PUNE INFO FOR TAMILIANS

Praised as the Tirupathi temple of pune, this balaji mandir is in Pune-Bangalore highway, around 55 kms from City pride, Kothrud.

When you travel in the highway you get a town called Kapurhol. In the middle of this town you get the main entrance arch on the left side. You travel for a few minutes in this left road and you get the Balaji temple. Though not as big as Tirupathi, the temple premises is huge and cleanly maintained. You get to stand in the que(which gives you the first effect of being in Tirupathi :) ) and worship lord Balaji who stands majestically and beautifully decorated. Lord is surrounded by a praharam with different deities is present.

You get a ladoo for every devotee and a free meal pass. There was a good place to eat and tladoo was delicious. Two ladies wearing gloves were removing particles of spilled ladoo and making the area clean and tidy. Unforutunately we were not able to have the meal. We are sure that also would have been equally delightful.

The temple is surrounded by beautiful mountains of Western Ghats. Guess the place would be more greenish in rainy season.

There is also a Kubera temple, for those who are interested in praying to the god of riches. I was passing every hundial and atlast dropped money in Kubera's. My husband was commenting that I had missed Balaji who needed the money. I commented that I was paying to Kubera directly on behalf of Balaji :) .

Directions: Kothrud City Pride---> Singhad Road--->Pune Bangalore Highway--->Kapurhol(before Bhor)

All the best to you for a great darshan.