त्योहार · MAHARASHTRA
August · Theur
Celebrated August-September at Chintamani Temple for 10 days with temple ceremonies and processions honoring Chintamani Vinayaka.
क्यों मायने रखता हैAshtavinayak festival; temple associated with Ganapatya saint Morya Gosavi; renovated by Peshwa Madhavrao I.
August at Theur opens with Angarki Chaturthi — Tuesday 4 August 2026 — drawing committed Pune pilgrim flow despite the rain. As the closest Ashtavinayak to Pune (25km), Theur captures the heaviest single-Tuesday density of the monsoon season. Chintamani runs extended ritual schedule for the festival; the temple platform remains dry but the Bhima-Mula-Mutha sangam still overflows the lower ghat. The Madhavrao Peshwa…
Theur में अभी
The Chinchwad Devasthan Trust's official pilgrim accommodation at Theur's Chintamani Ganpati (Astavinayak temple) — dormitory and family rooms at trust rates, vegetarian prasad meals. The default Astavinayak pilgrim bed for Theur.
सिग्नेचरVeg Indian-Asian thali
Veg biryani (₹250) is the under-the-radar lunch order. Cash + UPI. Weekends busy 12-2pm with Astavinayak tour groups.
सिग्नेचरPure-veg Maharashtrian thali
Modak available daily (steamed; not just festival-only). Weekend pilgrim queues 12-2pm — eat at 11am or 3pm. Cash + UPI. Open 7am-9pm.
सिग्नेचरMulti-cuisine sit-down (non-pilgrim option)
Evening dinner 7-10pm is the sweet spot; lunch is quieter than the Vrundavan rush. Cards + UPI.
One of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines dedicated to Ganesha, set at the confluence of three rivers (Bhima, Mula, Mutha). Built in Hemadpanti black-stone style with intricate carvin…
Sacred pond in front of the temple sanctum where devotees bathe before prayers. Considered ritually important for pilgrims following the Ashtavinayak yatra tradition.
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