Tambdi Jogeshwari

 Tambdi Jogeshwari temple is supposed to be the oldest one in Pune which was formed around the swayambhu idol by , Trimbak Bendre in 1545 A.D. Original temple was small one and surrounded by farms . being the Gram Devata the temple was situated at the border of village Pune.(It was there where it is Today.)
Later in 1636 when Shivaji came to Pune to stay , with his mother Jijabai and his mentor Dadoji Konddev, sought the blessings of devi and ploughed the land in front of mandir with Golden plough , signifying the new beginning for Pune. It is believed that a Deepmal was erected where the ploughing was started and one where the ploughing was ended. That time the temple was surrounded by fields and small water current was flowing near the temple was called as Ambil Odha.
In the era of Peshwas, who were the administarators of the Maratha Kingdom, the Pune started developing as a city. Considering the developments around the old temple , the larger area of land was alloted for the temple and the Today's temple was constructed in 1705. (There is a such a note in Peshawa Daptar , rumal no- 165) There are number of notes in history which tells that, the Peshwas were used to seek blessings of Devi for their every new missions.The wives of Peshawas were regular devotees of the Devi. On the Day of Dassera , the Peshwas and their sardars like Holkar, Shitole, Devaskar were used to perform Pooja and then there used to be a miravnook(procession) of Devi in palakhi. The tradition of Devi's Daserra miravnook still exists Today.
During the British Rule in 1930-34 the Prabhat Pheris began form the temple. The Swadeshi movement also witnessed the burning of foreign clothes and goods with th blessings of Devi.

The Pune city was also a small village and for the centuries,it was ruled by several dynasties. The earliest  vidence found reveals that the Rashtrakootas ruled this region ,(758 A. D.).  At that time, Pune was referred to as Punaka Vishaya and Punya Vishaya,    and later referred as Punaka Wadi and Punaka Desha.After the Rashtrakootas, Pune was ruled by the Yadavas dynasty and after the fall of Yadavas, it came under Muslim dominance till the era of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.The historical references dates back to 16th century  reveals that , Tambdi Jogeshwari was the Gram Devata, of Pune alias Punwaadi or Kasabe-Pune , called at that time.

Navratri is a yearly festival of Devi, which is celebrated for Nine days and nights.It commences , as per Hindu calendar , on the day called Ashwin shuddha Pratipada,and ends on the 9 th day called Ashwin shuddha Navami.On these nine days the Devi is decorated with her different Vahanas or Carriages,as per described in Pooranas.Those are like , Laxmi, Saraswati, Durga etc. On the nineth day the ritual called as Navachandee Homa is performed , as per the tradition of centuries.
On the Next day , which is -Dasara , the procession of Devi starts from the Temple. The symbolic idol of Devi is kept in Palakhi and makes a round (Pradksheena) around the Temple.
During these Nine Days, thousands of devotees make a beeline , since early morning to late night , to get the
Darshan and belssings of the Devi.