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Bhimkund 

According to legend, the warrior Bhim has a battle with Rakshas Bakasur and kills him. Bhim was thirsty after the fight so he hit his feet forcefully on the ground to form a small pond of freshwater. The place is called Bhimkund and is near the Padmalaya temple. Bhimkund is beautiful, with many herbs and medicinal plants near the Padmalaya Temple Reservoir.

 Pandav 

The vanavas Pandavas stayed in Erandol (the ancient name was Ekchakranagari). They built a palace with lacquer. This is called Pandav Wada and is believed to have many secret routes leading to nearby forests. This Pandav Wada was later burned by Kaurav to kill Pandavs. The remains are in Erandol city.

This temple is at the top of a hill. Small temples are on all sides of the main temple. The padukas of Shree Govind Maharaj are located in front of the temple. A huge bell weighing 440 kg is next to the padukas.

Padmalaya is one of the Saade-teen (three two and a half) 'Shree Ganapati Peeth' in India. This place is regarded as the One Peeth. Padmalaya is blessed with the two Swayambhu Ganesh idols in the sanctum, named Siddhivinayaka and Riddhivinayaka. Two (Swayambhu) Ganesh idols are there. These idols consisted of Coral (Praval). One idol has its trunk (Sond) curving to the right and the other to the left. These idols were "Swayambhu" literally meaning "self-existed". The temple is built using stone. A large pond beside the temple. This pond used to be full of lotus flowers. Hence the place got the name of "Padmalaya".