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Rajgad Fort. / 18.2459862°N 73.6821929°E / 18.2459862; 73.6821929. Rajgad (literal meaning ruling fort) is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly known as Murumbdev, the fort was the first capital of the Maratha Empire under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji for almost 26 years, after which the ...
Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Market Yard. Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Market Yard, known locally as ‘Market Yard’, is a wholesale market for agricultural produce like vegetables, fruits and flowers in Pune city. It is located near Gultekdi in Maharshi Nagar and close to Swargate. It is an important commercial area.
Parvati Hill is a hillock in Pune, India. The hillock rises to 2,100 feet (640 m) above sea level. Atop the hillock is the Parvati Temple, one of the most scenic locations in Pune. The temple is the oldest heritage structure in Pune and was built during the rule of the Peshwa dynasty. [ 1] For visitors, Parvati hill is also an observation point ...
The current Lal Mahal is a reconstruction of the original and located in the center of the Pune city. The original Lal Mahal was built with the idea of rejuvenating the recently razed city of Pune when Shahaji Raje entered the city along with Shivaji and his mother, Maasaheb Jijabai. Young Shivaji grew up here, and stayed in the Lal Mahal till ...
British Raj (1858–1947) Dominion of India (1947–1950) Republic of India (1950–present) Open to. the public. Yes. Shivneri Fort ( known as Killa) (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋneɾiː]) is an ancient military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra, India. It is the birthplace of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the ...
Pune ( / ˈpuːnə / POO-nə, Marathi: [ˈpuɳe] ⓘ ), previously spelled in English as Poona ( the official name until 1978 ), [ 15][ 16] is a city in Maharashtra state in the Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune division.
Many new temples have been built in the Pune metro area and other parts of the district in recent years by different Hindu sects. Amongst these the large and notable ones are: BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Ambegaon. Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple. ISKON NVCC temple in Kondhwa.
History of Pune. Pune is the 9th most populous city in India and one of the largest in the state of Maharashtra . Although area around Pune has history going back millennia, the more recent history of the city is closely related to the rise of the Maratha empire from the 17th–18th century. Pune first came under Maratha control in the early ...