Ganesha sacred places in India

Ballaleshwar Temple, Pali

Pali, Maharashtra, India

Ballaleshwar Temple in Pali is an active Ashtavinayak shrine whose Ganesha form is named for the devotee Ballal....

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....

Kadalekalu Ganesha Temple, Hampi, Karnataka

Part of Group of Monuments at Hampi

Hampi, Karnataka, India

On the boulder-strewn slopes of Hemakuta Hill, the Vijayanagara sculptors carved their devotion into a single massive granite boulder....

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....

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....

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....