Ranjangaon

Ranjangaon is a village 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.

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

The MIDC in Ranjangoan is a five star industrial area, in which several manufacturing companies including LG, Whirlpool, Carraro, Fiat, Bombay Dyeing, Maccaferri, Beakaert etc. 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. Because of MIDC and Mahaganpati many local people have get jobs or they have started their own business.

References
  1. Ranjangaon - MIDC Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Ranjangaon - MIDC Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ranjangaon - Mahaganapati


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