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Plate PIL · AYAKAshtavinayak — Eight Self-Manifested Ganesha ShrinesAshtavinayak Yatra

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अष्टविनायक यात्रा

Ashtavinayak — Eight Self-Manifested Ganesha Shrines

Ashtavinayak Yatra

650 km
Attested from 1600 CE

Stations not yet mapped

Eight ancient Ganesha temples in Maharashtra where the deity is svayambhu (self-manifested). All eight are within 200km of Pune and are typically completed in one circuit. Each Ganesha has a unique form and name.

Pilgrim circuit of 8 stations traversing 650 km. Each station is preserved with its sequence, significance, and the temple linkage when scholar-verified.

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  1. Period of attestation1600 CE – presentverified evidence
  2. Total length650 km · 8 stationsverified evidence
  3. Station 1Station 1 · Morgaon — the presiding Ashtavinayak, Ganesha as the peacock-mounted deityverified evidence
  4. Station 2Station 2 · Siddhatek on the Bhima river — Vishnu gained siddhi hereverified evidence
  5. Station 3Station 3 · Pali — the only Ashtavinayak named after a devotee (Ballal)verified evidence
  6. Station 4Station 4 · Mahad — Varadvinayak grants boons in the Raigad districtverified evidence
  7. Station 5Station 5 · Lenyadri — cave temple where Parvati did penance, unique hillside shrineverified evidence
  8. Station 6Station 6 · Ozar — Vighneshwar removes all obstaclesverified evidence
  9. Station 7Station 7 · Theur — Chintamani fulfills all desires, on the Mula-Mutha confluenceverified evidence
  10. Station 8Station 8 · Ranjangaon — the greatest Ganesha with ten trunks and twenty handsverified evidence

IIIStations

8 in sequence
  1. 01

    Station 1

    Morgaon — the presiding Ashtavinayak, Ganesha as the peacock-mounted deity

  2. 02

    Station 2

    Siddhatek on the Bhima river — Vishnu gained siddhi here

  3. 03

    Station 3

    Pali — the only Ashtavinayak named after a devotee (Ballal)

  4. 04

    Station 4

    Mahad — Varadvinayak grants boons in the Raigad district

  5. 05

    Station 5

    Lenyadri — cave temple where Parvati did penance, unique hillside shrine

  6. 06

    Station 6

    Ozar — Vighneshwar removes all obstacles

  7. 07

    Station 7

    Theur — Chintamani fulfills all desires, on the Mula-Mutha confluence

  8. 08

    Station 8

    Ranjangaon — the greatest Ganesha with ten trunks and twenty hands

IVNames in other languages

  • eng · LatnAshtavinayak — Eight Self-Manifested Ganesha Shrines· Eight ancient Ganesha temples in Maharashtra where the deity is svayambhu (self-
  • hin · Devaअष्टविनायक यात्रा· महाराष्ट्र के आठ प्राचीन स्वयंभू गणेश मंदिर। सभी पुणे के 200 कि.मी. के भीतर हैं
  • tam · Tamlஅஷ்டவிநாயக யாத்திரை· மகாராஷ்டிராவில் உள்ள எட்டு பண்டைய சுயம்பு கணேஷ ஆலயங்கள். அனைத்தும் புனேவிலிருந்த
  • tel · Teluఅష్టవినాయక యాత్ర· మహారాష్ట్రలోని ఎనిమిది పురాతన స్వయంభు గణేశ ఆలయాలు. అన్నీ పూణే నుండి 200 కి.మీ. ద
  • kan · Kndaಅಷ್ಟವಿನಾಯಕ ಯಾತ್ರೆ· ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ಎಂಟು ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಸ್ವಯಂಭು ಗಣೇಶ ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳು. ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಪುಣೆಯಿಂದ 200 ಕಿ.ಮೀ. ದೂರದ
  • mal · Mlymഅഷ്ടവിനായക യാത്ര· മഹാരാഷ്ട്രയിലെ എട്ട് പ്രാചീന സ്വയംഭൂ ഗണേശ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ. എല്ലാം പൂനെ നഗരത്തിൽ നിന്
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