Kasba Peth
Kasba Peth is the oldest peth (locality) in Pune, India and is very adjacent to the historic Shaniwar Wada palace. Kasba Peth was the first Peth to be established somewhere in the 14th century, and is the oldest area in Pune. Kasba Ganpati the Gram Daivat (root deity) of Pune, is in Kasba Peth. This temple was built in Shivaji Maharaja's reign. There is a story behind the Kasba Ganpati. Some children had brought cows there for grazing and found an idol of Ganapati. Then they colored this idol and started worshipping it. Shivaji Maharaja's mother Jijabai also visited there whenever she came to Lal Mahal. Hence Dadoji Konddeo built a pendol in front of the idol where the Kasba Ganpati Temple is today.
Kasba Peth is the only locality in Pune where one can still find the existence of a "Wada" or an old styled living apartments with unique architectures. Kasba peth is mostly a residential area and is well known for the Kumbhar Wada (Area of earthen potmakers) and the Tambat Ali (Area of brass/copper utensil manufacturers).
Kasba Peth is the oldest peth in Pune. It is called as Heart of Pune city. You can find all types of shops surrounding to Kasba Peth. For E.g.: Tambat Ali, Shimpi Ali, vyavahar Ali, Bhoi Ali etc.
Budhwar Peth
Budhwar Peth is one of many commercial localities in the city of Pune, India.
For some period, Pune was ruled by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb of Delhi. When Aurangzeb attacked Pune, he inhabited Budhwar Peth in the year 1660. In his era, this Peth was known as Mohitabad or Moheyabad. Thorale Madhavrao Peshwa made developments and renamed it as Budhwar Peth when they got the power in their hand. Vishram baugh Wada, Belbaugh and Gramdevata Jogeshwari are the historical proofs of Budhawar Peth. It is said that when Shivaji got married to Saibai, they first visited Gramdevata Jogeshwari.
Today, Budhwar Peth is a business area particularly for electrical goods market, books and traditional items. Places of interest include: Jogeshwari Temple, N.M.V High School, Laxmi road, Appa Balwant Chowk and Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple. This last temple is believed to be the richest amongst all Ganesh Temples[citation needed] with the Lord Ganesha icon laden with several lakhs of rupees of gold, and worshipped for obstacle removal.
The place also boasts of being the producing hub of automated taxi meters for most of the autos/rented car in India.
Sadashiv Peth
One can see the many old Wada's, Educational and Cultural Institutes which are located in the area of Sadashiv Peth. The name was kept in the memory of Sadahivrao Bhau who had lost his life in 1761 in the war of Panipat. Earlier it was set up only for the Military soldiers, but now a days large amount of residents are only Brahmins. 'Bharat Ithihas Sanshodan Mandal', 'Raja Kelkar Vastu Sangrahalaya', 'Nehru Stadium', 'Sir Parshurambhau Mahavidhyalay', 'Bharat Natya Mandir', 'Tilak Smarak Mandir', 'Maratha Chambers of Commerce' and many more important institutes are in Sadashiv Peth. Khunya Murlidhar, Vishrambag Vada, Saras Baug, Nehru Stadium, Bhikardas Maruti and well known Talayatalya Ganapati are the best attraction of this place.
Bhavani Peth
Bhavani Mata Mandir and Palkhi Vithoba Mandir are the best tourist attraction of Bhavani Peth. It is named after the Goddess Bhavani whose temple is in which was set up in 1763. In olden days there were many "bore" trees in this area, thus it was also known as 'Borevan'. In the era of Peshwa's, 'Sardar Nana Phadanvisan' had given a startup to Business in Bhavani Peth. He allowed many businessmen to keep their storages in this area, and later this part of city turned in to another big business place. Further they built the temple of 'Bhavani Mata' due to which it is named as Bhavani Peth. Today it has a large timber, hardware and steel market. Some of the famous places over here are Shri Bhavani Mata Mandir and Timbar market.
Raviwar Peth
'Malkapur' was the ancient name of Raviwar Peth. In the Era of Balaji Bajirao Peshwa, Mahajan, Vyavhare, Joshi had renamed this Place as Raviwar Peth. This area is specialized for the shops of Gold and Silver ornaments. Therefore this area is well known as 'Sarraf Katta', Where you can find old as well as new designed ornaments. The Temple of 'Someshwar', 'Jumma Masjid' and 'Bhohri Jammat Khana' are famous in this area. The market for Plastic Product is found here. The temple of Laxminarayan and Ram Mandir are also famous in this area. This area is also famous for wholesale textile market. Vitthal Temple and the Someshwar temple are famous over here.
Somwar Peth
The people staying in this area were know as "Gosavi". It was also known as 'Shahpura'. These people used to lend money to others for various purposes before Banks came in existence. This is one of the famous Peths in Pune. Apollo theater is famous in this area. Mali Maharaj, Vishnu Temple, and Nageshwar Temples are famous in this area. The Emplyoment Office and Zilla Parishad Building are situated in this area. The famous Shahu Udyan and Shahu Talav are legend of Somwar Peth. Collector Office is also famous in this area.
Shaniwar peth
Pune's Historical place Shaniwar Wada is in Shaniwar Peth. This place was known as 'Murujabad' / 'Murtuzabad' when Pune was under the Muslim rule. As Peshwai started in Pune this place was known as Shaniwar Peth. Shaniwar Wada was build in 1730 by Thorale Bajirao. In Peshwa's era all the policies were issued from Shaniwar Wada hence this place became politically important. In the Independence era 'Hutatma Stambh' was build in front of Shaniwar Wada in memory of those who has lost their life for independence. Shaniwar Wada, Hutatma Smarak, Amruteshwar Mandir are some of the famous places over here.