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Bindra House Address: 953, Nana peth, near Quarter gate, Pune Year & Date : 1940 Significance: Residence of Jessawala family – Byramshaw D. Jessawala (Papa – Eruch’s father), Gaimai (Eruch’s mother), Gulmasi, Banumasi, Merwan (Younger brother of Eruch) and Manu (Younger sister of Eruch) stayed here. Baba used to visit and stay here. He would […]

Mango Tree,Bund Garden Address: Bund Garden, Bund Garden Road, Pune 411001 Year & Date: Early 20th century to 1968 Significance: Meher Baba’s first Sadguru, Babajan used to sit under this mango tree in the early part of 20th century. Later Meher Baba also used to sit at the same spot. During the stay of Avatar […]

Venue of 1958 Sankranti Darshan Program Address: Rahul Cinema, Shivajinagar, Pune Year & Date: 14th Jan 1958 Significance: As requested by Poona Baba Lovers, Meher Baba agreed to give a public darshan on 14th January 1958, the Makar Sankranti Day. This darshan program was held at open ground near the Poona Meteorological Observatory, Ganeshkhind Road. […]

Silver Oaks Bungalow Address: Silver Oaks, 3 Salisbury Park Road, Near Golibar Maidan, Pune (Exact location not found) Year & Date: 11th Dec 1956 to 12 Feb 1957 Significance: On Dec 2nd 1956, Baba and some of His mandali met with a car accident at Udtara near Satara, and were seriously injured. Dr Nilakanth Godse […]

Sugandhi Bungalow Address: Prabhat Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune 411004 (Exact location not known) Year & Date: 21 to 28 Aug 1950 Significance: In mid-August 1950, Baba’s strenuous work with the masts in Satara affected his health. He was advised a short rest. Baba agreed and asked Papa Jessawala to arrange a bungalow in Poona. A […]

Thubey Bungalow Address: Taljai hill, Sahakar Nagar,Near Muktangan Society, Pune Year & Date : 1949 Significance: As Baba wanted to relax after strict seclusion in Meherazad just before entering New Life, on 16th of July 1949, Baba arrived in Poona with Kaka, Gustadji and mast Ali Shah. Eruch had rented Rao Bahadur Thube’s bungalow, situated […]

Vishnu Master’s House Address: 252, KasbaPeth, Pune Year & Date : 1920 Significance: The house belonged to Vishnu Deorukhkar (Vishnu Master), one of the early mandali of Avatar Meher Baba. Baba visited this house during His early stay in Pune. Vishnu’s mother, Kakubai, loved Baba dearly and Baba always reciprocated her love by visiting her […]

Toddy Shop Address: 722& 723, Near Pawale Chowk, Kasba Peth, Pune Year & Date : 1918 Significance: Toddy shop was jointly owned by Behramji and Merwan. Merwan worked very hard in the shop. Though He was working in this shop, He would discourage customers from drinking. Sadashiv Patil and Syed Shaikh came in Merwan’s contact […]

Shivaji Statue Address: SSPMS Boarding School, Shivajinagar, Pune 411005 Year & Date : Jan 1922 to May 1922 Significance: During 1921, an impressive and imposing bronze statue of the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, sculptured by V.P. Karmarkar, was inaugurated. One day, during a stroll through the city, Meher Baba explained that for certain spiritual work there […]