Situated less than 100m south-east of the Bhaja Buddhist Caves complex in Maharashtra is one of the regions best kept secrets, and a site that is hugely significant in the development of rock-cut Buddhist architecture in Western India. Although considered part of Bhaja Caves, Cave 26 does not […]
Located on the east bank of the Mutha river 1km south-west of Shaniwar Wada in Pune, the Samadhi of Shrimant Nanasaheb Peshwe was until recently one of the most ignored heritage sites in the city. Thankfully, due to the efforts of the Jhunj organisation, this place has been […]
Situated on the north bank of the Mutha River and immediately east of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bridge, Ghorpade Ghat is a contender for Pune’s least cared for heritage structure. Despite being only 300m from the main entrance gate of Shaniwar Wada, Pune’s most famous and visited heritage site, […]
Located on 1.5km north-east of Visapur Fort and 1.9km east of Bhaja Caves in Maharashtra, the village of Patan has three known rock-cut Buddhist excavations. Cave 1 is located less that 1km south-east of the village and can be quite easily reached on foot with only ~100m gain […]
Located 1km south-west of Yelghol village in Maval Taluka in Pune District, Yelghol Cave is a Buddhist rock-cut excavation modifying what was a pre-existing natural cavern. This region is of course famous for Buddhist rock-cut complexes such as Karla, Bedse and Bhaja Caves, but such sites are complimented […]
In previous blog posts I have featured both the well-known and somewhat obscure cave sites of Pune. Most Punekars will be familiar with the circa 8th century CE Pataleshwar Caves situated on Jangli Maharaj Road (JM Road), but there are many more in and around the city, including […]
As some of you may know, in a previous life I was a Director of Software Quality for large computer security company. With a group of 160 engineers split across two continents, I frequently flew to Pune to spend time with the team there, many of whom I […]
As many of you know, my annual two month trip to India always starts with spending some time in Pune. It was my former career in IT that first brought me to the city, and although I no longer work in IT I still return to Pune every […]
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