Mahadev Temple in Harni – Very Scenic route to a hill temple
A small temple with a huge compound on top of a small hill should not be given a miss. As usual, i was browsing around on google maps (in satellite view) around my favourite...
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Chaturmukh Shiv Temple near Bopdev Ghat
Around Saswad, there are so many small hill temples. The entire region towards the back side of Purandar and Panwadi has lot of villages and invariably many of their have the local deity on...
Shirwal Buddhist caves near Bhor
A short and sweet trip from Pune: Drive through two scenic roads, a small off-road section, a short 20 min easy climb to a set of buddhist caves and a snack stop at Vithal...
Lohagad Fort Scorpion’s Tail – VinchuKata
Lohagad fort would be one of the best representations of what a Maharashtra monsoon has to offer – its history in forts and the scenic beauty during the monsoon. Climbing the fort requires a...
Trek to Rohida Fort – the windy fort
Rohida fort near Bhor is famous for its wind. I had heard about it many times and felt that it could be an exaggeration. It wasn’t 🙂 Rohida fort was one of the forts...
Ajivali Devrai Walk – The sacred forest
Ajivali is a small village in the backdrop of Pavana Dam. Around 2 kms from the village, a little higher up the mountains, is a devrai. Devrai is a sacred forest where the villagers...
Vajrai Waterfalls near Kaas, Satara
I saw a news update on a Marathi channel about this waterfall around 2 years ago and it claimed that this waterfall could be India’s tallest waterfall. This was not a well-known waterfall and...
Lenyadri Caves Ashtavinayak Temple
The Lenyadri cave complex is a series of Buddhist rock-cut caves (like Karla, Bhaja), but also happens to have the only Ashtavinayak temple on a mountain! So, an easy climb to a beautiful cave...
Aba Bagul Garden near swargate
Pune may seem a very crowded city with chaotic traffic, but in the middle of all this chaos Pune has many small yet beautiful gardens. These gardens provide the much needed evening break. Aba...
Malhargad – Sonori Fort – near Dive Ghat
Malhargad, also known as Sonori fort, is a relatively unknown fort very close to Pune city. This is supposed to be last fort built under the Maratha empire. The fort is named after Malhari,...
Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary near Supe
At 5 sq.km, Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is supposed to be the smallest sanctuary in India. Maybe someone decided that a small patch of dry forest would gain prominence if made into a sanctuary! Nevertheless,...
Ganpati Mandal Photo Walk
It is that time of the year when the city comes alive in festive fervour. It is Ganesh Chaturthi. Lord Ganesha becomes the palette for the innovative creations of the hundreds of Mitra Mandals...
