Narayanpur, Pune

Narayanpur is a small village located in Purandhar valley in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is located about 35km southerly to Pune city. [1] One can reach Narayanpur from Pune either from Dive ghat and Saswad or from Katraj Ghat and Mumbai-Pune-Satara Road. Narayanpur is situated at the bottom of famous Purandar fort. Lord Indra's second name is Purandar. Indra made austerity on a nearby mountain, hence the name Purandhar valley. This place is also came to be known as Narayanpur by the ancient Narayaneshwar temple. Narayanpur is a paradise for nature lovers.[2]

Shri Kshetra Narayanpur, Pune

श्री क्षेत्र नारायणपूर,पुणे
Dattātreya

एक मुखी दत्त, नारायणपूर, ता.पुरंदर जि.पुणे
Hindu temple
Ek Mukhi Datta of Shri Kshetra Narayanpur
CountryIndia
RegionPune
SubdistrictPurandar
MantraJay Jay Gurudev Datta Atri Anusaye Suta
जय जय गुरुदेव दत्त, अत्री अनुसूये सुता
Digambara Digambara ShreePada Vallabha Digambara

Narayanpur is a sacred place temples of "Lord Datta" and "Narayaneshwar". The famous Prati Balaji mandir at Ketkawale is located 10 km far, [3]southerly to Narayanpur.

The temple of Narayaneshwar here is very old. The sculptures are said to be of 'Yadav' era.

Narayanpur Datta Mandir has Ek Mukhi Datta idol and the sacred padukas. Sadguru Narayan Maharaj has built "Char DattaDhams" in four different directions in India, of which Narayanpur is one. [4][5]

Narayanpur is also the village of Changdev Maharaj.

References
  1. Natayanpur
  2. https://punebuzz.com/narayanpur/
  3. "::balaji::". sribalajimandirpune.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. "Shree Dattadham". www.shreedattadham.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. http://dattadham.in

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