Shirwal Buddhist caves near Bhor
A short and sweet trip from Pune: Drive through two scenic roads, a small off-road section, a short 20 min easy climb to a set of buddhist caves and a snack stop at Vithal...
Category: Narayanpur
A super scenic road trip to Veer Dam
Google Maps might take you into narrow unknown roads, sometimes into dead ends. But that’s the charm of discovery. Off late, i have been spending lot of time zooming into maps and then finding...
Panwadi Ghat – a road trip through Europe – so close to Pune
The beauty of Pune is that you don’t have to drive far to get out of the city and in the midst of nature. Every white road branching off from the highway has something...
Drive to Purandar Fort in the rains
Purandar fort is one of the closest forts to Pune. It is currently an army training facility and entry to it is a bit limited (in terms of time/route). The purandar hill can be...
A short drive to Narayanpur Balaji Temple
My first trip after coming to Pune in 2009 was to the Balaji temple near Narayanpur. This also qualified as the first outing for Akshara (she was around 8 months old then). So, i...
Kodit Mhaskoba Temple near Saswad
One day, i got an email from a 70-yr old follower of my blog recommending this temple. He also sent me an article in Maharastra Times about the temple. It was in Marati and...
Jejuri Khandoba Temple near Sasvad
If you are even slightly allergic to turmeric or the colour yellow, don’t even think about going anywhere close to Jejuri! But, it is this splash of yellow along with the red of kumkum...
Sangameshwar Temple near Sasvad
Sangameshwar temple near to sasvad, at the confluence of the Karha and the Chamli rivers, is believed to have been built sometime around the 7th-10th century during the Yadava reign. The temple retains the...
Purandar hill trek with colleagues
The original plan was for a trek to Purandar fort with everyone from the management team. At the end, that too after last minute threats, we were a group of three guys and a...
A short drive to Dive Ghat near Saswad
It was a beautiful rainy weekend, but work kept me indoors for almost the entire two days. I was deperate to get out and go for a drive. When i got a break for...
Trek to Purandar fort – in the rain
Purandar fort near Saswad/Narayanpur is one of the easier hill forts to trek to. It takes around 45 minutes to 1 hr to get to the top of the plateau and a further 30...
Balaji Temple at Narayanpur Village
My first outing in Pune was to the Balaji temple near Narayanpur village. I didn’t take my camera with me at that time, but the place/route was good enough to make a second visit...
