History, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Jejuri, Maharashtra, India
Jejuri, one of the important pilgrimage site of Maharashtra, is small town and municipality of Pune district, Maharashtra. Jejuri is very popular and believed as highly sacred due to the Khandoba Temple in surrounding area of Pune. Small town of Jejuri is located at around 750 meter high hillock and at distance of 50 km from Pune. Lord Khandoba, the manifestation of Lord Shiva is also known as Malhari Martanda, and kuldevta of many warrior, farming, herding and priest families of Maharashtra and the Karnataka region. As Khandoba temple is located on top of hill, you can enjoy beautiful panoramic view from here. City is also popular for its Bhandara festival, where more than 5 lakh of devotee visits