[5] Administratively, Talegaon Dhamdhere is under Shirur Taluka of Pune District in Maharashtra.

The town has several Peshwa period temples, the chief of which are five of Ganpati, Nath, Siddheshvar, Takleshvar, and Uttareshvar.

Siddheshvar's is a large shrine built on raised ground and enclosed by lofty battlemented walls.

The temple is said to have been built by a village accountant of Talegaon who rose to be Scindia's minister.

Uttareshvar's temple was built by a member of a family called the Mahajan about 200 years ago.