Ranjangaon is a village located at a distance of about 50 km from

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. Located there is the

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(MIDC) Industrial area and a shrine to Mahaganapati. 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. The Mahaganapati is considered to be one of the

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shrines of Maharashtra, celebrating eight instances of legends related to

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.Ranjangaon - Mahaganapati
/ref> Mahaganapati at Ranjangaon is believed to have come to the aid of

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in destroying the citadels of the demon Tripurasura. According to history, the temple was built between 9th & 10th century.

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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.

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Villages in Pune district {{Pune-geo-stub