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Shree
Mahaganpati(Ranjangoan)
About Ranjangoan:
Ranjangoan is situated on Pune-Ahmednagar Highway.
From Mumbai one can go to Pune, from Pune one can reach Ranjangoan in the
following ways:
State transport buses are available from Pune's Shivajinagar bus stand.
On Pune-Ahmednagar Highway,Ranjangoan is at a distance of 50kms from Pune.
Shree Mahaganpati's Temple and Idol:
Temple faces east and has a beautiful and big entrance.Idols of two door
keepers namely Jay and Vijay are present near the gateway.Nagarkhana is
situated above the entrance gate. Main temple looks like temple from
peshwa's period.Temple is so constructed that sun rays fall directly on
Shree Ganesha's idol.The stone pillars of old temple will be seen in the
compound which indicates that architecture of original temple shows
similarity to 9th or 10th century architecture.
Idol faces east and is in a crossed legged sitting position with broad
forehead and the trunk turned towards the left. Riddhi and Siddhi are on
both the sides of Mahaganpati.It is said that the original idol of
mahaganpati is hidden in a cellar in the basement.It is also said that it
has10 trunks and 20 hands.Meditating on that idol is called Mahaganapati
Dhyan.That idol is not taken out usually.That ganesha is called
Mahotkata.However temple trustee's have refused the existence of such an
idol in the cellar. |
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