Potholes (Kund) in Nighoj village
Nighoj village comes alive during Janmashtami when lakhs of devotees throng to witness a miracle, that of an earthern pot of water coming out of a well in the village. The rest of the...
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Morachi Chincholi – the peacock village near Pune
A famous village in the midst of non-descript villages! Morachi Chincholi village – the names means peacocks and tamarind trees. This village is famous for its tamarind trees (which no one is interested in)...
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park – Pune Zoo and Katraj Snake Park
UPDATE: This post is from the trip to the zoo on 1st Jan 2010. I heard that things are much better now. I am planning to visit again soon. Will update the post with...
Golfway – Glow in the Dark – mini golf course in Pune
In spite of this mini golf place being open for more than a year, not many knew about it, at least amongst my colleagues and friends. No, the low awareness doesn’t mean that this...
Chokhi Dhani – traditional rajasthani village experience
Rajasthan is considered by many to be a remote state somewhere in the western part of India. The management of Chokhi Dhani wanted to ensure that this element about Rajasthan is not missed, so...
Picturesque wai village near Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar
On the way from Pune to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar, a casual traveller can easily ignore Wai as just another dot on the map. But, if the little effort of deviating around 3km from the...
shaniwar wada – the palace fort inside Pune city
Two weeks back, i was driving from Lakshmi road (had been to Chitale Bandhu) to Rasta Peth. On turning around a corner, a huge wall came into view. it didn’t look like a normal...
Lions view point near Lonavala
Lions view point was easily the best part of my lonavala trip. The moment you reach the edge of the cliff after walking across the road, you just cannot avoid saying “wow!”. The view...
Lonavala waterfall
During the monsoons, everywhere you turn, you see waterfalls in Lonavala. Why then a post called “Lonavala Waterfall”. This is the official lonavala waterfall, not just water which falls somewhere! A short climb after...
Bushi Dam in Lonavala
Bushi Dam is located a few kilometres from Lonavala and is a very (very very) popular weekend hangout for Pune’ites. When the Bushi dam overflows, the water flows over a series of steps and...
Sinhagad Fort in Pune – the lion fort
This was the first outing after the rains had started. Having seen the “wet green” in photographs of the western ghats, my expectations were very high. Sinhagad lived up to these expectations. It was...
Balaji Temple at Narayanpur Village
My first outing in Pune was to the Balaji temple near Narayanpur village. I didn’t take my camera with me at that time, but the place/route was good enough to make a second visit...