cloth for performing
pooja. Women are not allowed to perform
puja standing on the plinth.
Yatra is held on Shani-Amavasya and on Gudi-padwa. |
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Bhimashankar
Located 115 Kms from Pune.
This is one among 12 Jyotirlingas.
This is the place where the Bhima river
got its origin.
Origin of river Bhima, Hanuman Lake, Gupt
Bhimashankar, Sakshi Vinayak etc are the
other places to visit.
This place has everything to attract the
visitors-deep forests, rivers, wildlife
sanctuary with variety of animals, birds,
flowers and plants, which gives a feeling
of being in a paradise.
Lovely place to visit for nature lovers. |
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Jejuri
Jejuri,known for its deity of Khandoba,
located 40 Kms away from Pune towards Phaltan.
Jejuri is a famous temple of Maharashtra,
which is dedicated to Mhalsakant or Malhari
Martand. God worshipped by Dhangars, one
of the oldest tribes in Maharashtra.
This temple is having 200 steps to climb.
Yatra is held in the month of Chaitra,Margashir,Paush
and magh (Hindu calendar months).
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Alandi
Located 22 kms away from Pune, standing
on the banks of river Indrayani.
Sant Dnyaneshwar's (the authour of Dnyaneshwari)
'samadhi' is located here.
Yatra is held during Ashadhi-Kartiki Ekadashi.
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Dehu
24km from Pune it is frequented
by the PCM, PCMT and ST buses.
Dehu is an age-old town on the river Indrayani.
The famous poet, Saint Tukaram was born
and brought up here. Abhang Gatha, his eternal
creation has a proud place in Marathi literature.
According to a legend, the adversaries of
the saint poet mercilessly sank his entire
collection of Abhangas in the river, but
low and behold, to their surprise, the Gatha
surfaced and was saved. Also located here
are temples of Shiva and Vishnu worth seeing.
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Narayanpur
Located about 50 kms from Pune (
Between Dive Ghat and Saswad).
This temple is replica of original Tirupati
Balaji.
Datta Temple is another famous temple in
Narayanpune.
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Baneshwar
Located about 35 Kms from Pune.
An old temple of Lord Shiva having five
Shivlings is located in dense forest, hence
called ‘Baneshwar’.
This temple was built by Bajirao Peshwa
– I.
Since this place is surrounded by beautiful
forest with small water falls, garden etc..
, this is a good picnic sopt. |
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