Ranjangaon Ganpati | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 18°45′N 74°14′E / 18.750°N 74.233°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Maharashtra |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 412220 |
Vehicle registration | MH-12 |
Nearest city | Shirur |
Website | pune |
Ranjangaon is a village in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India, located at a distance of about 50 km from Pune. Located there is the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Industrial area and a shrine to Mahaganapati.
The MIDC in Ranjangoan is an industrial area, in which several manufacturing companies including LG, Whirlpool, Carraro, Fiat, Bombay Dyeing, Maccaferri and Beakaert are based.[1][2]
The Mahaganapati is considered to be one of the Ashtavinayaka shrines of Maharashtra, celebrating eight instances of legends related to Ganesha.[3]
Mahaganapati at Ranjangaon is believed to have come to the aid of Shiva in destroying the citadels of the demon Tripurasura. According to history, the temple was built between 9th & 10th century. Madhavrao Peshwa made a room in the basement of the temple to keep an idol of Lord Ganesh. Ranjangaon is on Pune Ahemadnagar Highway so many people stop at Mahaganpati.
References
[edit]- ^ Ranjangaon - MIDC Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ranjangaon - MIDC Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ranjangaon - Mahaganapati