| Lal
Deval (Synagogue) |
On Moledina Road, stands a magnificent red
brick and stone buliding in Anglo-Gothic style.
This is Pune's famous synagogue (Lal Deval),
built by David Sassoon in 1867. |
| The
Film and Television Institute of India |
A premier training institute that imparts
training in virtually all branches of film
making. The legendary Prabhat Studios building
still stands within the campus. Several well
known and reputed film makers, actors, editors
and cinematographers have studied at this
illustrious institute.
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| Pashan
Lake |
12 kms off the road to the National Defence
Academy, is the beautiful Pashan lake, home
to a variety of migratory and residential
birds. So if birds is what you wish to see,
Pashan is the place to be.
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| Yoga
Institute |
The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute
directed by Mr B K S Iyengar is an internationally
reputed yoga institution. Courses for short
and long durations are conducted here, depending
on your requirements and the availability
of time.
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| Sinhagad
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History books don’t quite prepare you for
the awesome
‘Fortress of the Lion’. It stands at a height
of 1290 metres, 25 kms away from the city.
Over 300 years ago, Tanaji, the Maratha warrior,
and his army, with the help of ropes and giant
lizards (ghorpuds), scaled the sheer precipice
and silently stormed the Bijapur citadel at
midnight, creating history. The samadhi to
Tanaji Malusare stands as a reminder of the
bravery and glorious victory of the Marathas.
On hearing of the passing away of Tanaji,
Shivaji is known to have said, "We have gained
the fort but lost the lion". So the fort got
its name ‘Sinha (lion) gad (fort). |
| The
Mahalakshmi Temple |
Situated on the intersection of Bajirao road
and Parvati road, exactly opposite Saras Baugh,
is the huge marble temple of the goddess  Mahalakshmi.
Built by Bansilal Agarwal in the 1980s, the
temple was made open to the public on February
15, 1984. Since then, the temple has been
maintained by the Agarwal Trust. The architecture
of the temple is a replica of the Dilwara
temple of Mount Abu, Rajasthan. The conical
roof of the temple holds statuettes of gods
and goddesses painted in different colours.
These colourful statuettes painted against
the stark background look very appealing.
Though situated amidst the cacophony of the
traffic, the devotees find tranquillity and
solace in the sprawling temple grounds. The
idols of the three goddesses Lakshmi, Durga
and Saraswati have place in the temple in
three different alcoves. Navratri, Diwali
and Dhanurmash (the day of the appearance
of the goddess Lakshmi) are celebrated with
a lot of enthusiasm and gaiety. The temple
is open between 6:00 am to 12:00 p.m. and
between 4:30p.m.to 10:00 p.m. Aarti is at
7:15 both in the morning and evening. |
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