Temple info -3831. Nageshwar temple, Pune. நாகேஷ்வர் கோயில், பூனே
Temple info -3831 கோயில் தகவல் -3831 Nageshwar Temple – Pune BY KEVINSTANDAGEHOTOGRAPHY ON JULY 8, 2020 • ( 3 COMMENTS ) Located within a maze of buildings that comprise Nagesh Peth in the old city, Nageshwar Temple is widely believed to be one of the oldest temples in Pune. Nagesh Peth was formally known as Nahal Peth, and was named after a servant of Shivram Raghunath Khasgiwale, a chief administrator in the mid 18th century. The exact origins of the temple remain unclear, there is speculation that it may have originated as a small shrine, with local legends also connecting this place with the saints Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram. There’s a wonderful cave shrine to Tukaram that can be visited at Bhamchandra Caves , 40km north of Pune. A small settlement may have originally existed around this shrine, which over time merged with neighbouring settlements to ultimately create the core of Pune old city that we can explore today. There a...