Parvati Hill
The main temple, Devdeveshwara, is made of blackstone. It was completed under Balaji Baji Rao in 1749, and a gold pinnacle was added to the temple in 1760. Other temples are dedicated to Vitthal and Rukmini, Vishnu, and Kartikeya.
Temples
Parvati Hill has 5 temples atop it:
Along with other temples of Surya (the sun) and Bhawani mandir The temples open at 5:00 am and close at 10:00 pm.
Other structures
Besides the temple, the Peshwa Museum is situated there. The museum houses the weaponry, coins, utensils, wooden furniture, modes of transport (palanquin) and gifts acquired from the times of the Peshwas.
The samadhi of Balaji Baji Rao is also located here, where he spent the last moment of his life.
The Parvati water tank supplies water to the half of the city of Pune.
Half way up the hill, on the south-eastern side, there is an old Buddhist cave. Though unfinished, it is believed to be contemporary with the Pataleshwar caves.
References
- ^ "History of Parvati". Parvati Darshan. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Menon, Anoop (22 August 2017). "Ganesh Chaturthi 2017: Famous Ganesh Temples in Pune". India.Com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Kulkarni, Uday S (21 January 2019). "The hill temples of the Peshwas". India Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Raghu, Sunita (5 August 2018). "Peshwa's pride". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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