“BHANDARA HILL NEAR PUNE”

Bhandara .....

What this place is all about – Bhandara is the small hill blessed with natural beauty. This is spiritual place on Chakan – Talegaon road. The spiritual gems of Maharashtra soil, Sant Tukaram invented many Abhang at this place. Abhang or Abhanga is a form of devotional poetry to praise Hindu god Vitthal. Sant Tukaram used to come on this hill to get homogenized with GOD Vitthal.

How to reach at this place –

Since this place is on the way of Chakan Talegaon road, one can get the Auto either from Talegaon or from Chakan to reach at this place. Here are the driving directions.

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How and what to see at this places –

Being very near to my home, I used to visit this place atleast twice a year. I have visited this place in summer, rainy days and winter too. If you would like to spend some time relax and alone, then this is the perfect place. Now a day’s government had made very nice road to reach at the top of this place. Once you reach at the top, huge car parking land is available. Then people used to visit a Sant Tukaram Maharaj temple on the hill top and then enjoy the surrounding nature.

From the hill top you can get great view of Pimpri Chinchwad City, Talegaon. Spread of the city can be judged only after visiting this place. During night time, the view is spectacular. From hill top, at the backside of temple, a great view of Jadhvwadi Dam can be seen. Some of the bikers used to go to Jadhavwadi dam for off-road riding. Being very small dam you can enter in to dam water and enjoy safely.

Being this as important religious place, proper parking area, stay options, water and light facility is available here. People used to come here for trekking during weekends and get refreshed. Also those who are on pilgrimage tour used to visit Dehu and Bhandara hill as well. During Ashadhi Wari, many pilgrims from all over the Maharashtra used to stay on this hill before proceeding for the Pandharpur.

On the way to hill top people used to stop at various places to take some beautiful photos of surrounding nature. This is very good weekend getaways near Pune. During rainy season, flora, surrounding greenery and small waterfall’s here adds to the beauty of this place and make sure you return to this place again and again. Avoid visiting this place during heavy rain falls.

Nearby Places –

•    Bhamchandra Hills – This is also a one of the hill where Sant Tukaram invented many Abhang at this place. This is very near to Bhamdara.
•    Dehu Temple – Sant Tukaram Mahraj’s temple
•  Gatha Mandir (Temple)- Newly constructed Gatha Mandir get everybody’s attention visiting Dehu. 

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