Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Maharashtra
Explore 21 sacred places in Maharashtra, india, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
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Ajanta caves, Maharashtra
Phardapur, Maharashtra, India
In a horseshoe gorge of the Deccan Plateau, Buddhist monks spent seven centuries carving thirty caves from the basalt cliffs....
Ballaleshwar Temple, Pali
Pali, Maharashtra, India
Ballaleshwar Temple in Pali is an active Ashtavinayak shrine whose Ganesha form is named for the devotee Ballal....
Bhaja Caves
Maharashtra, India
Above Bhaja village near Lonavala, a group of Buddhist caves brings a monastic settlement into view through its different kinds of space....
Bhimashankar Shiva Jyotir Linga temple, Bhimashankar, Maharashtra
Bhimashankar, Maharashtra, India
High in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Bhimashankar is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva — places where the god is held to have manifested as a column of light....
Chintamani Temple
Theur, Maharashtra, India
Chintamani Temple at Theur is one of Maharashtra's eight Ashtavinayak shrines, where Ganesha is worshipped as Chintamani Vinayaka....
Elephanta Caves
Maharashtra, India
On Elephanta Island near Mumbai, rock-cut sanctuaries give monumental form to devotion to Shiva....
Ellora caves, Maharashtra
Khuldabad, Maharashtra, India
Over four centuries, Buddhist monks, Hindu devotees, and Jain ascetics carved 34 temples and monasteries into a basalt cliff in western India—side by side, in the same...
Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyadri
Lenyadri, Maharashtra, India
Girijatmaj Temple occupies Cave 7 at Lenyadri, a wider group of ancient Buddhist rock-cut spaces north of Junnar....
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
Verul, Maharashtra, India
Grishneshwar is the last of Shiva's twelve jyotirlingas, standing in Verul village barely a kilometre from the Ellora Caves but belonging to an entirely different order of...
Kanheri Caves
Maharashtra, India
Kanheri sits within Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, where a large group of excavated chambers preserves a Buddhist monastic landscape....
Karla Caves
Maharashtra, India
Near Lonavala, Karla’s rock-cut Buddhist complex centres on a large chaitya prayer hall....
Mahaganpati Temple, Ranjangaon
Ranjangaon, Maharashtra, India
Mahaganpati Temple in Ranjangaon is the Ashtavinayak shrine of Ganesha in his great or expansive form....
Mayureshwar Temple, Morgaon
Morgaon, Maharashtra, India
Mayureshwar Temple at Morgaon is the customary opening and closing station of Maharashtra's Ashtavinayak pilgrimage....
Parli Vaijnath Temple
Parli, Maharashtra, India
Parli Vaijnath Temple in Maharashtra's Beed district is a Shiva pilgrimage destination associated with Vaidyanatha, the lord of physicians....
Shirdi Sai Baba Samadhi Temple, Maharashtra
Sainagar, Maharashtra, India
The Samadhi Mandir in Shirdi enshrines the burial place of Sai Baba.
Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
At Prabhadevi in Mumbai, Siddhivinayak is a temple of Ganesha approached at the beginning of undertakings.
Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek
Siddhatek, Maharashtra, India
Siddhivinayak Temple at Siddhatek is the Ashtavinayak shrine of Ganesha in his Siddhivinayak form, set by the Bhima River in Ahilyanagar district....
Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar Sahib, Nanded
Nanded, Maharashtra, India
Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar Sahib in Nanded is one of the five Takhts of Sikhism....
Trimbakeshwar Jyotir Linga Shiva Temple, Trimbak, Maharashtra
Trimbak, Maharashtra, India
Trimbakeshwar is the tenth jyotirlinga and the only one with a three-faced lingam — Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva together....
Varadvinayak Temple, Mahad
Mahad, Maharashtra, India
Varadvinayak Temple at Mahad in Khalapur taluka is one of Maharashtra's eight Ashtavinayak shrines....
Vighneshwar Temple, Ozar
Ojhar, Maharashtra, India
Vighneshwar Temple at Ozar is an active Ashtavinayak shrine dedicated to Ganesha as Vighneshwar or Vighnahar, the lord and remover of obstacles....
Key questions
Maharashtra sacred-site questions
How many sacred sites are listed in Maharashtra?
This regional guide currently includes 21 sacred sites in Maharashtra, india.
Which traditions are represented in Maharashtra?
The most represented traditions in the current guide include Ganapatya Hinduism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shaivism, Sikhism.
Can I view Maharashtra sacred sites on a map?
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