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#Pune Heritage WalkЁЯЪй
It started with meeting @GodboleSandeep at the iconic Shaniwarwada.Let me thank him for agreeing to take 1 person for the Tour de Pune As I had limited time on my hand I could barely cover 40% of d Kasba Peth trail out of d 3 trails that Sandeep offers 1/20
It started with meeting @GodboleSandeep at the iconic Shaniwarwada.Let me thank him for agreeing to take 1 person for the Tour de Pune As I had limited time on my hand I could barely cover 40% of d Kasba Peth trail out of d 3 trails that Sandeep offers 1/20
We started off wt S narrating the history of Pune,explaining the city limits then,sharing details about some of d templesAs early as 1800CE there were about 350-400 devatas in Pune!In all my visits to Pune till this date nobody had described such interesting aspects ever! 2/20 
These devatas were installed in temples-the main devtaa of the temple along with the'panchayatan',in standalone devlis.Mhasoba(considered as the'kshetrapal'who protects d surroundings.Such shendoor smeared Mhasoba are seen in large nos in Pune)I was fascinated by d Mhasoba 3/20
The town of #Wai in #Satara district of Maharashtra located on the banks of the Krishna river has culturally and historically been an important center. It was here that Afzal Khan camped when he attempted to subdue the Maratha power under Chhatrapati Shivaji.
#Wai has seven ghats or stepped embankments on the Krishna River. Krishnabai or Krishnamai as the river is reveretially and affectionately called here is celebrated with an annual celebration or рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╡ in her name.
The Ganpati Ghat has the Mahaganpati Temple also called the Dholya Ganpati рдвреЛрд▓реНрдпрд╛ рдЧрдгрдкрддреА since the murti is very big. It was built by Shrimant Ganpatrao Bhikaji Raste in 1762.
