Ancient · Hindu · India
Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyadri
Lenyadri, Pune, Maharashtra · 19.2428°, 73.8856°
Ganesha as GirijatmajSatavahana (cave excavation)rock-cut Buddhist vihara adapted as a Hindu shrineAshtavinayak
Sacred since
1 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1st–3rd c. Buddhist cave, later given to Ganesha worship
Satavahana (cave excavation)
History & significance
The only Ashtavinayaka shrine set on a mountain and inside a Buddhist cave group, occupying cells of Cave 7 of the Lenyadri excavations.
Sthala katha — the legend
Parvati is said to have meditated here for twelve years, after which Ganesha granted that he would be born as her son.
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Sources
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Satavahana (cave excavation)