Pune पुणे

Cultural heart of Maharashtra. Five of eight Ashtavinayak Ganesh kshetras within 100 km. Famous Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati draws crowds year-round.

Lokmanya Tilak revived public Ganesh Chaturthi here in 1893. Pune Ganpati visarjan procession is one of largest in world. Kasba Ganpati is Pune's grama-devata. Chinchwad Morya Gosavi samadhi is the origin of the "Mangalmurti Morya" chant. R-Q1-G-006: 6th city soft-launch via /mr/pune Marathi landing.