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Ozar · Maharashtra

Sri Vighneshwar / Vighnahar Ganpati Temple

Sri Vighneshwar / Vighnahar Ganpati Temple — Ozar, Junnar Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra (Kukadi river bank, near Yedgaon Dam)

Vighneshwar / Vighnahar — seventh tirtha of the Ashtavinayaka; 'Vighna' (obstacle) + 'Ishwar/Har' = obstacle-removing Ganesha; the only fully gilded golden-kalash-and-shikhara temple in the Ashtavinayaka

अन्य नाम: Vighneshwar · Vighnahar · Vighnahari · Vigneshwara

  • Seventh tirtha of the Ashtavinayak…
  • The only fully gold-kalash
  • The only Vighnasura-narrative site…
  • On the Kukadi river bank
Sri Vighneshwar / Vighnahar Ganpati Temple
दर्शन समय
05:00 – 22:30
स्वरूप
Swayambhu stone idol
स्थान
Ozar · Maharashtra
उत्तम ऋतु
Open year-round
काल
Very ancient by tradition

इस मन्दिर की विशेषता

  • Seventh tirtha of the Ashtavinayaka yatra; the Junnar-taluka Ashtavinayaka pair (Lenyadri + Ozar)
  • The only fully gold-kalash + gold-shikhara temple in the Ashtavinayaka — gilded by Chimaji Appa after the Vasai victory (defeat of the Portuguese, 1739); a Maratha-Peshwa military-gratitude monument
  • The only Vighnasura-narrative site in the Ashtavinayaka — the King Abhinandan yajna-disruption narrative
  • On the Kukadi river bank + near Yedgaon Dam — a scenic natural setting; a Junnar-taluka sight
  • Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Monday 14 September 2026
01
मूल विग्रह

मुख्य देव एवं स्वरूप

Sri Vighneshwar / Vighnahar Ganesha — swayambhu stone idol, east-facing, left-trunk (vamamukhi); eyes set with precious stones (most sources rubies; Wikipedia variant emeralds); a diamond on the forehead; a precious stone / diamond in the navel; smeared with sindur-oil; flanked by brass icons of Riddhi and Siddhi

Swayambhu stone idol — a memorial of the Vighnasura defeat; east-facing left-trunk; the only fully gold-leafed kalash + shikhara temple in the Ashtavinayaka

सम्प्रदाय: Ganapatya sampradaya — seventh tirtha in the Ashtavinayaka yatra order; the Vighnasura narrative site recorded in the Mudgala Purana + Skanda Purana + Tamil Vinayaka Purana

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स्थल-पुराण

कथा, इतिहास एवं महत्व

Mudgala Purana + Skanda Purana + Tamil Vinayaka Purana

The Ozar Vighneshwar narrative; Ashtakshetra enumeration

Vighnasura narrative (King Abhinandan's yajna disruption)

King Abhinandan withheld offerings to Indra during a yajna. Enraged, Indra dispatched Kala (Time/Death), who took the form of the demon Vignasura to wreck the sacrifice. Vignasura then rampaged across the universe disrupting all sages' auspicious rituals. Advised by Brahma/Shiva, the sages invoked Ganesha; Ganesha battled Vignasura; the demon surrendered and pleaded mercy, vowing to dwell only where Ganesha is not worshipped. Vignasura himself asked Ganesha to take the title 'Vigneshwara' to commemorate the victory; the sages consecrated the murti at Ozar.

संत एवं परम्परा

  • King Abhinandan — origin of the yajna-disruption narrative
  • Brahma/Shiva — counselled the invocation of Ganesha
  • Vignasura — the defeated demon and namegiver of 'Vigneshwara'
  • Chimaji Appa (brother and military commander of Peshwa Bajirao I) — gilded the shikhara with gold leaf after the Vasai victory (defeat of the Portuguese, 1739); established the Maratha-Peshwa military-gratitude memorial
  • Shri Appa Shastri Joshi (1967) — modern renovator
  • Shri Vighnahar Ganpati Devsthan Trust, Ozar — modern administration (independent; NOT Chinchwad Devasthan)

ऐतिहासिक घटनाक्रम

  1. 1739Chimaji Appa's Vasai victory (defeat of the Portuguese); subsequent gold-leaf gilding of the Ozar shikhara — the only gold-shikhara Ashtavinayaka temple was thus established — Wikipedia + Maharashtra Tourism + ashtavinayak.net + 6+ multi-source
  2. 1785Present structure built/renovated — Peshwa-era — Wikipedia + ashtavinayak.net + Astroved + ApniSanskriti multi-source
  3. 1967Renovation by Shri Appa Shastri Joshi — Wikipedia + ashtavinayak.net
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नित्य उपासना

दर्शन समय एवं आरती

05:00 से 22:30 तक

Kakad Aarti05:00
Daily
Mahapuja and Abhishek07:00
Daily
Midday Naivedya12:00
Daily
Evening Aarti20:00
Daily
Shej Aarti (closing)22:30
Daily

विशेष नियम: Open year-round 365 days; no entry fee; photography forbidden in the garbhagriha; free parking; no midday closure

04
दर्शन

दर्शन के प्रकार

General Free Darshanनिःशुल्क
समय
05:00-22:30 (daily)
उपयुक्त
All devotees

Open year-round; no entry fee.

Abhishek and Mahapuja

Book via the trust office; morning 07:00.

Gold-kalash-shikhara darshanनिःशुल्क

Outer darshan of the unique fully gold-leafed shikhara and kalash in the Ashtavinayaka.

Lenyadri pair yatra (~14-15 km)निःशुल्क

Junnar-taluka Ashtavinayaka pair with Lenyadri Girijatmaj (Ashtavinayaka #6) — a one-day combination.

5 Bhakta Niwas (trust-run)

5 trust-run bhakta bhavans; ~300 community marriages annually for 20+ years.

05
उत्सव

प्रमुख पर्व एवं उत्सव

Bhadrapad Ganesh Chaturthi 2026Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi (days 1-5)

Monday 14 September 2026; principal annual celebration; Anant Chaturdashi on 25 September 2026.

Maghi Ganesh Jayanti 2026Magha Shukla Chaturthi

Thursday 22 January 2026 — Ganesha's rebirth.

Kartik Purnima 5-day Deepamala celebrationKartik Purnima

5-day grand lamp-lighting; the twin stone Deepamalas (near the gateway) are spectacularly lit.

Monthly Sankashti and Vinayaki ChaturthiKrishna and Shukla Chaturthi (every month)

Special mahabhishek and puja.

06
आस्था

मनोकामना एवं फल

Vighna-harana sankalpa (per the name 'Vighneshwar')

The Ashtavinayaka whose name is the deed — universal obstacle remover; per the Vignasura defeat narrative, a tirtha for the removal of every obstacle

स्रोत: Mudgala Purana + Skanda Purana + ashtavinayak.net multi-source

Yajna / ritual-disruption removal sankalpa

Per the King Abhinandan yajna-disruption narrative — a tirtha for removing obstacles in yajnas, anushthans and ritual-karmas

स्रोत: Mudgala Purana + Ganapati Naman blog

Maratha-Peshwa military-victory gratitude darshan (the Chimaji Appa tradition)

Per Chimaji Appa's gilding-after-Vasai-victory tradition — a tirtha for military victory gratitude and battle-victory sankalpas

स्रोत: Wikipedia + Maharashtra Tourism multi-source

Gold-kalash-shikhara darshan sankalpa (unique)

Darshan of the only fully gold-leafed shikhara and kalash in the Ashtavinayaka — a unique vaibhava-darshan sankalpa

स्रोत: Wikipedia + ashtavinayak.net + 5+ multi-source

Lenyadri-Ozar pair yatra sankalpa

Junnar-taluka Ashtavinayaka pair — Girijatmaj (putra-prapti) + Vighneshwar (vighna-harana) — a combined one-day sankalpa

स्रोत: Maharashtra Tourism + Trawell

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जप

मन्त्र एवं स्तोत्र

  • Om Gam Ganapataye NamahBija mantraGanapatya tradition
  • Om Vigneshwaraya NamahNama mantraGanapatya traditionइस मन्दिर हेतुThe Vighneshwar-specific nama mantra
  • Om Vighnaharaya NamahNama mantraGanapatya traditionइस मन्दिर हेतुThe Vighnahar-specific nama mantra
  • Sankatnashana Ganesha StotraStotraNarada Purana
  • Ganapati AtharvashirshaUpanishadic stotraAtharvaveda
08
तीर्थाटन

समीप के तीर्थ एवं परिपथ

Yedgaon Dam1 किमी

A scenic natural setting; the temple-view backdrop

Kukadi river ghats200 मी

A sacred-bathing tirtha

Lenyadri Girijatmaj Temple (Ashtavinayaka #6)15 किमी

The previous tirtha in the Ashtavinayaka yatra order; the only Buddhist-cave temple; the Junnar-taluka pair yatra — one-day combination

Shivneri Fort (Chhatrapati Shivaji's birthplace)13 किमी

Birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630); UNESCO-nominated Maratha fort

Junnar taluka HQ8 किमी

The northernmost taluka HQ of Pune district; a historical centre

Narayangaon9 किमी

A historical trade centre; an NH-60 waypoint

Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga90 किमी

One of the 12 Jyotirlingas; an Ashtavinayaka-Jyotirlinga combined yatra

Ranjangaon Mahaganpati (Ashtavinayaka #8)95 किमी

The eighth and final tirtha in the Ashtavinayaka yatra order

Ashtavinayaka yatra shastrokt order — seventh tirtha

Seventh tirtha; order: 1. Morgaon → 2. Siddhatek → 3. Pali → 4. Mahad → 5. Theur → 6. Lenyadri → 7. **Ozar (this)** → 8. Ranjangaon → return to Morgaon

8 मंदिर · 3 दिन

Junnar-taluka Ashtavinayaka pair yatra (Lenyadri + Ozar)

Girijatmaj + Vighneshwar — Junnar-taluka Ashtavinayaka pair (~15 km); a one-day combination; combining putra-prapti + vighna-harana sankalpas

2 मंदिर

Pune-Lenyadri-Ozar-Bhimashankar roadtrip

Pune-base multi-tirtha combination — Lenyadri + Ozar + Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga; 2-3 days

3 मंदिर

Junnar multi-faith heritage yatra (Lenyadri + Shivneri + Ozar)

A single-taluka multi-faith heritage combination — Buddhist (Lenyadri) + Maratha (Shivneri) + Ganapatya (Ozar)

3 मंदिर

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मार्गदर्शन

यात्रा एवं संपर्क

पता
Shri Vighnahar Ganpati Devasthan, Ozar, Junnar Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra — PIN 410504 (Kukadi river bank, near Yedgaon Dam)
हवाई अड्डा
Pune International Airport (PNQ, Lohegaon) — ~85 km
रेलवे
Pune Junction Railway Station — ~85 km
बस-स्टैण्ड
Ozar bus stand (MSRTC); Narayangaon ~9 km north; Junnar ~8 km; on the Pune-Nashik NH-60
उत्तम ऋतु
Open year-round (365 days); Ganesh Chaturthi 14 September 2026 + Visarjan 25 September 2026; Maghi Jayanti 22 January 2026; Kartik Purnima 5-day Deepamala celebration; October-February has the best weather
प्रबन्धन
President: Ganesh Kawade; Trustees: Babanrao Mande, Anandrao Mande, Shriram Pandit
वेबसाइट
https://shrivighnaharganapatiozar.org ↗
9 किमीNarayangaon
8 किमीJunnar
15 किमीLenyadri
85 किमीPune
85 किमीPune Airport
85 किमीPune Junction
145 किमीNashik
182 किमीMumbai
90 किमीBhimashankar Jyotirlinga
95 किमीRanjangaon
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