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Balaji Mandir, Pune
Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra · 18.5446°, 73.7903°
Venkateswara (Balaji)ModernDravidian
Sacred since
1998 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
begun 1998, consecrated 4 February 2002
Modern
History & significance
A Venkateswara temple at Pashan in Pune, begun in 1998 under the Sri Ahobila Mutt with the Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Sabha and consecrated in February 2002 by the mutt's 45th pontiff. It serves as a regional centre for the Sri Vaishnava community in western India.