Bhuleshwar Temple

Getting there

• By train

  Yevat railway station is the closest station to the temple.

• By road

  The temple is about 45 km from Pune and about 10 km from the Pune-Solapur highway, near Yavat village.

Why devotees come here

Bhuleshwar Temple is a Hindu temple of Shiva near Yavat village in Pune district, Maharashtra. It stands on a hill, and from outside it can look like a mosque. A Times of India video calls it a quick getaway from Pune.

Local Hindu belief holds that the Pandavas built the temple. It is said to date from the 8th century. Its walls carry classical carvings. Black basalt, the AA type, was brought in to build it, while the rock around the site is brownish basalt, so the stone stands out.

The temple also has an idol of Ganesha in female attire. A folk tale says that when a bowl of pedhas is set before the lingam, one or more of the sweets vanish. Pedhas are a kind of sweet.

The Yadava rulers restored the temple around 1230 CE, a work known as Jirnodhar in Marathi. It stands on the Daulatmangal fort, also called Mangalgad, which Murar Jagdev Pandit, an Adilshahi general, built in 1629. The temple has been declared a protected monument. A Pune district draft tourism plan names it, near Yavat village, as a spot that could be developed.

Tips for your visit

• The play of light at the temple is an interesting phenomenon for artists and photographers.
• Many bird-watchers visit the spot near Yavat village.
• Nearby places include Chintamani Temple of Theur, Ramdara temple and Jejuri Temple.

Questions people ask