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Pune offers some of the most exotic tourist destinations for you to explore and hold important places right in your heart to cherish. Originally Pune was known as Punnyapattanam. This literally means a city of propitious deeds. Pune is the land where the great people like Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sane Guruji, and Chapekar brothers lived. The great king Shivaji ruled and contributed great deal to India. Pune is one of the cultural capitals of Maharashtra. Pune, India has many striking tourist places where you can explore. Pune is very well liked by all the means of transport, easily reachable. Pune is well linked by air, road, and rail. The Pune airport is 8 km northeast of the city and the railway station. Pune and Mumbai are like synonyms. If you are visiting Mumbai and if you do not visit Pune then your tour remains incomplete. It takes about 4 hours from Mumbai to reach the exotic place, Pune. The city is known as the Oxford in the east due to the educational importance. Students from all over come to Pune from perceiving various educational degrees. Temples Pune, India is a city full of temples, very religious place. There is a temple at Alandi called Samadhi of Sant Dnyaneshwar which is situated at the banks of river Indrayani. Sant Dnyaneshwar was one of the most famous saints in Maharashtra, thus a pilgrim centre. Dehu is a place of Sant Tukaram, famous saint. This is one more religious place as there is a temple at the banks of the river. Chaturshrungi temple is very famous which is a dedicated to Goddess Durga. Kasba Ganpati is the first Ganpati of honor in Pune city. Shivaji's mother Jijabai had put up the statue of Lord Ganesha and so is very much popular till date. Guruji Talim is the third honored Ganpati as well as the Tulsi Baug Ganpati of Pune are the famous temples. Fort The Sinhagad is the most favorite picnic spot, fort. The fort is 700 meters high but can be reached through vehicles. The fort has historical importance due to our brave Tanaji Malusare. There are restaurants, lodging available. Reaching this place is very easy; you can go by PMT buses also your private vehicles. Museums Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum, Mahatma Phule Museum, Tilak Museum, National War Museum, Tribal Museum, and Kelkar Museum are all famous having different histories. The Haveli is also very popular. Picnic Spots There are many picnic spots at Pune. Bhuleshwar, a temple of Pandav Era which is about 50 kms from Pune is very famous. Malshej Ghat is the Kulu-Manali of Maharashtra. Khadakwasla and Panshet are like chowpati and boating near Pune. The Film and Television Institute of India is located here. The Fire temple is very old as well as popular spot in Pune, India. Monuments The Agha Khan palace, boosting Italisante arches, at the Ahmednagar road is worth seeing. Shaniwar wada, the Peshwas built fort rests in the heart of the city. National Defence Academy is the most famous. The Shinde Chhartri, memorial to the Great Mahadji Shinde is famous for appearance. Gardens Sarasbaug, 1 km from Swargate, is very famous. It has a Ganpati temple at a small hill rock. The Empress garden next to Solapur road is popular. The Peshwa Udyan has boating and few animal rides apart from being a zoo. The Osho garden at Koregaon park is very much popular all over. The snake park, kartraj park, sambhaji park, ghorpade udyan are all well known as the must be visited gardens in Pune. Shopping The city area is famous for shopping mainly the Laxmi road. The maharashrtian culture could be found in here. The cosmopolitan culture could be found at the Pune camp as people of all the other religions except for the maharashtrians have state residing here.
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