Panchpakhadi
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| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
Panchpakhadi is an area in city of Thane, known for Kachrali lake, head office of TMC, S.E.S High School and Junior College, few temples and several food localities.
Etymology
The word Panchpakhadi literally stands for five fields . The area originally consisted of five massive fields owned by various landlords. However,
Location
It lies adjoining to Naupada area and the Teen Hath Naka, with walking distance to Thane railway station.[1] It is one of the prime locations of Thane city. The head office of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is next to the Kachrali Lake.
Places
A Jain temple lies nearby. Also, a temple of Shiv and Parmarth Niketan, a Hindu temple-cum meditation place are located in this area. The Dynanraj Sabhagruha Hall & the Dnyaneshwar Maharaj temple lies in its vicinity.
The area is popular for the renowned school of Thane, namely, S.E.S. High School and Junior College. It also has numerous outlets of food brands.
Kachrali Lake
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File:Kachrali Lake.jpgKachrali Lake overlooking the city
"Kachrali Talao" is a picturesque lake with a small 'one tree island' on it. This lake has a circumference of 500m. It attracts many people for its jogging tracks, children play area, exercise area. There is a temple of Lord Ganesh inside the lake premises. Once a slum area, major cleansing & beautification has transformed it to a jogger's paradise. The government has brought Ducks on the lake, these ducks can be seen in the lake specially on the one tree island.
Events
Every year, the MLA Jitendra Awhad organizes Ganesh Chathurthi and Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, that are carried out in a pompous and grand manner.
Food Localities
The area has Khao Galli(Food lane) where there are lots of food outlets, some of the outlets are:
- Prashant corner
- Dominos Pizza
- Shivsagar Hotel
- Krishna sweets
- Ribbons & Balloons
- Monginis
- Durga Vihar
- Cafe Coffee Day a.k.a. CCD
- Malwan Hotel
- Celebration Hotel
- Natural's Ice Cream
- Santosh Vada Pav
- Gelato Italiano
- Baskin 31 Robbins
- Natural's Ice cream
References
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