Alandi

Alandi is a town and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The town is prominent as a position of journey for being the resting spot or Samadhi of the thirteenth century Marathi Bhakti holy person, Sant Dnyaneshwar. Alandi is a standout amongst the most understood spots of journey for Hindu Marathi individuals as a result of the town's relationship with the thirteenth century Varkari Saint Dnyaneshwar. Holy person Dnyaneshwar, in the wake of deciphering the Hindu sacred writing, Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit into Marathi accomplished sanjivan Samadhi under the Siddheshwar sanctuary in Alandi.

A sanctuary complex has been worked at the spot of Sant Dnyaneshwar's samadhi. It is visited by hundreds a large number of travelers, and specifically, those of the Varkari Sect. The Ekadashi of the dull portion of every month pulls in a more noteworthy number of lovers to the town. The greatest celebration in Alandi is held each year on Kartika Vadya Ekadashi eleventh day of the dull fortnight of Hindu month of Kartik. The celebration falls near the day Dnyaneshwar entered Samadhi. This celebration or yatra is gone to by a huge number of Dnyaneshwar lovers and has an incredible financial essentialness to the nearby populace.