Wada (house)
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Wada is a traditional mansion typically in the western part of India.
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- MangalgadMangalgadMangalgad, also known as Kangori, is a fort in Maharashtra near the village of Dudhanewadi. Kangori, or Mangalgad Fort, is in the Mahad sub-division about eleven miles east by south from Mahad town. The fort is built on the top of a steep and treeless spur of the Sahyadris, 2457 feet high, and is...
in Dudhanewadi - The wada at MenawaliMenawaliMenawali is a village about three kilometres from Wai in Satara district and is known fora Peshwa era "Wada" built by Nana Fadnavis, the great Maratha statesman of the Peshwa period....
- Shaniwar WadaShaniwar WadaShaniwarwada is a palace fort in the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. Built in 1736, it was the seat of the Peshwa rulers of the Maratha Empire until 1818 when the Peshwas surrendered to the British...
in PunePunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India... - Vishrambaug WadaVishrambaug WadaVishrambaag Wada , a fine mansion situated at central Pune's Thorale Bajirao Road,was the luxurious residence of Peshwa Vishrambaag Wada , a fine mansion situated at central Pune's Thorale Bajirao Road,was the luxurious residence of [[Peshwa]]...
in Pune - Raste wada