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| Pune |  | Pune, Nested in the picturesque Sahyadris (the Western Ghats), just 150 km south of Mumbai, Pune is a contrast of history and modernism. Base of the Great Maratha Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji and the Peshwas, the city has been a cultural capital of Maharashtra for centuries. Pune is considered as the Oxford of India ? with its many educational and research institutions apart from other institutions for sports, yoga, ayurveda, culture and social services. | | | Following is the list of some of the important areas and places in Pune city : Laxmi Road : Your visit to Pune is incomplete if you have not visited Laxmi road at least once. When you come to the Laxmi Road, you have entered the real heart of Pune city. You can easily judge this for yourself looking at the crowd and the hustle and bustle on this road as well as on any of the countless narrow side streets that crisscross it. " Laxmi " is the goddess of wealth & as you start your shopping on Laxmi road, you will really feel as if the Goddess of Wealth has showered her blessings on this road.This road, which starts at the Alka Talkies Square and running right through the heart of the old city, terminates in the Cantonment area, has an overall length of 4k.m. in all & over 90 percent of this length is literally lined with shops on both sides. You can find shops of the widest range of articles on Laxmi Road. But it is mainly famous for its hundreds of shops of garments of all varieties, suitable for all climates and purses. Jewellery shops take a distant second. Bajirao Road and Tulsi Bag : Named after Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa the first, who was well known for his gallantry, intelligence as well as his artistic personality, Bajirao Road has its own place in Pune's map. The famous one-man museum, the Raja kelkar Museum is situated on Bajirao Road. One of the City's principal telephone exchanges, again named after Bajirao Peshwa is also on this road. Bajirao road provides excellent opportunities for shopping. Mainly garment shops, furniture shop and presentation article shops are situated on this highly crowded road with an approximate overall length of about 2km. As you come to Bajirao road where it intersects Laxmi Road and turn to your right towards Tilak Road, immediately on your left side you will find probably the noisiest and the busiest part at Pune the famous shopping area of Tulsi Bag and beyond that, the huge fruits and vegetable market of Mahatma Phule Mandai. |
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