Shri Girijatmaj, Lenyadri

History

• The state leaflet says Lenyadri means mountain cave, that the Girijatmaja idol faces east with the trunk to the left, and that the temple is carved from a single stone, with a large sabha mandap. It numbers the temple sixth on the yatra. Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra
• The devasthan identifies itself as Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan Trust, Golegaon, taluka Junnar, district Pune, and calls the shrine one of the Ashtavinayak sites. Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan

Why it matters

• The trust’s posts treat Girijatmaj as a Sankashti destination for devotees coming from Pune and other cities. See the crowd notes for the dates it actually published. Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan · Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan

Location

• Golegaon, taluka Junnar, district Pune, as printed by the trust. Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan

Hours

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.

Aarti and rituals

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.

Festivals

• The trust’s news through 2026 records a Sankashti gathering on many months, and uses the names Angarak or Angarki Sankashti when the day is a Tuesday: 6 January 2026, 5 May 2026, and 29 September 2026. A Monday, Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday Sankashti in the same year are not given that name on the headlines checked. Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan · Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan · Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan · Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan
• The trust also published a Maghi Shri Ganesh Jayanti celebration and an akhand Harinam saptah around 16–23 January 2026. Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan
• Ozar’s trust, the other Junnar Ashtavinayak, separately schedules a mahayag on every Angarki Chaturthi, which is how that trust distinguishes the day from an ordinary Vinayaki Chaturthi and from Sankashti. Shree Vighnahar Ganpati Devasthan Trust, Ozar

How to reach

• The trust’s January Angarki post says devotees came from Pune, Ahmednagar, Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, and Junnar. It does not print a bus number. The leaflet’s kilometre lines for Lenyadri disagree with each other and are not used. Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan · Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra

Best time to visit

Not stated in the sources used for this entry.

Crowds

• On the Tuesday Sankashtis of 6 January, 5 May, and 29 September 2026 the trust reported thousands of devotees and a fair-like crush, and said it arranged crowd control. Those posts are the crowd evidence. They are not a prediction for the next Tuesday. Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan · Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan · Shri Lenyadri Ganpati Devasthan

Nearby

• Ozar’s trust lists Lenyadri’s caves among the places in Junnar taluka, together with Shivneri fort. Shree Vighnahar Ganpati Devasthan Trust

Access

• The leaflet’s description is a cave cut in the mountain. It does not describe a step-free path. Plan for a climb, and do not assume a wheelchair route. Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra