Ranjangaon Ganpati is one among the Ashtavinayak, celebrating eight temples dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Ganpati Idol in this temple was donated by one of the Gold Smith Family in Ranjangaon. According to the history the temple was built in between 9th and 10th century. Madhavrao Peshwa made a room in the basement of the temple to keep the idol of the lord Ganesh. Later on Sardar Kibe of Indore renovated it. Main temple looks like temple from Peshwa's period. Temple facing east has huge & beautiful entrance gate,Constructed so that the rays of the Sun fall directly on the idol (during the southward movement of the sun),.The idol of lord Ganesh is also named as Shri Mahaganpati Ashtavinayak
The Maha Ganpati at Ashtavinayak is the most powerful representation of Lord Ganesha. Maha Ganpati is depicted as having eight, ten or twelve arms. It is after invoking this form of Ganpati that Shiva vanquished the demon Tripurasur and so he is also known as Tripurarivade Mahaganpati. Temple is 50 km from Pune on Nagar road.
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