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Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Kanhor

Kanhor, Badlapur, Maharashtra · 19.1484°, 73.2770°

Sant Gajanan MaharajModern
Sacred since
1981 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1981
Modern

History & significance

A temple to the Shegaon saint Gajanan Maharaj at Kanhor in Kulgaon-Badlapur, Thane district, opened on Vijaya Dashami in 1981 on land given free by Vitthalrao Raut. Its Seva Samiti dates from the same year and has kept the Prakat Din Utsav annually since.

Sthala katha — the legend

The temple is said to have been begun after the devotee Shripadrao Kulkarni was directed to it in a dream, and an audumbar tree that sprang up beside the chosen site was taken as a sign.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern