Temples in Maharashtra

Bhimashankar Temple

Bhorgiri (Khed taluka), Maharashtra

A Jyotirlinga in the Sahyadri hills, at the source of the Bhima river.

Trimbakeshwar Temple

Trimbak, Maharashtra

A Jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari, below Brahmagiri hill.

Grishneshwar Temple

Verul (Ellora), Maharashtra

A Jyotirlinga beside the caves of Ellora, won by Ghushma's devotion.

Mayureshwar (Moreshwar) Temple

Morgaon, Maharashtra

Where the Ashtavinayak begins and ends, and Ganesha rides the peacock.

Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek

Siddhatek, Maharashtra

The second Ashtavinayak, where Vishnu gained siddhi through Ganesha.

Ballaleshwar Temple, Pali

Pali, Maharashtra

The Ashtavinayak stop where the Lord took the name of his devotee Ballal.

Varadvinayak Temple, Mahad

Mahad, Maharashtra

An Ashtavinayak seat where Ganesha grants boons and fulfils the heart's wish.

Chintamani Temple, Theur

Theur, Maharashtra

Where the wish-granting jewel was restored, Ganesha who removes all worry.

Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyadri

Lenyadri, Maharashtra

Ganesha as the son of Parvati, worshipped in a cave reached by many steps.

Vighneshwar Temple, Ozar

Ozar, Maharashtra

The Ashtavinayak Lord of obstacles, who bears the name of the demon he subdued.

Mahaganapati Temple, Ranjangaon

Ranjangaon, Maharashtra

The eighth stop, where Shiva sought Ganesha's grace to conquer Tripura.

Mahalakshmi (Ambabai) Temple

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

A Maha Shakti Peetha, sung as Kolhapure Mahalakshmi in the stotram.

Bhramari (Janasthan) Shakti Peeth

Panchavati, Maharashtra

In the Janasthan of the Ramayana, where the chin of Sati fell.

Vitthal Rukmini Temple, Pandharpur

Pandharpur, Maharashtra

The heart of the Varkari tradition, where Vitthal waits upon a brick.

Tulja Bhavani Temple

Tuljapur, Maharashtra

The kuldevi of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, said to have granted him the sword.

Saptashrungi Devi Temple

Vani, Maharashtra

The eighteen-armed Mother of the seven peaks, slayer of the buffalo-demon.

Renuka Mata Temple, Mahur

Mahur, Maharashtra

A Maha Shakti Peetha honoured as the mother of Sage Parashurama.

Mumba Devi Temple

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Guardian of the Koli fisherfolk, from whom the city of Mumbai takes its name.

Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra

The threefold Mother, said to have been recovered from the Arabian Sea.

Aundha Nagnath Temple

Aundha, Maharashtra

Held in regional tradition as the seat of the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga.

Parli Vaijnath Temple

Parli, Maharashtra

Held in regional tradition as the seat of the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga.

Shree Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai

Prabhadevi, Maharashtra

A black-stone Ganesha with trunk turned to the right, the granter of success.

Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati

Pune, Maharashtra

Installed by a grieving merchant, crowned in gold, a guardian deity of Pune.

Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir, Shirdi

Shirdi, Maharashtra

The samadhi of Sai Baba, who taught Shraddha and Saburi.

Shani Shingnapur Temple

Shingnapur, Maharashtra

Shani as a black stone under the open sky, guarding a village with no locks.

Khandoba Temple, Jejuri

Jejuri, Maharashtra

The golden hill of turmeric, where Shiva rides as Martanda Bhairava.

Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj Temple (Vatavruksha), Akkalkot

Akkalkot, Maharashtra

Grown around the sacred banyan where a Datta incarnation gave his grace.

Shri Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Shegaon

Shegaon, Maharashtra

The samadhi seat of an avadhut saint, his mantra Gan Gan Ganat Bote.

Jyotiba Temple (Wadi Ratnagiri)

Wadi Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Held in tradition as the guardian who aided Mahalakshmi against the demons.

Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Samadhi Mandir, Alandi

Alandi, Maharashtra

Home of the beloved Mauli, whose Dnyaneshwari opened the Bhagavad Gita.

Sant Tukaram Maharaj Samadhi (Gatha Mandir), Dehu

Dehu, Maharashtra

Where he sang his abhangs to Vitthal, on the bank of the Indrayani.

Kalaram Temple, Nashik

Nashik (Panchavati), Maharashtra

Rama in black stone with Sita and Lakshmana, in the Panchavati of the exile.

Yogeshwari Devi Temple, Ambajogai

Ambajogai, Maharashtra

Kuladevi of many Maharashtrian families, guardian Mother of Marathwada.

Ganpatipule Temple

Ganpatipule, Maharashtra

Facing the Arabian Sea from a Konkan hill, the guardian of the western gate.

Vajreshwari Yogini Devi Temple

Vajreshwari, Maharashtra

The Mother who wields the thunderbolt, revered amid healing hot springs.

Narsobawadi Datta Temple

Narsobawadi, Maharashtra

Sri Narasimha Saraswati's Manohar Padukas, worshipped at the river sangam.