Alandi - birth place of Great Sant Dnyaneshwar (18° 40′ 12″ N 73° 54′ 00″ E) is a town on the banks of the Indrayani River, 25 km east of Pune, India. A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Pune city, formerly Punavadi, Maharashtra state, western India, is situated at the junction of the Mula and Mutha rivers. ...

Sant Dnyaneshwar (Gyaneshwar), after translating the Bhagavad Gita into Marathi attained Samadhi in a cave at Alandi. Alandi is thus a place of pilgrimage and venerated by Hindu sects. A temple complex has been built near the spot of Saint Dnyaneshwar's samadhi. It is visited by thousands of pilgrims, and in particular, those of the Varkari Sect. Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... (This term describes Samadhi in Buddhism, whereas Samadhi meditation describes Samadhi in Yoga) Samadhi, or concentration of the mind, is the second of the three parts of the Buddhas teaching, namely Sila (morality), Samadhi (concentration), and Panna (insight/wisdom). ... For albums named Pilgrim, see Pilgrim (album). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... [[1]] ... (This term describes Samadhi in Buddhism, whereas Samadhi meditation describes Samadhi in Yoga) Samadhi, or concentration of the mind, is the second of the three parts of the Buddhas teaching, namely Sila (morality), Samadhi (concentration), and Panna (insight/wisdom). ...

On every Kartika Ekadashi (eleventh day of the Hindu month of Kartik), a big festival is held at Alandi, when the Yatra (procession of pilgrims) reaches the town.

Among other important sites at Alandi are the Vitthal-Rakhumai temple, Siddhabet, and Dnyaneshwar's wall.

Dehu, the samadhi of Sant Tukaram is also not too far away.

Giving away a daughter in marriage is a traditional honor, that many Hindus look forward to. Parents save significant sums of money all their lives for dowry and marriage expenses of their daughters. Alandi has become known as a place for mass-marriage ceremonies for impoverished eloped lovers and parents who would avoid expenses for a daughter's marriage. An "Alandi marriage" has therefore become a derogatory term.