Maharashtra pilgrimage tour 2: "Shree Sai Mauli Aropg" Picnic Group 😃😃😃

Maharashtra Pilgrimage tour; By "Shree Sai Mauli Aropg" picnic group

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Experience of journey can't be described in words but it surely delights to our eyes. I went on this trip in December, 2017. Affordable package, comfortable journey, accommodation, luxury bus booking - well seat arrangement, tasty-Delicious food, Sound system-DJ arrangement for dance fun parties on the tour, cake cutting party & overall trip management everything was excellent. We have been enjoying all tours arranged by Shree Sai Mauli aropg group since we joined them on Ashtavinayak Pilgrim Tour in Jan, 2017. Ashtavinayak yatra or pilgrimage tour covers the eight ancient holy temples of Shri Ganesha. Mostly all temples are situated around Pune in Maharashtra. 

*श्री साई माऊली* Aropg - Ashtavinayak Darshan, Lenyadri

Darshan Yatra 2: Tuljapur, Akkalkot, Pandharpur, Kolhapur. Dec, 2017
Tuljapur is a town in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra. It is approx 45KM from Solapur if you are coming by train from Mumbai to Solapur and if you are coming by bus from Mumbai, it is approx. 442KM from Mumbai on Mumbai-Pune- Bengaluru highway. Tuljabhavani temple is located in Tuljapur. I have been visiting this temple since childhood as our Kulaswamini is Tuljabhavani.

Akkalkot is a town in Solapur district in Maharashtra. It is situated approx 38KM from Solapur on Solapur-Ganagapur road and is very close to Maharashtra and Karnataka state border. This place is known for association with Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj, the reincarnation of the Lord Dattatreya.

Shree Swami Samarth maharaj temple, Akkalkot

Pandharpur is pilgrimage town on the banks of Chandrabhaga river in Solapur district in Maharashtra, India. Distance from Solapur to Pandharpur is approx. 75Km.

Narsobawadi is situated 51 Km from Kolhapur and if you are planning to visit here by train, the nearest railway station is Jaysingpur, on Mumbai-Pune-Kolhapur train route. Jaysingpur to Narsobachi wadi by road distance is 13Kilometers. Here you can take a boat ride as this place is located on the bank of a river. Narasimhawadi (Narsobawadi or Narsobachi Wadi)-Narsobawadi gets its name from the presence of 'Shri Narasimha Saraswati', the Purna Avatar (incarnation) of the Lord Shree Dattatreya.

Kolhapur-Jaysingpur (नरसोबाची वाडी) photo

Mahalaxmi temple (कोल्हापुरची महालक्ष्मी).

Distance from Pandharpur to Kolhapur is abt 175Km. ( via Miraj - Sangola - Pandharpur Rd.)
Kolhapur city is located in the south-west region of Maharashtra state. The famous Mahalakshmi temple is situated here (Goddess Mahalakshmi). It is a tourist friendly destination w.r.t. accommodation, food, shopping and communication with people.
Tourist attractions are Mahalakshmi and Jyotiba Temple, Museum, Panhala Fort, palace, etc. 

Mahalakshmi temple - Kolhapur

My Ashtavinayak Darshan Tour (4 days / 3 nights) : Organised by our picnic group
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Ashtavinayak Tour Map

Ashtavinayak yatra or pilgrimage tour covers the eight ancient holy temples of Shri Ganesha. Mostly all temples are situated around Pune in Maharashtra. 

Tour Plan for Ashtavinayak Darshan:

Day 1: Start journey by Luxury bus from Mumbai at 1AM.

Reach Pali in the early morning then proceed to Mahad. 

Visit Shri Varadvinayak temple in Mahad and Shri Ballaleshwar temple in Pali.

Then proceed to visit Prati Shirdi Shri Saibaba temple and Prati Balaji Darshan.

Night halt at hotel in Jejuri.

Approximate Distance calculated during my trip to Ashtavinayak temples:

Distance from Mumbai to Pali (Shri Ballaleshwar Ganpati Temple): Mumbai to Pali (Shri Ballaleshwar Ganpati Temple) approximate distance is 104 Kms and it takes approximately 3hours by road.

Approx. Distance from Pali (Shri Ballaleshwar Ganpati Temple) to Mahd (Mahad Ashtavinayak Temple) is 38Kms, duration of travel is approx. 1 hour.

 Mahad Ashtavinayak temple to Prati Shirdi Shirgaon approximate distance is 60Kms.

The driving approximate distance from Prati Shirdi Temple Shirgaon to Prati balaji Temple (Replica of the Tirupati Balaji) on Pune-Satara highway 30 km.

Distance of Jejuri from Prati Balaji temple, narayanpur is approximate 57Kms. (2Hrs.)

Day 2: Visit Khandoba temple in the early morning in Jejuri.

Proceed to visit Shri Moreshwar temple in Morgaon, Shri Siddhivinayak temple in Siddhatek and Shri Chintamani temple at Theur.

Night halt at hotel in Alandi.

Jejuri to Morgaon (Ganpati Temple) approximate distance is 19 Kms and it takes approximately 30mins by road.

Morgaon to Siddhatek (Ganpati Temple) approximate distance is 66 Kms.

Siddhatek to Theur distance is approximate 90Kms.

Theur (Shree Chintamani Vinayaka Temple) to Alandi approximate distance is 33 Kms.

Day 3: Visit temple at Alandi in the morning.

Then proceed towards Ranjangaon to visit Shri Mahaganapati temple, Shri Vighneshwar temple in Ozhar and Shri Girijatmaj temple in Lenyadri.

Proceed towards Shirdi at night.

Night halt in hotel at Shirdi.

Distance between Alandi to Ranjangaon by road is approximate 46Kms.

Distance between Ranjangaon to Ozhar by road is approximate 65Kms.

Ozhar (Shree Vighnahar Ganapati Mandir) to Shri Girijatmaj temple in Lenyadri approximate distance is 15 Kms.

Lenyadri to Shirdi approximate distance is 126Kms and it takes approximately 2 hours 45mins by road.

Day 4: Visit Shri Saibaba temple in Shirdi.

After lunch in annachhatra at Shirdi; proceed for return journey from Shirdi to Mumbai.

Back to Mumbai by 6PM. 
Shirdi to Mumbai approximate distance is 240Kms and it takes approximately 4 hours 40mins by road Via Ghoti-Igatpuri-Thane.

 Girijatmaj Vinayak temple of Lenyadri is one of the Ashtavinayak temples of Maharashtra; is the only temple of the Ashtavinayaka which is on mountain. This temple stands amidst a cave complex.

Lenyadri is about 95KM from Pune on Pune - Nashik highway.

Kolhapur Tourism Map 

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