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ASHTAVINAYAK DARSHAN
Ashtavinayak means "eight Ganeshas".To complete the Ashtavinayaka Yatra, one must revisit the first temple after visiting all the eight temples.The Ashtavinayaka Yatra is a pilgrimage covering these eight holy abodes of Ganesha in and around Pune and Raigad districts of Maharashtra. Out of these 8 Temples, 5 are in Pune district, 2 are in Raigad district and 1 is in Ahmednagar.The pilgrimage takes 3 days to complete. As per scriptures travel starts from Moreswar in Moregaon then Siddhivinayak temple of Siddhatek, Pali, Mhad, Theur Chintamani Ganesh in Pune, Lenyandri, Ojar, Ranjangaon then back to Moregaon where pilgrimage had started. Explore Ashtavinayak Darshan with Dhandai Travels.
The Ashtavinayak Temples should be visited in a pre-determined sequence. It should begin with Sri Moreshwar Temple followed by the Siddhivinayak Temple, Ballaleshwar Temple, Varadvinayak Temple, Chintamani Temple, Girijatmaj Temple, and the Vignahar Temple. The last temple in the list is the Mahaganapathi Temple at Ranjangaon, Pune. It is believed that the pilgrimage is complete only when the devotee visits the first time again after visiting all the other seven temples.
The eight temples/idols of the Ashtavinayaka in their religious sequence are:
| # | Temple | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayureshwar Temple | Morgaon, Pune district |
| 2 | Siddhivinayak Temple | Siddhatek, Ahmednagar district |
| 3 | Ballaleshwar Temple | Pali, Raigad district |
| 4 | Varadavinayak Temple | Mahad, Raigad district |
| 5 | Chintamani Temple | Theur, Pune district |
| 6 | Girijatmaj Temple | Lenyadri, Pune district |
| 7 | Vighneshwar Temple | Ozar, Pune district |
| 8 | Mahaganapati Temple | Ranjangaon, Pune district |
Traditionally, Moreshwar of Moregaon is the first temple visited by the pilgrims. The temples should be visited in this order Moregaon, Siddhatek, Pali, Mahad, Theur, Lenyandri, Ozar, Ranjangaon. The pilgrimage is concluded with a second visit to Moregaon.All these murtis are called svayambhu idols in Sanskrit (self-originating/self-existent images, and not carved images).
