Narayanpur is a small village located in Purandhar valley in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is located about 35 km south of
Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
city. One can reach Narayanpur from Pune either from Dive ghat and
Saswad
Saswad is a municipal council located on South-Eastern corridor of Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Saswad is situated on the banks of the Karha River. Saswad is about 31 km from Pune-Central Station.
History
Saswad is ...
or from Katraj Ghat and Mumbai-Pune-Satara Road. Narayanpur is situated at the bottom of famous
Purandar fort
Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at above sea level in the Western Ghats, to the southeast of Pune.Survey of India - Scale 1:50K Map sheet number 47F/15
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. Lord Indra's second name is Purandar. Indra made austerity on a nearby mountain, hence the name Purandhar valley. This place is also came to be known as Narayanpur by the ancient Narayaneshwar temple. Narayanpur is a paradise for nature lovers.
Narayanpur is a sacred place temples of "Lord Datta" and "Narayaneshwar". The famous Prati Balaji mandir at Ketkawale is located 10 km away, southerly to Narayanpur.
Shreenath Mhaskoba Temple the biggest temple of Purandar taluka is situated on Katraj-
Kodit -Narayanpur road 3km before Narayanpur.Good place to visit on Sunday and Amavasya.
The temple of Narayaneshwar here is very old. The sculptures are said to be of 'Yadav' era.
Narayanpur Datta Mandir has Ek Mukhi Datta idol and the sacred padukas. Sadguru Narayan Maharaj has built "Char DattaDhams" in four different directions in India, of which Narayanpur is one.
*First of the Char Dattadhams has been constructed in Madhya Pradesh
Shiva Datta Dham, Jalkoti, Maheshwar, KhargoneShiv Datta Dham, Jalkoti,
Maheshwar
Maheshwar is a town, near Khargone city in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. It is located on State Highway-38 ( Khargone city- Barwaha- Bandheri Highway),13.5 km east of National Highway 3 (Agra-Mumbai highway ...
,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
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*Second of the Char Dattadhams is in Kanyakumar
Anusaya Datta Dham, Vattakottai, KanyakumariAnusaya Datta Dham, Vatta-kottai
Vattakottai Fort, Anju Gramam,
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari (Tamil; / kəɳjɑkʊmɑɾiː/; referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a town and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the ...
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*Third of the Char Dattadhams is near Kolkata "Bramha Datta Dham" and it is under construction situated i
Bramha Datta Dham, Baruipara, KolkataBaruipara". This will be the largest Hindu temple in West Bengal.
*Shri Atri Dattadham, Himachal Pradesh
Narayanpur is also the village of
Changdev Maharaj.
References
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Villages in Pune district