Guru Nanak Darbar

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Sight Address : Guru Nanak Darbar is located in Pimpri, nearly 18 kms away from Pune Station. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Guru Nanak Darbar now is a place for community living and provides education and medical services. It also provides lodging, langar and even has a community hall for celebrations. It also includes a hospital in the complex. The spectacular white Gurudwara uses amazing Sikh architecture and decorated with flowers, the place looks amazing. It has a huge langar adjacent to it, where everyone is given food for no charge irrespective of the caste, creed or religion. During festivals, it is lit up and decorated with flowers, and many Sikhs gather to say prayers. Festivals like Gurupurams and Baisakhi are celebrated with great enthusiasm. Akhandpath is performed, where the Guru Granth Saheb, the sacred book, is read out for hours without a pause, and can go on for 48 hours. Kirtan is performed on occasions, and the community hall is a place where birth ceremonies and marriages are held. The place is worth a visit for people of all religions and the homely and lively atmosphere makes one connect with the place. Bhandara is there on every Thursday, hence Devotees from different communities come here on this momentous day. Thursday evening between 7.30 and 9.00 pm a special Bhandara program is observed. There are more than 250 Sikh families in this area and more than 1,500 people gather over here on this day to take part in the Bhandara program.

Guru Nanak Darbar, Pune

HistoryEdit

Guru Nanak Darbar now is a place for community living and provides education and medical services. The place was once known as Hollywood club and was used as an entertainment centre by the army in British era. It has just one hall and the rest was a vacant open space. A sardarji on noticing this, requested the army to use the place as a Gurudwara. People of all communities began to pray here and slowly it developed into a full-fledged Gurudwara which was named after Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Gurus.

Must SeeEdit

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Visiting TimeEdit

Everyday the Darbar starts early in the morning at 5:00 am

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Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

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Morning , Afternoon , Evening , Night.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

30 minutes to 1 hour

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxis are easily available from railway station, airport, and different point of city to reach these destination.Contact no. for taxi of Mumbai – Pune 020-26135784 and Pune-Mumbai 020-26145365.

Bus : Pune has three bus stands: Pune train station stand for Mumbai, Goa, Belgaum, Kolhapur,Mahabaleshwar and Lonavla; Shivaji Nagar bus stand for Aurangabad, hmedabad and Nasik; and Swargate bus stand for Sinhagad, Benga-luru and Mangalore. Deluxe buses shuttle from the train-station bus stand to Dadar (Mumbai)every hour (Rs.260, four hours). Pune Station (Asiad) : 020-26122591 ; Pune Station (S.T. Stand) : 020-2616218 ; Shivaji Nagar Guest House (VIP) : 020-25536104 ; Shivaji Nagar Stand : 020-25536970 ; Swargate Depot : 020-24442968 ; Swargate Stand : 020-24441591/020-24449980.

Train : Pune railway station is the main railway head of Pune. It is located on HH Prince Aga Khan Rd, Sangamvadi. Good rail networks connect Pune with all other rail junctions in India. The Pune Suburban Railway connects Pune to Lonavala, a small town en-route to Mumbai. There is only one line with seventeen stations, Here The Pune Suburban Railway connects Pune to Lonavala, a small town en-route to Mumbai. There is only one line with seventeen stations; a second monorail line is under consideration by the government. Here is a list of all the stations, east to west. Pune City ; Shivaji Nagar ; Khadki Dapodi (CME Museum); Kasarwadi (Air Vents & Glass Factory); Pimpri (Pimpri Plant, TATA Plant); Chinchwad (Bride Industries Ltd)Akurdi (Force Motors Plant, Bajaj Tempo); Dehu Rd (Army AOC & ASC 512 Base repair Depots); Begdewadi (Loco Sheds); Ghorawadi; Talegaon (Muhammad Ali Rd, CRPF); Wadgaon (PWD bungalow); Kanhe; Kamshet; Malwali. Arr./Dep. (Recorded) : 133 ; Enquiry : 020-26126575 ; General : 139 ; Reservation : 132.

Air : Pune airport is located about 10 km away from the heart of the city, in the Lohagaon area. Taxi charge from airport to city is only Rs 200. Regular, direct flights are available from Pune to many cities in India. The cities Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai are all air connected to Pune. International travelers can get connecting flight from Mumbai International Airport. Air India – Airport 1800-227-722/020-26683210/020-26683211

Others : Auto-rickshaws : There is also a huge army of three wheeled rickshaws. There are some prepaid rickshaw stands at Shivajinagar, Swargate Bus Depot and Lohegaon Airport. From here autorickshaw is easily available to reach these sight.

Things to CarryEdit

Carry light cotton clothing, sunscreem, sun glasses, plenty of water and camera.

Safety / WarningEdit

While traveling from Pune to Mumbai beware of touts who induce you into cheaper travel. Rather take the Asiad buses from the regular stand at the Pune station or the crowded luxury buses which are safer options.
The auto rickshaw drivers can overcharge so ask them for meter readings and follow the rules of the meter while making payments. The city is heavily polluted in crowded junctions so avoid traveling in rush hours.
Do not trust strangers while traveling and avoid traveling out late at night in lonely areas, though Pune is relatively a safe city, and the crime rate is low.