Like every other city, Pune also has some roads which are quite well known. Moledina Road in the camp area, F.C.College Road (Fergusson College), Prabhat Road ( for the Prabhat Studio), J.M. Road (Jangalee Maharaj) etc.
The J.M. Road always made me curious about its name. All along I assumed that as Pune was ruled by various Kings- Marathas, Peshwas- one of them must have been a bit "Wild" and hence named this road after him!
I was so wrong! Recently, while walking along J.M. Road, I saw this temple named after him, and could not resist a visit.
Jangalee Maharaj was actually a Saintly person, known as Sadguru Jangalee Maharaj, who lived in Pune in the late 18th Century.
(A painting of the temple by Shri Mohan Jadhav)
Its on a tiny hillock, and walking up a few steps, one reaches the main courtyard.
Next to this is the "Pataleshwar Temple". As the name denotes, a huge boulder has been dug in to carve out this temple.
Here, you have to climb down a few steps to reach the courtyard. This is a bit different from the normal style of temples. There is a stone canopy.
that houses a Nandi.
keeping a vigil on the Shiva templeA huge Banyan tree blens well with the surroundings.
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