Navi Peth
The "new" peth on the western edge of the old city, along Lal Bahadur Shastri Road, with Vaikunth crematorium.
Quick facts
- Named after:
- Navi means new
- Known for:
- LBS Road, Vaikunth crematorium
History
Navi means new. Navi Peth was laid out after the old peths, in the British period, on the western edge of Sadashiv Peth towards the Mutha river. It is also called Navi Sadashiv Peth.
Known for today
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Road, which runs through the peth.
- Vaikunth crematorium, the oldest and busiest crematorium of Pune.
- Patrakar Bhavan, the hall of the Pune journalists' union, near Ganjave Chowk.
- Residential buildings, hospitals and offices.
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- Shaniwar Peth The peth around Shaniwar Wada, with old wadas, temples on the river bank and the Omkareshwar temple.
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Raviwar Peth
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Sadashiv Peth
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