Induri Fort in Talegaon
Induri fort is a relatively small fort constructed in the early 1700s by Sarsenapati Sardar Khanderao Dabhade. The fort is mostly in ruins and full of overgrown bushes, but it still is a good...
Author: Rajaram Sethuraman
Chaturshringi Temple on Senapati Bapat Road, Pune
If you are looking for a break from the chaos of Pune city, then this is the place to go. Right in the middle of the city is the green haven, Chaturshringi Temple. The...
Jejuri Khandoba Temple near Sasvad
If you are even slightly allergic to turmeric or the colour yellow, don’t even think about going anywhere close to Jejuri! But, it is this splash of yellow along with the red of kumkum...
Krishnabai temple near Panchganga temple – Old Mahabaleshwar
Almost everyone in Mahabaleshwar would know Panchganga temple, the temple where the waters of five rivers Koyna, Krishna, Venna, Savitri and Gayatri come together. But not many know about the Krishnabai temple, which is...
Ancient stepwell Baramotichi Vihir in Limb, Satara
It was a typical summer weekend. Our last trip out of Pune, to Sangameshwar temple, was in February and it seemed ages ago. We just wanted to go to some place. So, i started...
Introducing “The Maha Map”
Some of us just cannot make any sense out of statements like “Go towards Paud, then turn west and go for 50 kms”, because our internal compass is just not tuned for such commands...
Introducing the weekend planner
Now you don’t have to break your head in deciding where to go for the weekend. Rather than read through dozens of posts and pages, all you have to do is to choose the...
Sangameshwar Temple near Sasvad
Sangameshwar temple near to sasvad, at the confluence of the Karha and the Chamli rivers, is believed to have been built sometime around the 7th-10th century during the Yadava reign. The temple retains the...
Birla Ganapati and Shirgaon Sai Baba Temple
I visited the Mangal Murti Morya Ganpati Temple (also known as Birla Ganpati) and the Sai baba temple at Shirgaon along with the visit to the Ghorwadeshwar Caves. If you are feeling deeply religious,...
Ghorwadeshwar cave temple
A lazy Sunday afternoon in winter. With Vidhya and Akshara out of Pune for 2 weekends, i had planned on a few short road trips. One of them was a visit to the Ghorwadeshwar...
Places to see in Sindhudurg
While Mumbai is identified as the city abuzz with a thriving nightlife and a constant accelerated life due to heavy commuting, not far from the buzz is a peaceful respite – an islet in...
The year 2011, in travel
While 2010 new year weekend had a disastrous start with a miscalculated and unsuccessful trip to Raigad fort and the Pune zoo the following day, 2011 new year weekend was exactly the opposite. We...
