PUNE

Pune is located 560 m (1,840 ft) above sea level on the western margin of the Deccan plateau. It is situated on the leeward side of the Sahyadri mountain range, which forms a barrier from the Arabian sea. It is a relatively hilly city, with its tallest hill, Vetal Hill, rising to 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. Just outside the city, the Sinhagad fort is located at an altitude of 1300 m. Central Pune is located at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers.

Pune is the ninth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula (Marathi: ) and Mutha rivers (Marathi: ). Pune city is the administrative capital of Pune district.

Fergusson College

Shaniwar wada

HSBC Global Technology India Headquarters,

National War Memorial Southern Command,

The Pataleshwar Temple is believed to be one of the oldest temples in the city. The circular Nandi mandapa at the Pataleshwar cave temple, built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty

The name Pune is derived from Sanskrit Puyanagara "City of Virtue". The oldest reference to this name was found on a Rashtrakuta Dynasty copper plate dated 937, which refers to the town as Punya-Vishaya or Poonak-Vishaya.By the 13th century, it had come to be known as Kasbe Pune or Punavadi. The city's name is sometimes transcribed as Poona in English, a practice particularly common during the British Raj. The spelling Pune was formally adopted in 1976

Baji Rao I one of the famous nine Peshwas.

In 1720, Baji Rao I was appointed Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Maratha Empire, ruled by Chattrapati Shahu.He selected Pune as his baseand started construction of Shaniwar Wada on the banks of the Mutha. The construction was completed in 1730, ushering in the era of Peshwa control of the city. The patronage of the Peshwas resulted in the construction of many temples and bridges in the city, including the Lakdi Pul and the temples on Parvati Hill. Bajirao Peshwa also constructed an underground aqueduct to bring water from Katraj Lake to Shaniwar Wada.

The Aga Khan Palace was constructed by Aga Khan III in 1892.

Laxmi Road in Central Pune

Pashan Lake is a man made lake

Infosys office building in Pune

Pune has more than a hundred educational institutes and nine universities, students from all over the world studying at the colleges of the University of Pune. After the fall of the Marathas in 1818 and establishment of educational institutions by the British, Pune came to be referred to as the Oxford of the East due to its large student population, and a large number of quality academic and research institutes. Pune has more schools, colleges and universities than any other city in the world

Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune. As there is no known information regarding his appearance, any image of Aryabhata is an artist's conception.