Ashtavinayak (Pune circuit)

The eight Ganesha temples around Pune that Ganapatya tradition treats as one yatra. Tradition is to begin and end at Morgaon. This is the plan most Maharashtra families still drive.

Duration: 2 days (or 1 very long day) · Season: Oct–Mar; avoid peak Ganesh Chaturthi crowds

1. Stop 1: Mayureshwar (Morgaon) — Morgaon, Maharashtra
2. Stop 2: Siddhivinayak, Siddhatek — Siddhatek, Maharashtra
3. Stop 3: Ballaleshwar, Pali — Pali, Raigad, Maharashtra
4. Stop 4: Varadvinayak, Mahad — Mahad, Maharashtra
5. Stop 5: Chintamani, Theur — Theur, Maharashtra
6. Stop 6: Girijatmaj, Lenyadri — Lenyadri, Maharashtra
7. Stop 7: Vighnahar, Ozar — Ozar, Maharashtra
8. Stop 8: Mahaganapati (Ranjangaon) — Ranjangaon, Maharashtra