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  Like I promised in Ramdara Temple  post, here comes a detailed  description of Pune's most beautiful temple Shri Swaminarayan Temple Quote by Shri Swaminarayan:  "Visit the temple of deities as much as possible, to get the divine energy."  SwamiNarayan Mandir Wrong Turn          It was a impromptu plan, we wanted to go somewhere nearby but outside Pune.       The actual plan was to visit a temple which is located on top of Katraj hill which was Jain temple and we thought it was same Swaminarayan temple.      We had put Swaminarayan temple on map and on reaching the destination we were like, is it same temple we wanted to go.So, we actually ended up reaching different temple...

  There are some very beautiful temples and famous tourists attractions in and around Pune. I have already covered 2 of those in earlier posts ( Bhuleshwar  and  Tulapur ). I will be covering couple more temples in this and upcoming posts. These temples have recently gained popularity amongst Punekars.         One is the Ramdara Temple in Loni Kalbhor and the other one is B.A.P.S Swaminarayan temple in Narhe Katraj. We travelled the temples separately so I have covered Swaminarayan mandir in next blog post. Ramdara Temple           We had planned to visit this temple on onset of monsoon, as it is surrounded by hills and we wanted to be there when those are covered with greenery.  About the Temple           Ramdara is an ancient temple which was rebuilt in 1970 by Dhundhi Baba. Its mainly dedicated to Lord...

   Meher Retreat Pune - One day picnic destination Bullock cart Ride at Meher Retreat Meher Retreat Resort   is spread across 27-acre and based on agri-tourism concept to unveil the rural lifestyle to urban generation. It's located in Yawat near Matoba lake on Pune-Solapur Highway, at a distance of  around 50km  from Pune. How to Reach from Pune By Road - Better to follow none other than 👉Google Bai👈 as I call her 😝 Location :  https://goo.gl/maps/DBHcHpPCPuS2 It was Sunday morning and we were looking out for a nearby place to visit. That's when we remembered Meher Retreat resort near Yawat, which has been in our checklist for sometime. It was already 10 am so we decided to reach Meher Retreat by afternoon.  Although we were unsure of making it on time and if we would be able to do the activities at the resort, we started off at 11.30am from Wagholi and reached the destination at 1pm. ...

Visit To Prathamesh Resort Khed Shivapur Tents in Garden Area There are many resorts near Pune for a day outing filled with adventure activities but only few are able to fulfill the expectation of a 1 day trip or stay. Prathamesh resort Pune near Khed Shivapur is certainly amongst those few resorts. It is spread across 7.5 acres of land adjacent to river with wide variety of  stay options and various day packages. How to Reach: The resort is approximately 35km from Pune and one can reach either by car or bike. Once the Khed Shivapur toll plaza is crossed, we need to take service road and turn right and drive for 5km through a single lane road going through farm fields. There are sign boards  from the highway  all the way to the resort .                    ...

Bhuleshwar Temple, Saswad Pune Temple view from Entrance      It was all of sudden plan on Sunday afternoon, me and my wife, Anu decided to visit Bhuleshwar temple Saswad. I had heard about the temple quite a few times and wanted to visit it.      It is one of best places to visit near Saswad Pune and also a popular destination near Pune.      We started from VimanNagar at around 3 pm in afternoon by car and reached Bhuleshwar by 4.30pm. How to reach Bhuleshwar Temple (Pune to Bhuleshwar): Route from Pune – Swargate – join Pune-Solapur highway – Hadapsar – After Magarpatta Chowk do not take Flyover – Take a right turn on flyover for Saswad road (New flyover to take right is completed) - Dive ghat – Saswad. Distance of Bhuleshwar Temple from Pune :       Bhuleshwar temple is around 55km from Pune and is located on Pune Solapur highway and takes 1 hr 30 min to reach the destination.    ...