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Encyclopedia of Tours and Travel to Maharashtra, featuring information on Fairs & Festivals, Wildlife, Excursion, Adventure and Weather of Maharashtra. |
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Narayanpur
Narayanpur is a famous temple in Pune region. It lies to the south of Pune. One can reach Narayanpur either from Dive ghat and Saswad or from Katraj Ghat and Satara Road. Narayanpur is situated at the bottom of famous Purandar fort. Though the road to the temple is not good, still the trip is enjoyable because of the beauty of the nature. Narayanpur is village of Sant Changdev. It is also famous for Lord Datta's Temple. This temple is popular amongst the pilgrims and many people visit and pray during the season. A tree of " Audumbar " here is very old and is worshiped by pilgrims. There is also an old temple of Narayaneshwar. This temple and 3 sculptures in the temple are very pretty. These sculptures are said to be of 'Yadav' era. Narayanpur must be seen by both - the pilgrims as well as the nature lovers - because of 2 temples " Lord Datta " and " Narayaneshwar " and the beauty of the Purandar valley.
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(Old Temple of Lord Datta)