[Recap] 36th Accessibility Meetup in Pune Baneshwar Cave Temple

The lockdown in Pune has ended and in the last phase of the unlock places of worship have been opened. Although they were open all the time people are increasingly visiting several gurudwaras mosques Jain and Hindu temples.

The Baneshwar Cave Temple in Pune and the following was checked:

  1. Accessibility of the main entrance.

  2. Availability of ramps at various places.

  3. Accessibility of the washroom/toilet.

  4. Accessibility of the parking space.

  5. Availability of wheelchairs.

  6. The Baneshwar Cave temple has spacious accessible parking outside the Bhairavnath temple which is on the way.

  1. There is a large board indicating the direction of the access point for the temple stairs.

  1. Access to the galli leading to the temple is leveled with the main street of Baner Gaon.

Several ramps are made available for the ease of a wheelchair.

  1. The last section has handrails to facilitate the differently-abled though not for a person using a wheelchair.

  1. The main entrance to the temple is narrow but accessible and wide enough to pass a regular wheelchair through it.

  1. Access to Nandi Darshan and other parts of the cave temple is made easy via a peripheral sidewalk that has a leveled floor and has handrails and can also easily accommodate a wheelchair.

  1. The temple bell and donation box are accessible as well.

A single step is considered accessible to a wheelchair hence wheelchair-bound devotees find it easy for reaching out to the Nandi and the donation box.

  1. The sit-out area and the benches outside the temple entrance are accessible, though the area beyond the footbridge is inaccessible.

Conclusion

The Baneshwar Cave temple in Pune is fully geared towards embracing the differently-abled and though there were a few discontinuities, helpful people were always available nearby to ease the experience of the differently-abled.

This meetup was conducted as part of the Accessibility for All movement.

:paperclips: Here’s the link to the announcement and the invitation for the meetup.

BR
Tushar Suradkar
Pune

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  • Nice and historical places in the Bharat.
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नमस्कार,

** @TusharSuradkar **

शेअरींग बद्दल धन्यवाद…

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Simply amazing post @TusharSuradkar Bhai, you always amaze me by your perfect posts, in which we can learn everything about a place. And as it was your mission Accessibility, so I believe your post and Google maps review will hundreds of people who wants to visit Baneshwar Cave Temple.

By the way, is this a same series of Caves I shared a screenshot of movie some time ago? Or far ?

I want to tag @Ainnie in this amazing post, let’s make a post on The Centaurus Mall Islamabad

Or any place where you can visit easily.

Thanks Tushar Bhai for sharing :pray:

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Thank you for your inspiring comments @KashifMisidia Bhai :handshake:

And a nice idea to review a shopping mall for accessibility in Karachi along with @Ainnie and other local guides since I have done this type of review several times in the recent past and another one is scheduled for this weekend.

Here is a list of recent ‘Shopping Mall Reviews’ to pick a few clues from:

[Recap] - Accessible Pune Episode 33 - Regent Plaza Shopping Mall
[Recap] - Accessible Pune Episode 30 - Gol Market

[Recap] - Accessible Pune Episode 26 - Star Bazaar

[Recap] - Accessible Pune Episode 23 - Reliance Smart Mart

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Thank you @AjamAli , @Shrut19 Tai :pray:

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Very nicely covered @TusharSuradkar !!!

Never been here before, need to plan someday! :blush:

Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

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Thank you, dear @AjitThite

Your comments are always inspiring :blush:

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सही रे मित्रा…सगळ्या डिटेल्स खूप छान कव्हर केले आहेस. मस्तच… @TusharSuradkar शेअर केल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद मित्रा.

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Dhanyavad @Rohan10

Yes, @AjitThite - this point was left out.

If you ever travel on Baner road, there is a small temple at the top of the hill - तुकाई देवी मंदिर.

The बाणेश्वर मंदिर is on way to this main temple.

The बाणेश्वर मंदिर is inside an ancient cave - पांडव कालीन.

Let me know when you are coming to Baner sometime - I will take you there.

The access is from inside the Baner Gaon.

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