India /Maharashtra /Pune /Chinchwad
Sight Address : Vaishnav Devi Temple is situated in Chinchwad ; is about 15 km away from Pune. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Vaishnav Devi temple is also a famous temple of this place. It is an imitation of the one situated in the Himalayas. The spring temple is in the form of hexagon. At this temple lights enhance the magnificence of the temple. In order to see the Goddess, it is required to sneak one’s way through a small cave. One of the significant features of this cave is that once the devotees get inside, their foot is washed cleaned by the spring water. The term Chinchwad is a combination of two words, ‘Chinch’ which means tamarind and ‘Wad’ that refers to banyan. This town is popular for its shrine of Saint Morya Gosavi which is also the Shakti Peeth of Lord Ganesha. Every year, during the flood caused by Pavana River, the entire temple gets submerged in water. As per legend, the submersion is believed as bathing of Lord Ganesha in the temple. An annual yatra during the month of ‘Shravan’ also takes place at the Morya Gosavi Temple. The great freedom fighters, Chapekar brothers, were also born in the town of Chinchwad. Bhosari town, originally called as Bhojapuri, is also situated at Pimpri-Chinchwad. This small town of Bhosari was once the capital of the kingdom of the Hindu king Bhoj. Besides, Bhosari was also called as Bhojkata during the Mahabharata period. During this period, it was the capital town of the Bhoja-Yadava King Rukmi.
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October to March.
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Morning , Afternoon , Evening .
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30 minutes to 1 hour.
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