Talegaon Dhamdhere
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Talegaon Dhamdhere | |
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village | |
Siddheshwar Temple Uttareshwar Temple Sardar Ganpati Temple | |
  Talegaon Dhamdhere Location in Maharashtra, India  Talegaon Dhamdhere Talegaon Dhamdhere (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°40′04″N 074°09′13″E / 18.66778°N 74.15361°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Taluka | Shirur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 13,410 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 412208 |
| Telephone code | 412208 |
Talegaon Dhamdhere[1] is a panchayat village[2] in the state of Maharashtra, India,[3][4] on the right (south) bank of the Vel River (Wel River).[5] Administratively, Talegaon Dhamdhere is under Shirur Taluka of Pune District in Maharashtra.[4] There is only the single village of Talegaon Dhamdhere in the Talegaon Dhamdhere gram panchayat.[4] The village of Talegaon Dhamdhere is 4 km by road southeast of the village of Shikrapur, and 6 km by road north of the village of Vittalwadi.
The main surnames of Talegaon Dhamdhere are:-Dhamdhere, Bhujbal, Hirave, Dhavale, Todkar, Pingle, Bhumkar, Narke etc.
The town has several Peshwa period temples, the chief of which are five of Ganpati, Nath, Siddheshvar, Takleshvar, and Uttareshvar. Ganpati's temple was built by a member of the Dhamdhere family. Siddheshvar's is a large shrine built on raised ground and enclosed by lofty battlemented walls. High flights of steps lead on the east and west into the temple enclosure. The temple is said to have been built by a village accountant of Talegaon who rose to be Scindia's minister. Uttareshvar's temple was built by a member of a family called the Mahajan about 200 years ago.[6][7]
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the village of Talegaon Dhamdhere had 13,410 inhabitants, with 6,912 males (51.5%) and 6,498 females (48.5%), for a gender ratio of 940 females per thousand males.[8]
Gallery
Shrine of Uttareshwar temple
Shikhara of Uttareshwar temple
Arches & premises of Siddheshwar Temple
Shikhara-Siddheshwar temple
Arches - Siddheshwar temple
Roof support - Siddheshwar temple
Tulasi Vrindavana in premises of Siddheshwar temple
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