5 Manache Ganpati You Must Visit in Pune

Pune is the birthplace of Ganesh Festival in India and the city has the first five Ganpati known as Manache Ganpati. Here is the list of manache five Ganapti from Pune.

Kasaba Ganapti – Kasaba Peth

Kasaba-Ganapti

Kasba Ganapati at Kasaba Peth is the first Manache Ganpati of Pune, located near the house of Vinayak Thakar. Photo Credit @Amol Mase

Tambdi Jogeshwari – Appa Balwant Chowk

Tambdi-Jogeshwari

Tambdi Jogeshwari Ganpati is the second Manache Ganpati and one of the most popular Ganpati idols in Pune. Photo Credit @Amol Mase

Guruji Talim – Laxmi Road

Guruji-Talim-Ganapati

Guruji Talim Ganpati is the third most revered Ganpati in Pune, located at Laxmi Road. Photo Credit @Amol Mase

Tulshibaug Ganapati – Tulshibaug

Tulshibaug-Ganapati

Tulshibaug Ganapati is the fourth respected Ganpatis of Pune, located at the most crowded part of Tulshibaug. Photo Credit @Amol Mase

Kesariwada Ganapati – Narayan Peth

Kesariwada-Ganapati

Kesriwada Ganapti was first installed by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and since then Ganesh Puja is celebrated in public. Photo Credit @Amol Mase

Ashtavinayaka Ganesh Temples Around Pune

ashtavinayak-ganpati

Ashtavinayaka refers to eight Lord Ganeshas temples around Pune that house eight distinct idols of Ganesha. The eight temples of the Ashtavinayak in their religious sequence are:

Moreshwar Temple, Morgaon
Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek
Ballaleshwar Temple, Pali
Varadavinayak Temple, Mahad
Chintamani Temple, Theur
Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyadri
Vighneshwar Temple, Ozar
Mahaganapati Temple, Ranjangaon

Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple

Dagdusheth-Ganpati-Pune

Dagadusheth Ganapati Temple of Pune is located in Budhwar Peth and visited by thousands of pilgrims every year. The Halwai Ganapati Trust is one of the richest temple in Maharashtra.