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Where is Ballaleshwar Ganapati?

  1. Theur

  2. Pune

  3. Ranjangaon

  4. Pali
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Explanation

Ballaleshwar Ganapati is one of the eight sacred Ashtavinayaka temples, located in the village of Pali in Maharashtra's Raigad district, approximately 50 km from Pune. The temple is unique among Ashtavinayaka shrines as it is named after Ballal, a young devotee whose steadfast devotion to Ganesha was divinely rewarded - the god appeared to him in this form to bless him.

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