Last year in August, we announced our commitment to map and document India’s ancient temples. Our preliminary research revealed a concerning trend: many of these historic temples are either deteriorating or facing modern renovations that override their original structures. With this realization, we initiated a pilot project focusing on Pune District.

We are pleased to report that over the past 10-12 months, our team, led by Vijay Sarde, has been diligently traversing villages within Pune District to survey and document pre-British era temples. At this juncture, we have reached the halfway mark of the project for Pune District. The efforts have culminated in more than 100,000 written words and documentation of approximately 150 ancient temples, confined to the Pune district alone.

To share our findings, we have launched a website: www.heritagetemples.org

We eagerly welcome your feedback and suggestions, as we continue along in this mammoth project. Our project is the first of its kind in Maharashtra, and we have plans to scale up. In the near future, we intend to expand our team and extend our research to multiple districts within Maharashtra. Additionally, we have several other initiatives in the pipeline, updates for which will be shared as they come to fruition.