You might wonder, but whoever visits this city, they fall in love with it. There are thousands of things, which you can be engaged in the city. You will find things to get engaged from yoga and spirituality to theater and art. You would also love to visit the various forts, gardens, lakes, places in and around the city. There is something special for everyone in this city.
Here I have tried to cover every spot and sight which you can visit in Pune. If you think that I have missed something, please let me know through your valuable comments.
Shaniwarwada: The mansion of Peshwas, the prime minister of Shivaji Maharaj, was built in the 18th century by the Peshwas as their residence. Originally it was a 13 storied mansion but now you only get to see the demolished parts of this huge mansion. Still you can imagine the hugeness of this peshwas’ residence by looking at the five huge gates. These are Delhi Darwaza, Mastani Darwaza, Ganesh Darwaza and Narayan Darwaza. Now this place is developed like a garden. So many cultural and other programs are organized in front of Shaniwarwada. Do visit this place in your trip to Pune.
Raja Kelkar Museum: A Rajasthan style building accommodates a personal collection of artifacts of Dr. Kelkar. Dr. Kelkar built this museum in the memory of his son Raja and later he presented this museum to the state government. The museum includes so many valuable things like brass utensils and vessels, paintings, murals, woodcarvings, armors and weaponry, nutcrackers, musical instruments and so on. A replica of Mastani Mahal is also there.
Katraj Snake Park: This snake park is about 8 km from the city towards Satara. The park has been renovated now. Although the place is named as Snake Park, it has a collection of animals like snakes, birds, turtles, crocodiles, tigers, leopards, elephants, bears, antelope, deer and many more rare animals. Now you need not to walk to see the whole park. The facility of small eco-friendly cars is available there. These cars take you to the other end of the park. The important thing you need to take care of is that the park is closed on Wednesday. So please make sure that you do not visit this park on Wednesday. The place is very famous among kids.
Aga Khan Palace: The palace of Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga constructed in 1892 is on the banks of Mula River. This place is touched by the presence of Mahatma Gandhi. During the time of independence, Mahatma Gandhi with his wife Kasturba and secretary was arrested and kept at this palace by the British. In the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, the Aga Khan family gifted this palace to Pune city. You will get a chance to see the paintings of freedom movement and personal articles of Kasturba. The hand-woven fabric and Khadi fabric, the trademark of Gandhi’s efforts, are sold at the shop in palace.
Pataleshwar Caves: An old temple, which was carved out in the 8th century, is a rock-cut cave temple. The temple is on J. M. Road of Pune near Jangli Maharaj Temple. This temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. If you go there, you will notice that the place is very calm and quite in spite of being in the middle of the city.
Osho International Commune: Osho International Commune is now an international meditation resort where thousands of people come and experience meditation every year. The place is located in the middle of the city and made up of marble walkways, waterfalls, gardens which create aura of relaxation and spiritual sensation. Thousands of foreigners from different countries visit this place every year to take part in the different meditation courses organized by the center. Osho Rajneesh who died in 1990 founded this commune and his memorial is situated in this Ashram only. You can visit this place to rejuvenate your mind and body.
SarasBaug: It is the garden around an artificial lake. This place is now famous for so many things. Aged people visit this place for greenery and fresh air. They also visit this place to be blessed by the God Ganesha. There is Ganesha temple in the middle of garden. Couples visit this place to have privacy in the tension of this cosmopolitan city. Now you decide for which purpose you would want to visit this place. Anyways, this place is one of the inseparable places of Pune. Therefore, missing this place in your tour to Pune will not complete your journey to Pune.
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