Trekking SpotVetal Hill
Highest point inside Pune's city limits, a wooded hill with a Vetal temple, a viewing deck and 240 bird species
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The Dashabhuja Ganapati Temple stands beside Karve Road in Pandurang Colony, Erandwane, in Pune, near the junction once known as Paud Phata, where a flyover now carries traffic towards Paud Road. It once belonged to Sardar Haripant Phadke, who served the Peshwas as a sardar, and was later given to the Peshwas as dowry.
Its presiding deity is Ganesh, and the idol's trunk rests on the right, a form considered rarer and more sacred than others. A small Hanuman shrine stands beside the main temple. Thousands of devotees visit daily, and numbers swell during Ganesh Chaturthi, when crowds gather for the evening aarti.
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Where it is
18.51° N 73.83° E