Guruwar Peth
The Thursday peth of the old city, laid out in the Peshwa period, with old temples and busy trading lanes.
Quick facts
- Named after:
- Thursday (Guruwar)
- Known for:
- Godi Parshvanath Jain temple
History
Guruwar Peth is one of the peths named after the days of the week, the day its market was held. It was laid out in the Peshwa period, in the middle of the eighteenth century. Old accounts also call it Vetal Peth, after the temple of Vetal in the peth.
Known for today
- Shri Godi Parshvanath Jain temple on Jedhe Prasad Road.
- Old temples and wadas.
- Busy trading and residential lanes close to Shukrawar Peth and Ganesh Peth.
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More in Peths of Pune
- Kasba Peth The original village of Pune and its oldest peth, home of Kasba Ganpati and Lal Mahal.
- Shaniwar Peth The peth around Shaniwar Wada, with old wadas, temples on the river bank and the Omkareshwar temple.
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Budhwar Peth
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Shukrawar Peth
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Raviwar Peth
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Sadashiv Peth
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