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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Sant Dnyaneshwar Samadhi Mandir, Alandi

Other · Pune, Maharashtra

Sant Dnyaneshwar Samadhi Mandir, Alandi

Sant Dnyaneshwar in his living samadhi, with Siddheshwar beside him

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The temple in short

Deity
Sant Dnyaneshwar in his living samadhi, with Siddheshwar beside him
Where
Pune, Maharashtra · 18.68N 73.90E
Usual hours
5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Guru Sani
Visited for
Where the boy who wrote the Dnyaneshwari took samadhi at twenty-one; the Ashadi wari to Pandharpur sets out from here. Kartik Vadya Ekadasi is its day.
Kept for Jupiter and Saturn, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Sant Dnyaneshwar Samadhi Mandir, Alandi, Pune, Maharashtra. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.