Places to visit in Pune: Aga Khan Palace
Famous tourist places in Pune: Shaniwar Wada
Places to visit in Pune: Shivneri Fort
Tourist place in Pune: National Film Archives Museum
Places to visit in Pune: Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
Places to visit in Pune: Sinhagad Fort
Places to visit in Pune: Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir
Places to visit in Pune: The National War Museum
Places to visit in the Pune: Mulshi Dam
Famous place in Pune to visit: Lal Mahal
Tourist places to visit near Pune
Top things to do in Pune
Trip to Parvati Hill
Kalsubai trekking
Water sports at Pawna Lake
Relax at Okayama Friendship Garden
Meditation at Osho Ashram
Enjoy the nightlife in Pune
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Must-have food in Pune
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Lohagad and Visapur Forts are located about 65 km to the west of Pune. The forts were primarily built to boost trade by safeguarding the important trade route through Bhor Ghat. The forts can be easily reached by roadways or railways. Trains are available from Pune to Malavali Railway Station, which is the nearest railways station to these twin forts. One needs to then travel by road to the small village of Lohgad Wadi which lies just next to the forts.[6]
The two forts are unique in their formation and connected together by a ridge which is popularly known as ‘gaymukh’. There are four massive doors on the way to forts. They are named as Ganesh, Narayan, Hanuman and Mahadarwaja. There are some inscriptions that suggest that the Ganesh door was built during the rule of Nana Phadanavis. There is a 1500-meter-long wall that surrounds the fort and is easily visible from a long distance. The width of the wall is 30 meters. On the eastern side of the Lohagad Fort, there is a huge hole that is easily visible by the passing train from a very far distance.
Visapur Fort is located adjacent to Lohagad Fort and one needs to walk around a long wall to get to this unique fort. Visapur Fort was built after Lohagad Fort during 1713–1720 CE by Balaji Vishwanath, who was the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. There is a long wall that forms a fortification around Visapur Fort. The hill on which this fort is built is also famous for its historical caves of Bhaje that existed even before the fort was built. These caves are also important for the historians because of their Buddhist connection. There are a few stone houses located on this hill which is believed to the home of Peshwas. Apart from the stone houses and caves, once can also find some iron guns and cannons that give glimpses of the Maratha Rule. A lot of people also come to visit a huge idol of Lord Hanuman on the hill.
With a number of forts in and around Pune there are some trekking places like The Taljai hill, Hanuman tekdi, Vetal tekdi which are most preferred places for treks or for jogging. Khadkawasla, Mulsi and Panshet dams are most visited places during the monsoon, they are like a weekend nature retreat for tourists.
Religious Sites in Pune
Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati
Dagdusheth Ganpati, Pune
Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple (Marathi: श्रीमंत दगडूशेठ हलवाई गणपती) in Pune is dedicated to the Hindu God Ganesh. The temple is popular in Maharashtra and is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year.Devotees of the temple include celebrities and Chief Ministers of Maharashtra who visit during the annual ten-day Ganeshotsav festival. The main Ganesh idol is insured for sum of ₹10 million (US$160,000). People are celebrating 125 years of celebration for this Ganapati in the year 2017.
ISKCON NVCC Temple
Sri Balaji Mandir
Sarasbaug Ganpati Temple
Chaturshrungi Temple
Pu La Deshpande Garden
Ranjangaon Ganpati Temple
Parvati Temple
Katraj Jain Temple
Pataleshwar Cave Temple
Bhuleshwar Temple
Shri Satya Sai Pandurang Kshetra
Sant Dnyaneshwar’s Samadhi Mandir
Morgaon Mayureshwar Temple
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Ramdara Mandir
Trishundha Ganpati Temple
Shri Wagheshwar Temple
Shree Baba Maharaj Sahsrabuddhe Samadhi Mandir
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