Ashtavinayaka literally means "eight Ganeshas" in Sanskrit

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. Ganesha is the Hindu

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 deity of prosperity and learning. The term refers to eight Ganeshas. Ashtavinayaka yatra refers to a pilgrimage to the eight Hindu temples in Maharashtra

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 state

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 of India

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 that house eight distinct idols of Ganesha, in a pre-ascertained sequence.

The Ashtavinayaka yatra

Yatra

' , in Hinduism and other Indian religions, generally means pilgrimage to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites. Tīrtha-yātrā refers to a pilgrimage to a holy site, and is...

 or pilgrimage covers the eight ancient holy temples of Ganesha which are situated around Pune

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