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Ranjangaon Ganpati | |
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  Ranjangaon Ganpati Location in Maharashtra, India  Ranjangaon Ganpati Ranjangaon Ganpati (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°45′N 74°14′E / 18.750°N 74.233°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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.
- ^ Ranjangaon - MIDC Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ranjangaon - MIDC Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ranjangaon - Mahaganapati