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Photo: Photo by DesiBoy101 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)Believed to be where the young Shivaji spent his childhood. What stands today is a 1980s reconstruction after fire destroyed the original.
A modest Peshwa-era palace in Pune's Kasba Peth, believed to have been the childhood home of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, though the surviving structure is a 1980s reconstruction after the original wooden palace was destroyed by fire in the 17th century. It sits adjacent to the Kasba Ganpati temple, considered the presiding deity of Pune city. The site holds strong symbolic significance in Maratha history despite its modest scale. It remains free to visit and closed on Wednesdays.
| Mon-Tue | 9 AM - 6 PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thu-Sun | 9 AM - 6 PM |
Built in 1892 as an act of charity during a famine, it later became a prison. Gandhi was held here during Quit India, and Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai died in custody. Their memorials stand in the garden.
Sambhaji, Shivaji's son, was born here, and here in 1665 Shivaji signed a treaty ceding forts to the Mughals.
Where Shivaji first raised the flag of Swarajya, self-rule, and where he ruled from for over 25 years before moving to Raigad.