Shinde Chhatri Review

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Shinde Chhatri

  • Address: Off Prince of Wales Dr., Wanowrie, near Clover Apartments, 2 km (1 mi) from Pune racecourse, Pune, Maharashtra

Fodor's Review:

After visiting the Osho ashram in Koregaon Park, head by car to the charming, tiny shrine Shinde Chhatri (Shindechi Chhatri), about 15 minutes away. (A chhatri is a cenotaph or a monument to someone dead and revered.) From Koregaon Park, go past the civil lines (non-army areas) and the British landmarks, and right through the old-style cantonment or camp area. That journey will give you a feel of the old British cantonment Pune. The chhatri, with its striking gold-embossed roof, is the Hindu "chapel" of the Scindias, a famous royal family who once ruled Gwalior in Central India and who today are a political dynasty. The chhatri is a monument to one of the more famous Shindes (from whom the Scindias descended)—Mahadji Shinde, the commander of the Peshwa army. Give the gatekeeper a few rupees and he may allow you in to see the intriguing inner sanctum. Incidentally, one of their lesser palaces is across the street.

  • Cost: free
  • Open: Daily dawn-dusk
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