Parvati Hill
A Peshwa temple complex above Pune, a hundred and three steps, and where the Peshwa watched Kirkee lost.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.4972, 73.8467
Get the Parvati Hill stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Parvati Hill. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Parvati Hill
Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati 2.4 km
Founded by a sweetmaker who lost his son to plague in 1893, and the centre of Pune's Ganesh festival ever since.
Shaniwar Wada 2.6 km
The Peshwa seat, burnt in 1828 so only its walls and gates remain, the largest gate spiked against war elephants.
Pataleshwar Cave Temple 3.3 km
An eighth century Rashtrakuta temple cut from one basalt outcrop, in the middle of a modern street.
Vetal Hill 4.5 km
The highest ground inside Pune, with the temple of Vetala at the top of it.
Chaturshringi Temple 5.0 km
A temple on a hillside in Pune, a hundred steps up, with a fair in Navratri.
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park 5.2 km
Katraj zoo at Pune, a hundred and thirty acres holding an animal orphanage and a snake park.
Shinde Chhatri 5.4 km
Mahadji Scindia's memorial at Wanowrie, Anglo-Rajasthani, with the cremation platform inside.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Pune 5.6 km
A cathedral of 1850 in the cantonment, and the seat of the diocese.
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Questions
Where is Parvati Hill?
Parvati Hill is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati (2.4 km), Shaniwar Wada (2.6 km), Pataleshwar Cave Temple (3.3 km).
How do I get the Parvati Hill stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Parvati Hill and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Parvati Hill before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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