#ashokasays Did you know 261:
Nana Phadnavis in 17th Century, was an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration in Pune. The Menavali village in Satara District was gifted to Fadnavis by Marathas in 1768 who built the village's most famous landmark in this Menavali village is the Nana Fadnavis Wada (the one you see in the movie). The Wada and a ghat was built on the banks of Krishna river, as well as temples of Vishnu and Shiva. The Nana Fadnavis Wada is a large six-quadrangled, perimeter-protected wada.
The temple complex houses a massive bell from a cathedral in the Portuguese fort at Bassein, dating back to 1707. The five-alloy bell bears a bas-relief of Mary carrying the infant Jesus Christ.
Originally, simple stone steps descending into a river, ghats evolved into an elaborate arrangement of terraces with separate areas for different activities, such as bathing, washing, filling water and performing religious rites. Temples were traditionally built on ghats.
The Peshwa-era saw architectural combinations of a Wada-type residence, a Ghat on a water-body and a Temple.
The Nana Phadnavis wada on the bank of the river Krishna at Menavali, is one of the very rare places where such a combination is preserved intact.
I think this is why we say that India's heart lies in Indian Villages. Such serine and beautiful places are found in small villages too.
Now you know where to go and see the serine place. Pack you bags to see the beauty of Indian Villages.
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA
I think you have watched "Swades" Movie..How about "Singham" (The
hindi one) or "Gangajal" movie? Do you recollect the beautiful temple
beside a river, where the villagers are walking around. how many times
would you have said "Wow!!! What a beautiful location! I must visit this
place one... or is it a set up done for the movie?"
You
don't need to doubt about the authenticity of the place. It's very much
there in Menavali village, Satara District, Maharashtra. Nana Phadnavis in 17th Century, was an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration in Pune. The Menavali village in Satara District was gifted to Fadnavis by Marathas in 1768 who built the village's most famous landmark in this Menavali village is the Nana Fadnavis Wada (the one you see in the movie). The Wada and a ghat was built on the banks of Krishna river, as well as temples of Vishnu and Shiva. The Nana Fadnavis Wada is a large six-quadrangled, perimeter-protected wada.
The temple complex houses a massive bell from a cathedral in the Portuguese fort at Bassein, dating back to 1707. The five-alloy bell bears a bas-relief of Mary carrying the infant Jesus Christ.
Originally, simple stone steps descending into a river, ghats evolved into an elaborate arrangement of terraces with separate areas for different activities, such as bathing, washing, filling water and performing religious rites. Temples were traditionally built on ghats.
The Peshwa-era saw architectural combinations of a Wada-type residence, a Ghat on a water-body and a Temple.
The Nana Phadnavis wada on the bank of the river Krishna at Menavali, is one of the very rare places where such a combination is preserved intact.
I think this is why we say that India's heart lies in Indian Villages. Such serine and beautiful places are found in small villages too.
Now you know where to go and see the serine place. Pack you bags to see the beauty of Indian Villages.
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA
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