Places of Swayambhu Ganapati on the earth and the famous Ganapatis in Bharat are given below.
1. Three and a half Peeths (Seats) of Ganapati in Maharashtra
|
Name |
Place |
District |
1 |
Moreshwar, Mayureshwar |
Morgaon |
Pune |
2 |
Mangalamurti |
Chinchawad |
Pune |
3 |
Mahaganapati |
Rajur |
Jalana |
4 |
Prawalganesh (Half a seat) |
Padmalay |
Jalagaon |
2. Ashta (Eight) Vinayaks in Maharashtra
![Ashtavinayak](https://www.hindujagruti.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ashtavinayak.jpg)
The Ashtavinayaks are eight famous pilgrim centres in Maharashtra. The Ashtasiddhi (Eight supernatural powers) are the consorts of Ganapati. Each of the Ashtavinayaks might have become famous as representatives of a supernatural power each. The Ashtavinayaks are also associated with the eight directions.
|
Name |
Place |
District |
1 |
Moreshwar, Mayureshwar |
Morgaon |
Pune |
2 |
Ballaleshwar |
Pali |
Raigad |
3 |
Varadavinayak |
Mahad |
Raigad |
4 |
Chintamani |
Theur |
Pune |
5 |
Girijatmaj |
Lenyadri |
Pune |
6 |
Vighneshwar |
Ojhar |
Pune |
7 |
Ganapati (Mahaganapati) |
Ranjangaon |
Pune |
8 |
Gajamukh |
Siddhatek |
Ahmednagar |
3. Twenty-one Peeths of Ganapati according to the Puranas
|
Name |
Place |
District/State |
1 |
Moreshwar, Mayureshwar |
Morgaon |
Pune |
2 |
Chintamani |
Theur |
Pune |
3 |
Ganapati |
Ranjangaon |
Pune |
4 |
Girijatmaj |
Lenyadri |
Pune |
5 |
Ballaleshvar |
Pali |
Raygad |
6 |
Gajamukh |
Siddhatek |
Ahmednagar |
7 |
Chintamani |
Kalamb |
Yavatmal |
8 |
Sharmavighnesh |
Adasa |
Nagpur |
9 |
Vidnyanganesh |
Rakshasbhuvan |
Jalana |
10 |
Mahaganapati |
Rajur |
Jalana |
11 |
Bhalchandra |
Gangamasale |
Parbhani |
12 |
Lakshavinayak |
Verul |
Aurangabad |
13 |
Pravalganesh |
Padmalaya |
Jalagaon |
14 |
Dhunḍivinaya |
Kashi |
Varanasi |
15 |
Omkar |
Prayag |
Allahabad |
16 |
Bhrushundiganesh |
Namalgaon |
Beed |
17 |
Vighnaraj |
Vijaypur |
Andhra Pradesh |
18 |
Vinayak |
Kashyapashram |
Near Kashi (Varanasi) |
19 |
Mangalmurti |
Ganeshpur |
West Bengal |
20 |
Shwetavighneshwa |
Near Kumbhakona |
Tamil Nadu |
21 |
Mangalamurti |
Sanwer |
Near Ujjain |
4. Twelve famous Ganapatis in Bharat
|
Name |
Place |
1 |
Vakratunḍa Madras |
Madras (Chennai) |
2 |
Ēkadanta |
West Bengal |
3 |
Krushnapingaksha |
Madras (Chennai) |
4 |
Gajavaktra |
Orissa |
5 |
Lambodar |
Ganapatiphule, Maharashtra |
6 |
Vikat |
Himachal Pradesh |
7 |
Vighnarajendra |
Near Kurukshetra, Haryana |
8 |
Dhumravarna |
Kerala |
9 |
Bhalachandra |
Near Rameshwar |
10 |
Vinayak |
Kashi (Varanasi) |
11 |
Mahaganapati |
Gokarna Mahabaleshwar, Karnataka |
12 |
Shri Gajanan |
Himalaya mountain range |
Reference : Sanatan Sanstha’s Holy text ‘Shri Ganapati’.