Pilgrimage Routes in Maharashtra
83 places in Maharashtra under pilgrimage routes. Holy places and the routes to them.
Explore with dates- Adasa GanpatiNagpur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA twelve-foot monolithic Ganesh, one of Vidarbha’s own eight Ganpati shrines.
- Akkalkot: Swami SamarthSolapur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe seat of Swami Samarth, a major centre of the Datta tradition.
- Alandi, Dnyaneshwar SamadhiPune, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesWhere Dnyaneshwar sealed himself in at twenty one. The wari still starts here.
- Ambadevi Temple, AmravatiAmravati, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesAmravati’s principal shrine, tied to the legend of Krishna carrying off Rukmini.
- Ambajogai Caves & YogeshwariBeed, Maharashtra · CavesRock-cut caves beside one of Marathwada’s oldest temples, in Beed district.
- Ambhora HillBhandara, Maharashtra · Peak TreksA hill temple above the confluence of five rivers, Vidarbha's quiet sunrise spot.
- AnjaneriNashik, Maharashtra · Peak TreksBirthplace of Hanuman, a broad plateau, a lake and a fossil-rich conservation reserve.
- Ashtavinayak CircuitPune, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesEight Ganpati temples on a fixed 650-km circuit through three districts.
- Aundha Nagnath JyotirlingaHingoli, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA jyotirlinga in a carved 13th-century temple, far off the tourist trail.
- Babulnath TempleMumbai City, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA hill shrine above Chowpatty, found where a cow kept giving up her milk.
- Bahubali Hill, KumbhojKolhapur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA 28-foot Bahubali cut from one stone, on a hill few outside the Jain community visit.
- Banganga Tank & WalkeshwarMumbai City, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA sweet-water tank two minutes from the sea, sunk by Ram’s arrow according to the story.
- Bhadra Maruti, KhultabadChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA sleeping Hanuman, one of only three in India, ten minutes from Ellora.
- BhimashankarPune, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsA jyotirlinga at the top of a sanctuary forest, home of the Shekru, Maharashtra's state squirrel.
- Brahmagiri (Trimbakgad)Nashik, Maharashtra · FortsSource of the Godavari, above the Trimbakeshwar jyotirlinga, 700 stone steps to the top.
- Chandika Devi Cave TempleRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA cave goddess kept in complete darkness, seen only by lamplight.
- Chaturshringi TemplePune, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA hill goddess in the middle of Pune, quiet all year until Navratri arrives.
- DeekshabhoomiNagpur, Maharashtra · Monuments & HeritageWhere Ambedkar and half a million followers embraced Buddhism in 1956.
- Dehu, Tukaram MaharajPune, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA grain seller whose banned poems, by the telling, floated back up after thirteen days.
- Dhutpapeshwar, RajapurRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA Shiva shrine at the bottom of a wooded gorge, loudest in the monsoon.
- Ellora CavesChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Caves34 caves across three faiths, Kailasa is the largest monolithic rock excavation on earth.
- Global Vipassana PagodaMumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · Monuments & HeritageThe world’s largest pillarless stone dome, on a creek island reached by ferry.
- Grishneshwar JyotirlingaChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe twelfth jyotirlinga, a few minutes from the Ellora caves.
- Hazur Sahib, NandedNanded, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesOne of the five Takhts of Sikhism, where Guru Gobind Singh spent his final days.
- Jejuri: KhandobaPune, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA hill shrine where turmeric is thrown by the handful until everything turns gold.
- Jivdani Temple, VirarPalghar, Maharashtra · Temples & Shrines1,375 steps above Virar to a goddess a great many people climb to weekly.
- Jyotiba Temple, Wadi RatnagiriKolhapur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA hill shrine above Kolhapur where the festival turns the whole hilltop pink.
- Kachargadh CavesGondia, Maharashtra · CavesA vast natural cave held sacred as the origin place of the Gond people.
- Kalamb Chintamani GaneshYavatmal, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA Ganesh shrine reached by descending underground to a spring-fed sanctum.
- KalsubaiAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · Peak TreksThe highest point in Maharashtra, iron ladders, a summit temple and a 360° Sahyadri panorama.
- Kanakeshwar Forest TempleRaigad, Maharashtra · Temples & Shrines750 stone steps through forest to a Shiva temple above Alibaug.
- Karanja LadWashim, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesBirthplace of Narasimha Saraswati, and a major Digambar Jain centre.
- Karla & Bhaja CavesPune, Maharashtra · CavesIndia's largest rock-cut chaitya hall, plus Bhaja's stupa courtyard and monsoon waterfall.
- Kelzar GaneshWardha, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA hilltop Ganesh shrine on the hill locals hold to be Ekchakra Nagari.
- Kolhapur: Mahalaxmi (Ambabai)Kolhapur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA 7th-century Shakti Peetha where twice a year the sunset hits the idol.
- Kondeshwar Falls & CavesThane, Maharashtra · WaterfallsAn old forest Shiva temple behind Badlapur with monsoon cascades running past.
- Koradi Mahalaxmi JagdambaNagpur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe goddess Nagpur goes to for Navratri, twenty minutes out of the city.
- Kunkeshwar Temple & BeachSindhudurg, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesAn 11th-century Shiva temple standing directly on the beach.
- Lenyadri CavesPune, Maharashtra · CavesThe only Ashtavinayak Ganpati inside a Buddhist cave, 283 steps up a rock face.
- Lonar Crater LakeBuldhana, Maharashtra · Valleys & CanyonsA 50,000-year-old meteorite crater, the only one in basalt rock on Earth, now a Ramsar site.
- MachindragadSangli, Maharashtra · FortsAn easy fort above the Krishna valley with a Nath temple on top.
- Madhi, Kanifnath SamadhiAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA Nath samadhi entered sideways through a gap, with one of the state’s biggest fairs.
- Mahur Fort & Renuka DeviNanded, Maharashtra · FortsA hill fort and Shakti Peetha in Nanded’s greenest corner.
- MalanggadThane, Maharashtra · FortsA Sufi dargah halfway up, and a technical pinnacle above it that few ever reach.
- Mangi-TungiNashik, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesTwin pinnacles with 4,500 steps and the world's tallest Jain idol carved into the rock.
- Manudevi FallsJalgaon, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA tall Satpuda fall behind a hillside temple, Khandesh's favourite monsoon outing.
- Markanda TemplesGadchiroli, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesThe "Khajuraho of Vidarbha", a cluster of carved temples on the Wainganga.
- Marleshwar Falls & CaveRatnagiri, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA Shiva cave shrine behind a waterfall, reached by a long stepped walk up the gorge.
- Matsyodari DeviJalna, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA hilltop goddess shrine on a hill shaped, they say, like a fish.
- Muktagiri Jain TemplesAmravati, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesFifty-two Jain temples up a Satpuda hillside, with a waterfall running through.
- Muktidham TempleNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesAll twelve Jyotirlingas under one marble roof, for anyone who cannot travel to them.
- Mumba Devi TempleMumbai City, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe Koli goddess the city took its name from, tucked into the Bhuleshwar market.
- Narsi NamdevHingoli, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe birthplace of Sant Namdev, whose verses reached the Guru Granth Sahib.
- NarsobawadiSangli, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA principal Datta shrine at the Krishna-Panchganga confluence.
- Nevasa, where the Dnyaneshwari was writtenAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe pillar Dnyaneshwar leaned on while dictating the book that made Marathi literary.
- Padmalaya GaneshJalgaon, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesOne of the few temples anywhere with two swayambhu Ganesh idols in one sanctum.
- Paithan, Eknath Samadhi & JayakwadiChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe Satavahana capital, home of Eknath and of the Paithani saree.
- Panchavati & Sita GufaaNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe riverbank of the Ramayana exile, and the nose that gave Nashik its name.
- Pandharpur: Vitthal RukminiSolapur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesDestination of the Wari, Maharashtra’s greatest walking pilgrimage.
- Parli Vaijnath JyotirlingaBeed, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA hilltop jyotirlinga in Beed where anyone may touch the linga.
- Pathri: Sai Baba BirthplaceParbhani, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesWidely held to be Sai Baba’s birthplace, and a pilgrimage circuit with Shirdi.
- Patnadevi FallsJalgaon, Maharashtra · WaterfallsFalls inside Gautala sanctuary, beside the temple where the mathematician Bhaskaracharya worked.
- Pawas: Swaroopanand AshramRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesThe quiet Konkan ashram and samadhi of Swami Swaroopanand.
- PoharadeviWashim, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe Kashi of the Banjara community, and the seat of Sant Sevalal Maharaj.
- Prakasha: Dakshin KashiNandurbar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe “Dakshin Kashi” of Khandesh, old temples at the Tapi-Gomai confluence.
- Raigad FortRaigad, Maharashtra · FortsThe capital of Swarajya, 1,737 steps to Shivaji's coronation hall and samadhi.
- Rajur Ganesh TempleJalna, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA Ganesh peetha named in the Ganesh Purana, in the Jalna countryside.
- Ramtek Fort TempleNagpur, Maharashtra · FortsA hilltop temple-fort near Nagpur, tied to both Rama and the poet Kalidasa.
- Ramtirth WaterfallKolhapur, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA wide Hiranyakeshi fall near Ajara with an old temple beside it.
- SajjangadSatara, Maharashtra · FortsSamarth Ramdas Swami's samadhi, the math offers free meals and lodging to every visitor.
- Saptashrungi GadNashik, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesOne of the three-and-a-half Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra, on a cloud-wrapped ridge.
- Shegaon: Gajanan MaharajBuldhana, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesVidarbha’s busiest shrine, and one of the best-run pilgrimage complexes anywhere.
- Shikhar ShingnapurSatara, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe Bhosale family deity on a hill in the dry Man country.
- Shirdi: Sai BabaAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe samadhi of Sai Baba, one of the most visited shrines in India.
- ShivneriPune, Maharashtra · FortsWhere Shivaji Maharaj was born, seven fortified gates and the Shivai Devi temple.
- Shri Ganesh Tekdi, NagpurNagpur, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA self-manifested Ganpati on a rise beside Nagpur station, busy every day of the year.
- Sindkhed Raja: Jijabai’s BirthplaceBuldhana, Maharashtra · Monuments & HeritageWhere Jijabai was born, the Jadhav seat, now a protected heritage town.
- Someshwar WaterfallNashik, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA broad, gentle Godavari fall beside an old temple just outside Nashik.
- Trimbakeshwar JyotirlingaNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari, with a rare three-faced linga.
- Tuljapur: Tulja BhavaniDharashiv, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA Shakti Peetha, and the goddess who by legend gave Shivaji his sword.
- Unapdev Hot SpringsJalgaon, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsNatural hot sulphur springs at the foot of the Satpuda hills.
- Unkeshwar Hot SpringsNanded, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesSulphur hot springs beside a Shiva temple, deep in the Kinwat forest.
- Vajreshwari & Akloli Hot SpringsPalghar, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesBuilt on a vow after Vasai was taken, beside sulphur springs you can still bathe in.
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