10

Best Pilgrimage Sites In Maharashtra

By Leisure Trippers

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Shirdi

Shirdi is a pilgrimage town located in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. About 180 km from Pune and 258 km from Mumbai,

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Nashik

Nasik or Nasik is the third largest city of Maharashtra in terms of population. Located approximately 182 km from Mumbai and 211 km from Pune.

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Ganpatipule

Ganpatipule is a small pilgrimage & beach town on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra in India. About 307 km from Pune, and 345 km from Mumbai, 

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Kolhapur

Kolhapur is a city and the district headquarters of Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. About 237 km from Pune and 388 km from Mumbai.

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Harihareshwar

Harihareshwar is a coastal town in Raigarh district of Maharashtra, India. About 175 km from Pune and 213 km from Mumbai.

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Shani Shingnapur

The idol of Lord Shani Dev in Shingnapur temple is Swayambhu and the temple is believed to be a Jagrut Devasthan, which means a deity still resides in the temple.

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Trimbakeshwar 

Trimbakeshwar is a small pilgrimage town located on the banks of the Godavari River at the foothills of the Brahmagiri Mountains in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.

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Bhimashankar Temple

Bhimashankar Temple is an ancient pilgrimage site located near Karjat in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri Hills in Maharashtra.

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Ghrushneshwar

Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Ghrishneshwar Temple is considered to be the last or 12th Jyotirlinga on earth.

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Jejuri

Jejuri town is famous for Khandoba Temple, one of the most sacred temples of Maharashtra and one of the popular tourist places in Pune.