Temples of Maharashtra

Ballaleshwar

Named after the devotee Ballal.

Chintamani

Where Ganesha removes worries (chintā).

Girijatmaj

Only Ashtavinayak temple set in a cave.

Mahaganpati

Most powerful form of Ganesha, with ten trunks and twenty arms in legend.

Mayureshwar

Starting and ending point of the Ashtavinayak yatra.

Siddhivinayak

The only Ashtavinayak with the trunk turning right.

Varadavinayak

Granter of boons.

Vighnahar

Remover of obstacles.

Bhimashankar

Set deep in the Sahyadri ranges; a wildlife sanctuary surrounds it.

Grishneshwar

Mahalakshmi

Considered one of the principal Shakti Peethas.

Mahalakshmi Mumbai

Saptashrungi

Sati's chin (right arm in some accounts) fell here, on the seven-peaked hill near Nashik.