Madhavrao I Peshwa Samadhi at Chintamani Temple.
Pilgrims complete the Chintamani Ganesh darshan and leave without realising they've walked past one of the most consequential Maratha-era sati-and-samadhi sites: the spot where Madhavrao I Peshwa died of tuberculosis on November 18, 1772, and where his queen Ramabai performed sati the same day.WHY NOBODY KNOWS
A small chhatri (samadhi pavilion) within the Chintamani Temple complex marking the death-site of Madhavrao I Peshwa (the 4th Peshwa, born 1745). After his decade-long reconquest of north India post-Panipat-1761, Madhavrao retired to Theur in 1772 to die of TB at the Chintamani Temple — his ishta-devata (chosen deity). His queen Ramabai performed sati on his pyre the same afternoon. The chhatri marks the cremation site. Maintained by the Ashtavinayak Devasthan Trust. Open 6am-9pm; free entry; modest dress.
