Narayan Peth
Named after Peshwa Narayanrao. Home of Kesari Wada, where Lokmanya Tilak lived and worked.
Quick facts
- Named after:
- Peshwa Narayanrao
- Known for:
- Kesari Wada, Laxmi Road
History
Narayan Peth takes its name from the young Peshwa Narayanrao. It lies between Shaniwar Wada and the Mutha river side of the old city.
Its best known building is Gaikwad Wada, better known as Kesari Wada. Lokmanya Tilak moved here in 1905, and the Kesari newspaper was run from this wada. It also became a centre of the public Ganesh festival.
Known for today
- Kesari Wada, with a museum on Lokmanya Tilak.
- The Kesari Wada Ganpati, one of the five Manache Ganpati.
- Shops for stationery, printing and paper.
- Lakdi Pul (Sambhaji Bridge) across the Mutha at the edge of the peth.
- Part of Laxmi Road, the main shopping street of the old city.
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- 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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Sources: Written by PuneDiary. Facts checked 10 October 2026.