Pune is Maharashtra's cultural capital and the form of Marathi spoken in Pune is considered to be the standard form of the language. Pune is a vibrant cultural city and people from multiple religions and speaking different regional languages reside here. It also hosts various national festivals and cultural events throughout the year. People of Pune have wide interests in various Arts, Literature, Music, Spiritualism and Food. In recent years it has also been a leader in trance and techno movements, alongside Goa and Mumbai.

Ganapati (Ganesha) Festival
It was in Pune in 1894 that Lokmanya Tilak initiated the concept of the "Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav" — the collective communal celebration of the festival of Lord Ganesha. During the month of August or September each year, the city celebrates the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Almost every neighborhood puts up a pandal with an idol of Lord Ganesha, often amidst a mythological setting, complete with decorative lights and festive music. The 10-day festival culminates in a carnival-like procession along the busy thoroughfares of the city, with every pandal leading the idol on a float to finally immerse (visarjan) it in the local rivers. This is one of the most important yearly events in the city.
 

During this time, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation organizes the month-long Pune Festival which hosts classical dance and music recitals, a film and drama festival, automobile rallies and some traditional sports.
 

Sawaai Gandharva Music Festival
In December Pune hosts the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival. It is dedicated to the classical forms of music — both Hindustani and Carnatic. Many renowned artists perform through 3 consecutive nights creating a hype unique to this city. It is one of the most eagerly awaited festivals in the city, and it attracts music lovers from Pune and other parts of Maharashtra and India.
 

Theatre
Pune has given birth to or attracted a body of organization for the Marathi literati. Marathi Theatre is an integral part of Marathi culture. Both — Experimental and Professional Theatre — receive whole-hearted patronage from the Marathi community. Tilak Smarak Mandir, Bala Gandharva Rangmandir, Bharat Natya Mandir, Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagriha and Su-darshan Rangmanch continue to serve these art forms.
 

One of the main theatre activity centers is the Su-darshan Rangamanch run by Maharashtra Cultural Center, a leading public charitable trust active in cultural activities. The trust has its own mini theatre as well as an art gallery where many amateur theatre groups perform their plays, music and dance programmes.
 

Entertainment
Pune has many multiplexes and cinema theatres, showing the latest Bollywood and Hollywood movies. These multiplexes are situated in various parts of the city. Marathi movies are screened at Prabhat and City Pride. Multiplexes include INOX near Pune station, E Square on University road near invitation corner, City Pride on Satara road, City Pride at Kothrud, Adlabs at Kalyaninagar and Fame Jai Ganesh at Pimpri-chinchwad. Other than the cinema there are various other leisure facilities such as go-karting at Manas Resorts and the Pancard club a bowling alley at 3D Destination
 

Religion and Spirituality
Religion in Pune is sometimes synonymous with the Ganapati utsav i.e. Ganesh Festival. The city is also famous for its Ganesh temples.
 

Chaturshrungi goddess is the reigning deity of the city of Pune. A temple dedicated to the goddess is situated on the slopes of a mountain in the northwest part of the city. The temple is in the midst of nature's scenic beauty. This ninety feet high and one hundred and twenty five feet wide temple is looked after by Chatushringi Devasthan (Temple) trustees, with full dedication. In the month of September there is a huge procession for the Navaratris and people flock in to visit and receive blessings of the Goddess.
 

Pune was also home to a considerable population of the Indian Jewish community, the Bene Israel. It is home to Asia's largest synagogue (outside Israel), The Ohel David Synagogue. Pune is also the birth place of Meher Baba.
 

The lush green Osho Resort, one of the world's largest places dedicated to meditation and personal development is located in the Koregaon Park area.
 

Close to Pune City are the villages of Alandi and Dehu where Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram belong. Each year thousands of pilgrims from all over Maharashtra gather here and start 'Wari' which is the procession carrying 'palkhi's of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram to Pandharpur. Pandharpur is the home to Lord Vitthal and is about 300 km from Pune. All pilgrims walk this distance to reach Pandharpur on the auspicious day of 'Aashadhi Ekadasshi' when the 'Wari' ends.
 

The backhills of Pune are becoming known for their immense spiritual value. People from other countries and other parts of India go to these schools to study the Vedas and other holy scriptures of Hinduism.
 

Food
Pune residents are known for their fondness of food. Among the plethora of food available are a large variety of sweets, spicy fried rolls called Baakarwadi. Notable places are Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale and Kaka Halwai. Pune has its very own variety of Thick milk-shakes with ice-cream scoops topped with chopped dried fruits called Mastaani. Notable places are Sujata Cold Drinks and Kavre Cold Drinks. Light snacks like fresh potato chips called wafers, a fried spicy snack called Chiwda a fried potato pattie and bun sandwich called Vada pav are available everywhere. Another food item unique to Maharashtra, Misal - a mixture of sprouted cereals, puffed rice flakes, lots of spices & special Tarri (soup) with bread, is available in almost all restaurants. Besides this, Pune has many places serving south indian food, notable place is Vaishali Restaurant at F.C. Road and Gujarati and Rajasthani food, notable places Rajdhani, Sukanta, Rutugandh. One can taste the Kolhapuri cuisine at restaurants in the Old city like Durga, Tiranaga, Trushna (Hong Kong Lane). Apart from Indian food, Western food like Pizza, Burgers, Italian, Mediterranian, Spanish is also easily available here. All popular food chains like Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Subway, KFC, Pizza Express, Smokin Joe's etc have their presence in Pune. The Camp area - Main street/M.G. Road and East street, Jungli Maharaj Road, and Fergusson College Road are some of the more popular hangouts for food lovers.
 

Pune has many Dining Halls spread out across the city catering outstation students and office goers residing in city. These are modest sit-down eateries that serve all-you-can-eat meals at affordable prices. The stiff competition ensures that every place has something unique to offer, besides the good standard and rich menu list. Pune's young professionals routinely eat at these places during work hours, while spending their free time hanging out at parks and cafes feasting on street food such as kacchi dabeli (a kind of sandwich), bhel (a spicy mix), panipuri (puffy little fried crispy discs filled with watery soup) etc. Notable once are Kalyan Bhel in Bibwewadi, Lullanagr Chowk & Ganesh Bhel in Ganesh Nagar & Karvenagar. Kaathi Kabab at East street or near Kapila Hotel and Cafe Blue Nile and Cafe Goodluck for biryani are very popular amongst meat lovers. For 'Misal' Popular ones are Shree (Laxmi Road), Bedekar (Narayan Peth) & Shrikrishna (Tulashibaugh).
 

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Peths
Peth is the general name for a locality in old Pune. Peths are an important part of Pune culture and were important ingredients of ancient city planning. Businesses in many of these localities used to be open for business only once a week. Hence these localities are named according to the day they were open for business: Raviwar (Sunday) Peth, Somwar (Monday) Peth, Mangalwar (Tuesday) Peth, Budhwar Peth (Wednesday), Guruwar (Thursday) Peth, Shukrawar (Friday) Peth, and Shaniwar (Saturday) Peth.
 

Some peths have been named after a major temple located within their boundaries, such as Kasba Peth, Ganesh Peth, Bhawani Peth and Ganj Peth. Other peths have been named after certain notable Maratha and Peshwa rulers and generals, such as Sadashiv Peth for Sadashivrao Bhau, Nana Peth for Nanasaheb Peshwe, Narayan Peth for Narayanrao Peshwe, Ghorpade Peth for Santaji Ghorpade and Rasta Peth for Sardar Raste. The last peth is the Navi (New) Peth. After Navi Peth, the localities are named as "Nagar" such as Sahakarnagar, Shikshaknagar, Vimannagar, Lokmanyanagar and so on.
 

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