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वरदविनायक (महड)
Mahad (Khalapur), Raigad, Maharashtra · 18.8095°, 73.3024°
One of the eight Ashtavinayaka shrines, in Mahad village of Khalapur taluka; the present temple was raised in 1725 by the Peshwa general Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar around an image reported found in 1690.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The sage Gritsamada's prayers are said to have won Ganesha's promise to dwell here permanently as Varadavinayaka, the granter of boons.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Peshwa (Maratha)
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