Travel With Tanvi: A Day Trip To Baneshwar

Since we all are very busy doing our own things, we don't get enough family time. So I and my mom decided to take some time off & go out somewhere. But the temperature was soaring high. So we decided to go to have a day trip to Baneshwar, a place about an hour away from our house.

entrance of the temple

So Baneshwar is famous for its waterfall & the Baneshwar Temple. Nanasaheb Peshwa built the temple thinking that if a shivalay, pushkarni & dharmashala are built in such a beautiful place, it will be a shelter for the people. Moreover, the places will have a beautiful surrounding. So, keeping this in mind Nanasaheb built the Baneshwar Temple on the banks of river Shivganga in the year 1749. At that time the building of the temple cost ₹11450 approximately. There are many sites with all this information so I won't go much into the details.

The Baneshwar Temple

So I and my mother left for Baneshwar. On reaching Baneshwar we found out that there was a wedding in the temple, due to which the places was much crowded than the other days. There were people all over the place. I had been to Baneshwar before, that time there were only 10% of the people that were there now. But, nevertheless I and my mom were there to see the place, not the people.

the information board

We both were hungry so we had bhel. It costed us ₹40 but it was as good as having lunch. The quantity was enough. Then we went to the temple. The temple is covered from all sides and the door is at the southeast side. We obviously had to take out our footwear & the floor was burning hot. We had to almost run from one place to another due to that.

the Ganpati Temple

On entering the temple premises there is a large display of information in marathi on the right hand side. On the left hand there is the office and rooms and stuff like that. Then there are two furrows with lots of fishes and turtles it it. Cute little turtles. One furrow has the nandi through which the water comes in. Besides the furrow on the left hand side is the temple & on the right hand side is a Ganpati Temple. We offered our prayers there and left to see the waterfall.

the furrow

There was an entry fee for it, ₹10. Upon inquiring the people told me that they've made developments so the entry fee. But honestly speaking, I didn't see 1% difference since I had last been there. But, never mind. Then I and my mom started walking towards the waterfall. It was nice and cool here due to the many trees. On our way to the waterfall me saw many families who had come there to have a day picnic. Some were eating, some playing, some sleeping. Then we went ahead and lost our way. Not really, we had to go where the waterfall starts, but we reached down where it ends. & guess what, there was no water.

the dried river

We then found the way to go to the top. There was a watch tower kind of a thing there. The river and the waterfall was completely dry. There wasn't even a drop of water there. I guess it was because it didn't at all rain last year. So there was no water and the sun was blazing right on top of us. So we didn't wait there much long. Then we reached the place where the families were. It was like a big playground with benches. We sat on the bench talking.

families enjoying themselves

I then saw fields on the sides. I don't know what its was, but there were some fields. Then we left and went to the nursery which was opposite the children park. The park is just in front of the parking. We just had a walk there and then went to the Buwasaheb Temple & then left for home.