23 researched sites, each with sourced history, pilgrimage information and the prayers associated with it.
Aundha Nagnath Temple, in Hingoli district, Maharashtra, is one of three genuine claimants to the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga of Shiva, alongside Dwarka in Gujarat (t…
Ballaleshwar Temple in Pali, Raigad district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines (commonly cited as third in the traditional yatra sequence, though this v…
Bhimashankar Temple, in the Sahyadri hills of Pune district, Maharashtra, is one of three Jyotirlingas of Shiva located within Maharashtra and is traditionally…
Chintamani Temple in Theur, roughly 25 km from Pune, is one of the larger and more famous of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines, closely associated historically wit…
Girijatmaj Temple at Lenyadri, roughly 4.8 km north of Junnar, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and the only one located on a mountain and within a rock…
Grishneshwar Temple, in Verul village directly adjoining the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, is traditionally counted as the twelfth and final of the twelve Jyotir…
Kalaram Temple, in the Panchavati area of Nashik on the banks of the Godavari river, is a Hemadpanthi-style black basalt temple enshrining black stone idols of…
Mahaganapati Temple in Ranjangaon, Shirur taluka, Pune district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and, by most sources, the temple traditionally visited…
Mahalakshmi Temple, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, also known locally as Ambabai Temple, is dedicated to the goddess Mahalakshmi. **This platform found genuine, unre…
Mahalakshmi Temple, in the Mahalakshmi area of central Mumbai, is one of the city's most visited and revered temples, enshrining images of the Tridevi (three-go…
Mayureshwar Temple (also called Moreshwar Temple) in Morgaon, Pune district, is the first of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and traditionally the prescribed sta…
Parli Vaijnath Temple, in Maharashtra's Beed district, is one of three genuine claimants to the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga of Shiva, alongside Deoghar in Jharkhand…
Puj Chaliha Sahib Jhulelal Mandir, in Ulhasnagar 5 (also called Sindhunagar), near Kalyan, Maharashtra, is recorded as the first Jhulelal temple built in India…
Renuka Devi Temple, in Mahur (also called Mahurgad), Nanded district, Maharashtra, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peethas and one of Maharashtra's ow…
Saptashrungi Temple, on a hilltop in Vani, roughly 60 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and one of Maharashtra's own "three…
Shri Sai Baba Temple (Shree Samadhi Mandir) in Shirdi, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, is the samadhi (memorial shrine) of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a saint who liv…
Siddhivinayak Temple, in the Prabhadevi area of central Mumbai, is one of the city's most visited and wealthiest temples, drawing devotees from across all walks…
Siddhivinayak Temple at Siddhatek, on the banks of the Bhima river in Ahmednagar district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines (sources vary on its exact n…
The Ashtavinayak ("eight Ganeshas") is a traditional pilgrimage circuit of eight self-manifested (swayambhu) Ganesha temples across Pune, Raigad, and Ahmednagar…
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, in the town of Trimbak, roughly 28 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, enshrines one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and is unique amon…
Varadvinayak Temple in Mahad, Khalapur taluka, Raigad district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines, distinctive for its swayambhu (self-manifested) idol's…
Vighnahar Temple (also called Vigneshwara Temple) in Ozar, near Junnar, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and the only one among them featuring a golden…
Vithoba Temple in Pandharpur, on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river in Maharashtra, is the spiritual centre of the Varkari tradition, one of the most significa…
