Category: Places

Pataleshwar Caves Address: Jungli Maharaj Road , near Junglee Maharaj temple , Shivajinagar, Pune Year & Date : 1915 Significance: 8th Century rock cut cave temples, below ground level, dedicated to Lord Shiva( Pataleshwar). Statues of Seetha, Ram, Lakshman and Ganesh are also present. Massive pillars have been sculptured out of monolithic stone. There are […]

Mahendrachandra Bunglow Address:885/5 Bandarkar road,Lane no 6 ,Deccan Gymkhana,Pune 411004 Year & Date: 1957 to 1959 Significance: The Gadekar family (Ramchandra,Gunatai,Nalini and Digambar) shifted from earlier residence (“Mon Desir”, 24-B,Bombay Poona Road) to this place in 1957. Whenever Baba visited Poona and stayed in Guruprasad, He would visit this house along with the mandali whenever […]

Horticulture Experimental Station Address: Near Spicer’s college, Botanical garden, Agriculture Department, Pune Year & Date : 1950 Significance: This was the residential quarters of Dadi Kerawalla , a cousin of Eruch. Dadi was a horticulturist working in Agriculture Department. The place was peaceful and surrounded by fruit orchards. Around 1950’s, Meher Baba and His mandali […]

Mudaliar House Address: 399 , Saraswat colony, Somwar peth, Pune Year & Date: April 1957 – May 1964 Significance: Regular weekly Baba meetings of the Poona Centre were held at this place since April 1957. The house was occupied by the Mudaliar family. On 8th of June 1957, Baba paid a visit to this place. […]

St Vincent High School Address: St Vincent Street, Near Babajan Shrine, Camp, Pune, MH 411001 Year & Date : 4rth January 1909 till 1911 Significance: A well known English medium school run by Catholic missionaries. Merwan studied here from 4th January 1909 till 19th November 1911.Prior to this, when He was five years old, He […]

Sheriar Cafe Address:Near Quarter Gate, Nana Peth, Pune 411 011 Year & Date: Early 1900 Significance: The tea shop owned by Sheriarji, Baba’s father was located here. The family also lived nearby. Merwan was a child during that time. One day a herd of buffalos was running down the road where Merwan was playing. Miraculously […]

First Activity Centre Address: Near 816-Bhawanipeth, Pudamjee Compound, Pune Year & Date: circa 1949 to 1956 Significance: Ramachandra Gadekar on his transfer from Solapur , lived in this house along with his wife Gunatai, daughter Nalini and son Digambar. Regular Baba meetings were held in this place. These meetings would be addressed by Baba’s Mandali […]

Pumpkin House Address:816 Dastur Meher road ( Butler Mohalla), Near Dorabji hotel , camp, Pune 411001 Year & Date: 1900 till 1919 Significance: The house was called Bhopla house, which means Pumpkin House, because next to its entrance was a large round stone resembling the shape of a pumpkin. Meher Baba, then called Merwan spent […]

FC Road Jhopadi Address: (Exact location unknown) From records : Some records say it is near Chatursinghi temple and some say it is near Fergusson college Year & Date : Jan 1922 to May 1922 Significance: After Meher Baba regained His worldly consciousness while retaining His Avataric Consciousness, He wrote to Sadashiv Patel of Poona […]

Bombay Pune Road Bungalow Address: 24B Bombay Poona Road,Pune. Year & Date: 1956 to 1957 Significance: The Gadekar family was residing in the bungalow located on the Bombay Poona road. Avatar Meher Baba frequently visited the house during His travel between Mumbai and Pune by car. Irene Conybeare, an English disciple of Baba, who was […]