Ashtavinayaka or eight Ganeshas is located in Maharashtra state of India, The Ashtavinayaka yatra or pilgrimage tour covers the eight holy temples of Ganesha which are situated around Pune. The Maha Ganpati temple at ranjangaon is the most powerful representation of Lord Ganesha. Maha Ganpati is depicted as having eight, ten or twelve arms. It is after invoking this form of Ganpati that lord Shiva vanquished the demon Tripurasur and so he is also known as Tripurarivade Mahaganpati.