Author: mtdc
Bhimashankar Fort
Bhimashankar is one of the 12 Jyotirlings of India, a pilgrimage place approximately 3500 feet high up in the hills. The area around Bhimashankar is covered with thick dense jungle. The Maharashtra Government has also declared it a Sanctuary. The Temple : The temple of Bhimashankar is around 1200 – 1400 years old and is…
Chandan-Vandan Fort
Chandan-Vandan, the twin forts, are situated at about 24 kms. from Satara. Cultivation of sugarcane crop in this area has facilitated this area with roads, electricity supply, S.T. bus service and such other basic services. These forts can be easily identified from Pune-Satara route because of their flat plateaus. These forts lie on the boundary…
Vajreshwari Temple
The Shree Vajreshwari Yogini Devi Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Vajreshwari, located in the town Vajreshwari, 75 km away from Mumbai. The town, earlier known as Vadvali, was renamed Vajreshwari in honour of the presiding deity of the temple. Location: The town of Vajreshwari – on banks of river Tansa –…
Solapur
Solapur is a city in south Western Maharashtra, India. It lies on the border of Maharastra & Karnataka. Solapur has Marathi Telugu & kannada population with Marathi as major language and telugu as sub major It is the fourth largest district in Maharashtra in terms of land area and seventh largest in terms of population.The…
Thane
Thane is a city in Maharashtra, India, at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1854, the G.I.P. Railway’s first train ever to run in India rolled out from “Boree Bunder” (now the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) to “Thane” (previously pronounced and written as “Thana”), 34…
Sangli
Sangli (City) is a district headquarters of Sangli District in the state of Maharashtra, India. Although it is distinguished for production and trade of turmeric, it is not called turmeric city. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories.…
Pune
Queen of the Deccan, Oxford of the East, and cultural capital of Maharashtra, Pune is a city with a future that promises to be as interesting as its history. Long-standing bastion of the Maratha empire and home to the legendary Raja Shivaji, the Pune district is marked by magnificent land and forts, testimony to its…
Nashik
Nashik is a city in western India in the state of Maharashtra. Nashik is located in the north-west of Maharashtra, 171 km (106 mi) from Mumbai and 210 km (130 mi) from Pune.It is the biggest city of North Maharashtra and 11th most populated district in India with a population of 6,109,052. and 14th most…
Nagpur
The Nagpur Central Museum, known as Ajab Bangla, is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It holds coins, ancient inscriptions, sculptures, inscriptions and pre-historic artifacts. It was established in 1863 Locally known as the Ajab Bangla, this Central Museum of Nagpur boasts of a rare collection of antiquities, coins, ancient inscriptions, sculptures, inscriptions and pre-historic artifacts,…