Parvati Hill & Temple Darshan, Kartik Swami Mandir - Pune Attractions | Places Near By Pune

If someone wants to feel close to the divine, Parvati Temple is one of the best places to visit.

 

Parvati is situated 2100 feet(640 m) above the sea level.Being at 260 feet above the city level, it provides an awesome view of the entire city.It is a great heritage of the city and was built in the Peshwa Dynasty.

Timings:
The gate opens at 5.00 A.M in the early morning and closes at 8.00 P.M in the night.

Address of Temple:
Parvati Hill Temples, Parvati Hill, Pune, Maharashtra, 411009, India

History of the Temple:

Parvati temple was, long before, famous for its miraculous healing power behavior. Kashibai, mother of the third Peshwa, Shrimant Nana Saheb, had a sever ailment in her right foot. So she went to this temple, located in the South of Pune, and prayed to God to cure her foot. She vowed to God that if her foot was recovered, she would build a temple over there. After that, she was recovered, and as she had promised, her son, Nana Saheb, built this Temple over there and this temple came into existence.

Speciality of the Temple:
  There are 2 famous festivals celebrated at this temple: 

1. Shravanmas Utsav:  Shravan Maas(month) is considered as the holiest month of the year, by Hindu calendar, which starts in late July and ends by third week of August. It is considered that offering prayers to Lord Shiv in this month brings great good will to one's life.And so , around 25,000 devotees visit the temple every Monday in Shravanmas to offer prayers.  
2. Kartikeya Swami Utsav: In Maharashtra, there are very few Kartikeya temples and the Karteikeya Swami temple of Parvati is one of them.Lord Kartikeya is worshipped as the God of wealth and is believed to bestow financial stability and well-being on the worshippers.                                           On Tripura Poornima or Karthika Poornima, around lakhs of devotees come here on to take darshan.The temple is open for darshan throughout the night, on this day. It is believed that those who come here for darshan of Lord Kartikeya on this day , enjoy financial stability throughout the year. Traditionally, women were not permitted to see the idol Kartikeya for the fear of receiving the curse of widowhood and hence, usually no woman enters the temple of Kartikeya  Swami throughout the year, but only on this day, all are permitted to go and worship the God Kartikeya.As a result, on this day, huge numbers of devotees, including men and women, can be seen.

List of Temples in Parvati:

•     Devdeveshwar Temple - Lord Shiva's Temple.Dedeveshwar means Lord of Lords.
•     Vishnu Temple - Lord Krishna's Temple
•     Kartikeya Temple - A very famous Temple
•     And other temples include -  Shri Vitthal Temple and Ramana Temple

Significance of Tripura Poornima:

    Karthika Poornima is celebrated on full moon day of Kartika month, usually in Novemeber-December. It's also known as Tripura Poornima.

This day is celebrated as the birthday of Kartikeya, the god of war and son of Shiva. Another significance of this month is that Karthika Month is the only month in which both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are worshipped.