Punyeshwar Mahadev Mandir was a

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

temple along the bank of the river Mutha in Pune. Along with Puneshwar there existed another temple named

Narayaneshwar Narayaneshwar Mahadev Mandir and Puneshwar were two temples in Pune demolished under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate led by Nizamuddin and other religious preachers. Two of these preachers were later buried there. The dargah built over the Naraya ...

. In the late thirteenth century Puneshwar temple was pulled down and converted into a dargah now called Dhakta (Younger) Sheikh Salla Dargah, which stands in its place to this day. The Narayaneshwar was also converted into the Senior Sheikh Salla dargah around the same time. In 2006, a wall along the river collapsed leading to finding of old artefacts of the Puneshwar temple under the dargah. The temple remains one of the earliest named temples, after

Pataleshwar The Pataleshwar Caves, also referred to as the Panchaleshvara temple or Bhamburde Pandav cave temple, are an 8th century rock-cut Hindu temple from the Rashtrakuta period located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it was a monum ...

in the city of Pune, although it does not exist in its original form now. The city of Pune is named after Puneshwar temple.

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