Ashta Vinayak –

Ballaleshwar, Pali

Chintamani, Theur
Ganesh as Chintamani is a god who brings peace of mind and drives away all the perplexities of the mind. At this spot Ganesha is believed to have got back the
precious Chintamani jewel from the greedy Guna from sage Kapila.

Here the idol of Ganesha has a left trunk with carbuncle and diamonds as its eyes.

Girijatmaj, Lenyadri
This is the only Ashtavinayaka temple that is build on a mountain and is set in a Buddhist cave temple.

Mahaganapati, Ranjangoan
The Mahaganapati at Ranjangoan is one of the most powerful representations of Lord Ganesh. Here Shiva is believed to have worshipped Ganesha before fighting the
demon Tripurasura.

The Ganesha idol here faces the east, is seated cross-legged with a broad forehead, with its trunk pointing to the left.

Moreshwar, Morgoan
This Moreshwar temple is situated along the Karha River in the Morgaon village. It is the most important of all the eight Ashtavinayak temples and has four gates.

At this spot Ganesha, riding a peacock in the form of Mayureshwara is believed to have slained the demon Sindhu. This idol has its trunk turned to the left and a cobra
poised over it to protect it.

Siddhivinayaka, Siddtek
The Siddhivinayak at Siddtek is considered a very powerful deity. It is believed that it was here on the Siddhtek Mountain, that Vishnu acquired Siddhi.

The temple is situated off the Pune-Solapur highway about 48 km from the town of Srigonda in Ahmadnagar district. The temple is located just next to Bhima River.

Varad Vinayak, Mahad

Ganesh as Varad Vinayak fulfills all the dreams and desires plus grants all the boons. A nandadeep has been lit in this temple, which has been continuously lit since
1982.

This temple is located three kilometers off the Pune-Mumbai highway near Khopoli (80 km from Pune) and is thus closest to Mumbai city.

Vigneshwar, Ozhar
Lord Ganesha at Ozhar is known as Vigneshwara or the remover of all obstacles which he achieved by vanquishing the demon Vighnasura.

Panch Kedar-

 Kedarnath

 Madhmaheshwar

 Tungnath

 Rudranath

 Kalpeshwar

12 Jyotirlinga
1. Somnath in Saurashtra (Guj)
2. Mallikarjun in Srisailam (A.P.)
3. Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain (M.P.)
4. Omkareshwar in Shivpuri / mAmaleswara (M.P.)
5. Vaidyanath in Deogarh (Bihar)
6. Nageswar in Darukavanam
7. Kedareswar in Kedarnath / Himalayas (Utt)
8. Tryambakeswar in Nasik (Mah)
9. Rameshwar in Setubandanam / Rameshwaram (T.N.)
10. Bhimashankar in Dakini (Mah)
11. Visweswar in Varanasi (U.P.) and
12. Ghrishneswar in Devasrovar (Mah).