Shri Bhikardas Maruti Temple, Sadashiv Peth, Pune

Shri Bhikardas Maruti Temple, Sadashiv Peth, Pune

📍 Pune, Pune City, MaharashtraVerified
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Next aarti
Evening
19:00 · in 84 min
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Weather
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Today at this temple

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Tithi
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Quick facts

Primary deity
हनुमान्
Tradition
vaishnava
Year founded
—
Founder
Founded by SAINT BHIKARDAS MAHARAJ (19th-century Maharashtrian-Hanuman-devotee) in Sadashiv Peth, Pune. One of Pune's iconic Hanuman temples with distinctive-devotional-community-following. Traditional-narrative: Saint Bhikardas was a Hanuman-bhakta who established the temple following repeated-Hanuman-visions
Managing trust
Trust-managed; Pune-Sadashiv-Peth community
Daily footfall
1,500-3,500 daily
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

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19th-c. saint-Bhikardas-Maharaj-vision-foundation

References: Hanuman Chalisa (Tulsidas) 40 verses · Sundara Kanda (Valmiki Ramayana) Hanuman-Lanka episode

Darshan & aartis

Sun
05:30–22:00
Mon
05:30–22:00
Tue
05:00–22:30
Wed
05:30–22:00
Thu
05:30–22:00
Fri
05:30–22:00
Sat
05:00–22:30
  • 06:00
    Morning
    30 min · Mangala aarti with sindoor-oil-abhishekam
  • 19:00
    Evening
    45 min · Sandhya aarti with Hanuman Chalisa

Plan your visit

✈️ Nearest airport

Pune (PNQ) — 13 km

🚆 Nearest railway

Pune Junction — 3 km

🚌 How to reach locally

Narrow Sadashiv Peth lanes; use public transport

🅿️ Parking

Narrow Sadashiv Peth lanes; use public transport

🏨 Where to stay

Pune central hotels (2 km)

🍽 Prasad & food

Sadashiv Peth eateries

🧘 Best time to visit

Year-round. Hanuman Jayanti (2026 approximately 3 April 2026) supreme day; Tuesday-Saturday weekly-devotional-days

🎒 What to carry
  • Mustard-oil, sindoor for offerings
  • Hanuman Chalisa
  • For Hanuman Jayanti (2026 approximately 3 April 2026)
  • Combine with Pune Manache-5 walking-tour

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

  1. 19th century

    Saint Bhikardas Maharaj founded

  2. 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

  • Ram Navami
    Annual
    Signature

Location & nearby temples

Scriptural references

Hanuman Chalisa (Tulsidas)
40 verses
Daily Hanuman recitation
Sundara Kanda (Valmiki Ramayana)
Hanuman-Lanka episode
Tuesday-Saturday paath

Sources & credits

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✓ Last verified 2026-04-25
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