page_title: Hindu temples in Pune
section_title: Notable temples in the metro area and the district
hierarchical_section_title: Hindu temples in Pune / Notable temples in the metro area and the district
context_page_description: The city of Pune and the surrounding district have been at the centre of the history of Maharashtra for more than eight hundred years, and a number of places revered by Marathi Hindu people are located in the district. These revered places include five of the eight Ashtavinayak Ganesh temples. The Samadhi or the resting places of the two most revered Marathi Bhakti saints, namely Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram are located at Alandi and Dehu respectively. The main temple of Khandoba, the family deity for most Marathi Hindus, is also located in the district at Jejuri. The oldest temple in the city is the Pataleshwar rock-cut temple complex which was built during the 8th century.
context_section_description: Alandi -The town attracts millions of devotees annually to the resting place or (Samadhi) of the 13th century Marathi Bhakti saint, Sant Dnyaneshwar
  Bhimashankar -Bhimashankar is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga Shiva temples in India. It is located high in the Sahyadri mountains,127 km from Pune. Bhīmāshankar is also the source of the Bhima River, the main tributary of the Krishna river.
  Dehu - The town on the banks of the indrayani river is associated with Tukaram, the 17th-century poet-saint of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra. The town is visited by hundreds of thousands of people for the annual Pandharpur Wari when the paduka (symbolic sandals) of the saint are carried to Pandharpur in a palkhi.
  Nira Narsingpur - The town has an historic temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha, an Avatar. The temple is located close to the ghat at the confluence of Bhima river and Nira river, at the south eastern tip of Pune district, in Indapur taluka. Shri Narsimha of Nira Narsingpur is the family deity of many families from Maharashtra and Karnataka
  Jejuri - The town is foremost center of worship of the regional deity of Khandoba It is situated 48 km from Pune, Maharashtra. Khandoba at Jejuri is the family deity of a large number of families from different MarathiHindu communities.There are two temples: the first is an ancient temple known as Kadepathar. Kadepathar is difficult to climb. The second one is the newer and more famous Gad-kot temple, which is easy to climb. Both temples are fort-like structures.
  Bhuleshwar temple - A 13th century Shiva temple on top of a hill. It is 45 kilometres from city of Pune and 10 km from Pune Solapur highway from Yawat. The temple is unique as its architecture is Islamic from outside and appears more as a mosque than a temple due to its resemblance of a circular tomb and minarets.
caption: Bhimashankar temple
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