
श्री भिकारदास मारुती मंदिर, सदाशिव पेठ, पुणे
Today at this temple
Quick facts
- Primary deity
- हनुमान
- Tradition
- vaishnava
- Year founded
- —
- Founder
- संत भिकारदास महाराज यांनी 19व्या शतकात स्थापन केलेले; सदाशिव पेठेतील पुण्याचे प्रसिद्ध मारुती मंदिर
- Managing trust
- ट्रस्ट
- Daily footfall
- दररोज 1,500-3,500
- Photography
- outside_only
- Non-Hindu policy
- all_welcome
- Dress code
- Traditional attire; no shorts
- Accessibility
- ♿ 👴 🍼
- VIP darshan
- —
- Typical visit
- 30–90 min
Sthala Purana — the story
19th-c. saint-Bhikardas-Maharaj-vision-foundation
References: Hanuman Chalisa (Tulsidas) 40 verses · Sundara Kanda (Valmiki Ramayana) Hanuman-Lanka episode
Darshan & aartis
- 06:00सकाळ30 min · Mangala aarti with sindoor-oil-abhishekam
- 19:00संध्या45 min · Sandhya aarti with Hanuman Chalisa
Plan your visit
Pune (PNQ) — 13 km
Pune Junction — 3 km
Narrow Sadashiv Peth lanes; use public transport
Narrow Sadashiv Peth lanes; use public transport
Pune central hotels (2 km)
Sadashiv Peth eateries
Year-round. Hanuman Jayanti (2026 approximately 3 April 2026) supreme day; Tuesday-Saturday weekly-devotional-days
- Mustard-oil, sindoor for offerings
- Hanuman Chalisa
- For Hanuman Jayanti (2026 approximately 3 April 2026)
- Combine with Pune Manache-5 walking-tour
Gallery & media

Deity & iconography
- Height of murti
- 122 cm
- Vahana
- None — Hanuman depicted standing warrior-form
- Adornments
- Hanuman-murti approximately 122 cm, classical standing-warrior-form with mace (gada) and holding-mountain (parvat-vahak iconography). Sindoor-orange-red painted face and body (traditional-Hanuman-color). Daily oil-abhishekam with mustard-oil (Hanuman-signature offering), sindoor-application, saffron-silk, rudraksha-mala. Sundara Kanda paath traditional Tuesdays-Saturdays
- Consorts on panel
- Subsidiary Rama-Sita-Lakshmana panel; Shiva-linga subsidiary
- Favored bhoga
- Sindoor, mustard-oil, banana, laddu, besan-ladoo (Hanuman signature), coconut
- Mantras chanted here
- Om Hanumate Namah · HANUMAN CHALISA (Tulsidas) · Sundara Kanda · Hanuman Ashtak
- Worship purpose
- Hanuman-bhakta devotional; Hanuman Jayanti supreme-observance; Tuesday-Saturday weekly devotional-days; Sadashiv Peth community-Kuldev; Pune-Peshwa-era-heritage inclusion; student-exam-blessings (Hanuman is classical-strength-and-concentration-deity)
Architecture & art
19th-c. small Peshwa-era-vernacular temple
- Style
- 19th-c. Pune-Peshwa-era-vernacular small-temple in Sadashiv Peth heritage-area; intimate-compound approximately 15m × 12m; modest 8m shikhara
- Shikhara height
- 8 m
- Built of
- Stone-and-masonry; traditional-Pune-Peshwa-era
- Notable features
- 19th-c. Saint Bhikardas founding · Sadashiv Peth heritage-neighborhood · Iconic Pune Hanuman-temple · Hanuman Jayanti 80,000-1.5 lakh · Tuesday-Saturday Hanuman-days · Sundara Kanda paath tradition · Pune-heritage walking-tour
- Protection status
- state_protected
History timeline
- 19th century
Saint Bhikardas Maharaj founded
- Post-1947
Trust-managed Pune-neighborhood temple
Special phenomena
Pune's iconic Hanuman-devotional-shrine
One of Pune's 5-6 iconic-Hanuman-temples with strong-neighborhood-devotional-tradition
Poojas & sevas offered here
No bookable poojas listed yet
Festivals & signature events
- Signatureराम नवमीAnnual
Location & nearby temples
- श्रीमंत दगडूशेठ हलवाई गणपती0.9 km · Pune
- श्री तांबडी जोगेश्वरी देवी मंदिर, पुणे1.0 km · Pune
- श्री कसबा गणपती मंदिर, पुणे1.2 km · Pune
- सारस बाग गणपती मंदिर, पुणे1.4 km · Pune
- ओंकारेश्वर मंदिर, शनिवार पेठ, पुणे1.5 km · Pune
- श्री त्रिशुंड मयुरेश्वर गणपती मंदिर, पुणे1.8 km · Pune
Scriptural references
- Hanuman Chalisa (Tulsidas)
- 40 verses
- Sundara Kanda (Valmiki Ramayana)
- Hanuman-Lanka episode
Sources & credits
✓ Verified by 2026-04-25. Seeded from training + Wikipedia. Video metadata intentionally empty.
- Bhikardas Maruti — source · CC-BY-SA 4.0