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Ranjangaon

Coordinates: 18°45′N 74°14′E / 18.750°N 74.233°E / 18.750; 74.233
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Ranjangaon Ganpati
town
Ranjangaon Ganpati is located in Maharashtra
Ranjangaon Ganpati
Ranjangaon Ganpati
Location in Maharashtra, India
 India
StateMaharashtra
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
412220
Vehicle registrationMH-12
Nearest cityShirur
Websitepune.nic.in

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.

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