Purandare

Purandare is a prominent Indian family of Nobles, Sardars, Patil, Jagirdars during Maratha Empire.

They belong to Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) community.

[1] Dhondo Malhar Purandare, a member of Purandare family held the patilki watan of Vadule, a village in present day Shevgaon taluka in Ahmednagar district.

[2] Purandare wada (palace) in Saswad was the seat of the Purandares until 1818, when the Peshwas lost control to the British East India Company after the Third Anglo-Maratha War.The Purandare Wada still stands but is in a much dilapidated state.

[4] Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath rose to prominence through the support of Purandare.

Saswad from the Sangameshwar temple in 1813 by British artist Robert Melville Grindlay. The Purandare palace can be seen in the background.