Wanowrie
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Wanowrie Wanawadi |
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| Neighbourhood | |
 Wanowrie
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| Coordinates: 18°29′32″N 73°54′00″E / 18.492190°N 73.900082°ECoordinates: 18°29′32″N 73°54′00″E / 18.492190°N 73.900082°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Poona |
| Taluka | Havelli |
| Named for | Wanowrie Gaon (village) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | approx. 18,500 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Postcode | 411040 |
| Telephone code | 02685 |
Wanwadi is a neighborhood in Pune, India. Located at East part of Pune. Wanwadi is surrounded with trees and one of the pleasant and cool part of Pune.
Wanwadi consist of historic strucutres like Shinde Chhatri temple, Bhairavnath temple, Gwalior bunglow. In modern structures it consist of Mahatma Phule Cultural Center, Armed Force Medical College and Hospital (AFMC), Kedari Nagar Circle, Shivarkar Garden, Bapusaheb Kedari Swimming Pool which attracts people and tourist.
Wanwadi now a days became Multi-community place as people from various states from India settled in this part of Pune.
Festivals like Ganpati utsav, Kawad Utsav, Gudhipadva, Diwali, Gurupurab, Christmas, Eid, Navratri, Pongal, Onam, Holy celebrated here with great enthusiasm.
Shinde Chhatri, located in Wanowrie, is a memorial dedicated to the 18th-century military leader Mahadji Shinde, who served as the commander-in-chief of the Maratha army under the Peshwas from 1760 to 1780. It is a hall that marks the spot of Mahadji Shinde's cremation on 12 February 1794. The three-story memorial has an iron entrance gate and intricate carvings.
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