yatra maharashtra

ashtavinayak

eight ganpati temples around pune, visited in a shastra-prescribed sequence. the order is not a suggestion and it is not the order google maps gives you.

stops

8

duration

3 days

cost

rs 6,000–9,000 per person

season

open all year

what they don't tell you

the prescribed order is the whole question, and most blogs get it wrong. the yatra is only considered complete if you return to moreshwar at the end. nobody selling you a two-day package mentions that.

the route

pune loop, 654km — return to moreshwar to complete the yatra

  1. 01

    moreshwar

    morgaon

    the start and the end. the yatra is incomplete without returning here.

  2. 02

    siddhivinayak

    siddhatek

    the only one across the bhima river. adds real driving time.

  3. 03

    ballaleshwar

    pali

    the only one named after a devotee rather than the deity.

  4. 04

    varadvinayak

    mahad

    oil lamp said to have burned since 1892.

  5. 05

    chintamani

    theur

    the largest of the eight, and the busiest.

  6. 06

    girijatmaj

    lenyadri

    carved into a buddhist cave complex. 300+ steps.

  7. 07

    vighneshwar

    ozar

    golden dome. best maintained of the eight.

  8. 08

    mahaganapati

    ranjangaon

    the last stop before you loop back to morgaon.

other yatras

char dham

uttarakhand · 4 stops

5 shaktipeeth

himachal pradesh · 5 stops

somnath, nageshwar & dwarka

gujarat · 4 stops

mahakaleshwar & omkareshwar

madhya pradesh · 3 stops

maharashtra trio

maharashtra · 3 stops

khatu shyam & salasar

rajasthan · 3 stops

ambaji, pavagadh & girnar

gujarat · 4 stops

odisha temple circuit

odisha · 5 stops

braj parikrama

uttar pradesh · 5 stops

konkan temple coast

goa & karnataka · 6 stops

amarnath yatra

jammu & kashmir · 5 stops