According to the Mangalashtaka Shloka if you have to go to do Ashtavinayaka Yatra then go to Mayurashwar of Morgoan have his blessings, then go to Siddhatek and have darshan of Siddhivinayak, Ballaleshwar of Pali on third place and Varadvinayak of Mahad is fourth. Then come to Theur and have darshan of Shree Chintamani and get rid of all your Chintas[worries]. Then come out of Pune and go to Girijatmaj on the mountain Lenyadri near Junnar and have the darshan of Vigneshwar of Ozar. After this go to Ranjangoan and have darshan of Mahaganpati and then again come to Morgoan and complete the pilgrimage. Though the Ashtavinayak temples are all very ancient they have been renovated during the Peshwas regime.

A pilgrimage to the Ashtavinayak or eight important Ganapati shrines ensures the Pilgrims ever-lasting bliss.

Shree Mayurashwara of Morgoan situated on the banks of river Karha comes in Baramati Taluka, in District Pune. The shape of this place is like a peacock and had many peacocks as such it is called 'Morgoan'. The temple faces north, has a mouse made of black stone holding a laddu in his front legs, there is also a big Nandi. The Main temple is made up of black stone. The temple has four gates. In the eastern gate is Lakshminarayan, giver of Dharma. In the southern gate are Shankar -Parvathi giver of Artha-desired goals. Then comes the western gate where Rati and Kama reside. Lastly in the northern gate resides Mahivaraha (Earth and Sun). All the deities reside in this temple. In the eight corners, there are 8 statutes of Ganapati called Ekdanta, Mahodara, Gajanana, Lambodar, Vikata, Vigharaja, Dhumravarna and Vakratunda.

In the temple complex there are trees of Shami, Mandar and Tarati- called Kalpavruksha. To the left side of Mayureshwar is Nagnabhairava to whom we first pay obeisance. The deity 'Moreshwara' inside the sanctum is very attractive - in a sitting posture, facing east with the trunk turning left. In front of the idol are Mooksha (rat) and Mayura (peacock).

Shree Siddhivinayak - Siddhatek is on the bank of river Bhima where Lord Vishnu performed penance. It is believed that Siddhivinayak leads work to completion. The temple is on the hill facing north. The idol is facing north with the trunk turned right. Riddhi and Siddhi are sitting on one lap of Vinayaka. Brass idols of Jay and Vijay are placed both sides of Siddhivinayaka. In the sanctum itself there is a Shivapanchayatan and Goddess small temple.

Shree Ballaleshwar - Pali is situated between fort Sarasgad and river Amba. Since vinayaka gave his darshan in the guise of Brahmin, idol of Pali is dressed up as Brahmin. Two lakes encircle the temple complex. The shape of the stone temple is in the form of letter "Shree" and faces east. At sunrise the sunrays falls exactly on the Vinayaka. There is a rat idol with Modak in his hands and facing Ganesh. The idol of Vinayaka sitting on stone throne faces east and its trunk is left turned. In the background there is Riddhi and Siddhi waving chamaras.

Shree Varadvinayak - is situated in Mahad, which has beautiful surroundings. There is one Nandadeep (lamp) alighted for last 107 years. The temple has been renovated recently. There is a Goumukh towards north and holy water (tirth) comes out of this Goumukh. The original idol of the Vinayaka is seen outside the sanctum. Two stone idols of Riddhi and Siddhi are there in the sanctum. Two Ganesh idols are situated in the two corners. The idol is in sitting position with the trunk turned left and faces east.

Shree Chintamani - Theur is the nearest place of Ashtavinayak from Pune. It is said the one who is in search of happiness, whose mind is wavering like Lord Brahma, who is in midst of calamities should go to Theur and worship Shree Chintamani and get rid of all Chintas (worries) and calamities. Idol faces east is self-emanated and has a left side trunk. The main archway of the temple faces north. There is a small fountain made up of black stone in the hall. There is a small temple of Lord Shankara in the courtyard of the temple.

Shree Girajatmaj Vinayaka Temple at Lenyadri on the outskirts of Pune is the only place, which is situated on the mountain and in the vicinity of the Buddhist caves. It is the eight caves out of the 18 Buddhist caves on the mountain. These caves are also called Ganesh caves. The temple is reached after climbing 307 steps or takes a dandi as I had done. The entire temple is carved out of single stone and is facing south. In front is a huge hall without a single pillar. It has 18 small rooms for meditation. Shree Girijatmaj's idol is placed in the middle room. From the main temple one can see the River flowing and Junnar town spread near the river. The idol faces east. Parvati consecrated Ganesh idol in the cave wherein she had performed penances. The idol has been carved on the stone wall of the cave.

Shree Vighneshwar Vinayak - Ozar is situated on the banks of river ukadi. Among the Ashtavinayaka temples it is the only temple with golden dome and pinnacle. Here the Lord defeated the demon. The temple is facing east is surrounded on four sides by a protective stone wall. At the entrance there are two ' Deep Malas' of stone and two huge 'Dwar Palaks' that is guards. There are rooms for meditation on both the sides. The main temple has two halls. At the entrance there is idol of rat in running position made of white marble. Colorful attractive sketches decorate walls. Idols of Panchayatan (Sun, Shiva, Vishnu, Goddess, and Ganapati) are situated in the Four Corners of the sanctum. Idol of Lord Vigneshwara Vinayak faces east and the trunk is turned towards left. On the two sides are brass idols of Riddhi and Siddhi. Temple has golden dome and pinnacle.

Shree Mahaganapati - Ranjangoan. Mahaganpati means powerful Ganpati. Mahaganpati has eight, ten or twelve hands. Lord Shiv Shankar got victory over Tripurasar (demon) on worshipping Mahaganpati. Therefore it is called "tripurari Varado Mahaganpati". The temple faces east has huge and beautiful entrance gate. Jay and Vijay are present at the gateway. Nagakhana is situated above the entrance gate. The sunrays fall directly on Shree Ganesha idol. The idol facing east is in crossed-legged sitting position with broad forehead and trunk turned towards the left. Riddhi and Siddhi are on both the sides of Mahaganpati. It is said the original idol of Mahaganpati is hidden in the cellar in the basement. It is said it has 10 trunks and 20 hands. The stone pillars of old temple indicate that architecture is similar to 9th or 10th century architecture.