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Ranjangaon is a village located at a distance of about 50 km from Pune. Located there is the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Industrial area and a shrine to Mahaganapati.

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Ranjangaon
town
Ranjangaon Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Ranjangaon Ranjangaon (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°45′N 74°14′E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	412220
Vehicle registration	MH-12
Nearest city	Shirur
Website	pune.nic.in

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.[1][2]

The Mahaganapati is considered to be one of the Ashtavinayaka shrines of Maharashtra, celebrating eight instances of legends related to Ganesha.[3]

Mahaganapati at Ranjangaon is believed to have come to the aid of Shiva in destroying the citadels of the demon Tripurasura. According to history, the temple was built between 9th & 10th century. Madhavrao Peshwa 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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