Girijatmaka Ganesh Temple

Girijatmaj Vinayak’s temple is in the 8th of 18 Buddhist caves known as Ganesh Gufa, or “Ganesh caves.” The entire temple is carved out of a single stone and faces south. It is located on a mountain, and one has to climb 307 steps to reach the top. Girijatmaja’s idol faces east and is carved out of the stone wall of the cave. Only one of the idol’s two eyes can be seen. This is also one of the Ashtavinayak temples, situated on a mountain in a cave, 5 k.m. away from Junnar.

Location: Junnar.

How to reach : One can reach Lenyadri from Mumbai or Pune in the following ways:

State transport buses are available for Junnar from the Shivajinagar bus stand of Pune,
Kalyan ST bus stand in Thane district and from the Mumbai Central bus stand of Mumbai.
Lenyadri is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Junnar. Rickshaws, jeeps and buses are available
from the Junnar bus stand for travel to Lenyadri.
On the Pune-Nasik Highway, Lenyadri is 94 kilometres (58 mi) from Pune.