Pendharkar

Pendharkar is a family name that may be found in Marathi Brahmin families.

History
A small village called 'Pendhari' is the original place of all Pendharkars. Pendhari is in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. It is a place 10–12 km from Talere. State Transport buses going to Kharepatan or Vijaydurg go via Talere.

'Sthaneshwar Mahadev' and Goddess 'Mahalakshmi' of Kolhapur are the family gods of Pendharkars.

Notable people with this name

 * Baburao Pendharkar, actor
 * Bhalchandra Pendharkar, actor
 * Bhalji Pendharkar, film director
 * Prabhakar Pendharkar, writer
 * Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar, poet and writer