Pune Places

Sant Darshan Museum

From the great Nandi to Sant Tukaram, this magnificent Museum on the outskirts of the city is a must-visit for all. The Sant Darshan Museum in Hadashi has been attracting eye-balls with the excellent art of Ganesh Art’s, the company responsible for building this art museum. The museum contains 1200 statues of various Hindu deities and saints. The even have sculptions of Sai Baba, Shiv Parvati, Krishna, Sant Namdev, Sant Tukaram and Nandi to name the few as the list is endless!

The statue of Shiv Parvati is 15 feet [15 m] high, and the statue of Sai Baba is about 30 feet [30 m] high. Can you imagine? The location is made in the shape of a cave which makes walking inside the museum even more interesting. Once you are in a museum, you will find yourself bending over sculptures, thanking artwork and how every minute detail of facial features is taken care of. That’s what makes these buildings look like life. In our opinion, regardless of your religious affiliation, you should visit this museum and we promise you that you will not regret it.

Feel like a lilliputian among the great monuments and idols in this wonderful museum in Hades. The elaborate Sant Darshan Museum attracts people to learn more about their culture.

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Misal Pav

Misal pav (Marathi: मिसळपाव) is a popular dish from Maharashtra, India. It contains misal (a spicy curry usually made from web beans and pav (a type of Indian bread roll). It is usually served with bread or rolls fried in butter and buttermilk or curd and papad.It is served as a breakfast dish, as a snack and as a full meal.

Misal pav from “Nashik” is known for its high spice content and unique taste. There are various types of misal pies such as Kolhapuri misal, Kandandis misal, and Puneri misal; the first part shows the origin of the region. Other species are kalya masalyachi misal, shev misal, and dahi (yoghurt) misal.

Preparation Recipe:-

Misal is prepared in part with sprouted lentils and has less water content and a watery, spicy “cut” or “bite”. It has two parts, a thick curry of matki, called “usal”, and watery gravy, also called rassa. Usually people mix these two according to their taste and requirement. When moth beans are unavailable, it is sometimes prepared using mung beans. It may be garnished with Indian snack noodles. The Moth curry or Usal form is prepared using onion, ginger, garlic and other spices.

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Shaniwar Wada शनिवार वाडा

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Post date January 26, 2020
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Shaniwarwada is a historic fort in Pune city of Maharashtra, India. Built-in 1732, it was the seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire until 1818. When the Peshwas lost control from the British East India Company after the Third Anglo-Maratha War. After the rise of the Maratha Empire, the palace became the center of Indian politics in the 18th century.

The fort was largely destroyed by an unexplained fire in 1828, but the remaining structures are now maintained as a tourist site.

Chhatrapati Shahu’s Prime Minister, Shrimant Peshwa Baji Rao I, laid the formal foundation of his own abode on Saturday, 10 January 1730. It was named Shaniwarwada from the Marathi words Shanivar (Saturday) and Wada (the generic term for any residence complex). Teak was imported from Junnar’s forests, stone was brought from the quarries near Chinchwad, and lime (mineral) was brought from the lime-belt of Jejuri. Shaniwara was completed in 1732, at a total cost of 1732. 16,110, a very large amount at that time.

The inauguration ceremony was performed according to religious customs, on 22 January 1732, another Saturday was chosen for a particularly auspicious day.

Later Peshwas made many additions, including the citadel walls and the gates; Court halls and other buildings; Fountains and Reservoirs. Currently, the perimeter fortress wall has five gates and nine citadel minarets, which surround a garden complex with the foundations of the original buildings. It is located in Kasba Peth, near the Mulla-Mutha River.

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Saras Baug Ganpati Temple

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Post date April 14, 2019
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The city is considered to be the cultural capital of Maharashtra. It is also known as the “Oxford of the East” due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.
The city has emerged as a major educational hub in recent decades, with nearly half of the total international students in the country studying in Pune.