Pune's Nageshwar Maharaj Temple: The 90-Year Unextinguished Lamp's Secret
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Pune's Nageshwar Maharaj Temple: Lamp Burns Uninterrupted for 90 Years
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News18•14-03-2026, 16:14
Pune's Nageshwar Maharaj Temple: Lamp Burns Uninterrupted for 90 Years
•Nageshwar Maharaj Temple in Moshi, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, houses a lamp continuously burning for 90 years.
•The temple's history dates back 160 years, originating from a Sadhu Maharaj (Nageshwar Maharaj) who left his sandals with villagers after the Nashik Kumbh Mela.
•The lamp was initially lit by Namdev Alhat, a devout devotee, at Nageshwar Maharaj's place of penance (tapobhumi).
•Namdev Alhat ensured the lamp never extinguished, believing he would sense it from anywhere.
•The Alhat family and local villagers have diligently maintained this tradition, keeping the lamp lit for nearly a century.