Dehu
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Near Pune, Dehu is an age-old town on the river Indrayani. Famous poet-saint Tukaram was born and brought up in Dehu. Abhang Gatha, his eternal creation has a proud place in Marathi literature. According to legend, the adversaries of the saint-poet mercilessly sank his entire collection of Abhangas in the river, but low and behold, to their surprise, the Gatha surfaced and was saved. You can visit the old temples of Shiva and Vishnu, Tukaram Vrindavan -- the birth place of Saint Tukaram, Gopalpura, Indrayani Doh, Bhandara Hill, and Bham-Chandra Dongar.
Getting there: Pune-Dehu by road is 24 kms. Frequent PCM, PCMT and ST buses are available.

Jejuri
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Jejuri is a well-known pilgrim center near Pune, Khandoba of Jejuri is the family deity of many Maharashtrians and is housed in the Khandoba Temple. Around 40,000 believers participate in the Jatra, the annual fair, held during November.
Getting there: Pune-Jejuri is 38 kms 

Ashta Vinayak
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Vinayak is another name for Ganesh, the god loved and worshiped by Hindus all over. Lord Ganesh is the protector of his devotees. Eight (Astha) naturally-formed sculpted stone statues have been housed in old temples at the places where these statues were first found. The Ashta Vinayak temples are within the range of 20 to 110 kms of each other.
Special ST buses ply between Pune and all the Ashta Vinayak temples. Tours are also organized by private operators. 


