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
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’.
