what is wrong with maharastra?

sadhuji

from the page devoted to 'maharastra' one gets a feeling that this state does not hold any thing of interest to the tourist. the complete forum on maharastra does not even spill over to the second page!!!!!!!!

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SHIMLA

Its a fact that Maharashtra hardly has anything of interest for the tourist. Ajanta+Ellora and Matheran+Mahabaleshwar are the very few attractions that warrant a separate forum for "Maharashtra". And when Mumbai is treated as a separate entity, the state's bankruptcy is even more evident.

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cyberhippie

Having said that it has some of the most beautiful coastline to be found anywhere in India!

SHIMLA

Maybe, cyberhippie, but it is heavily oveshadowed by Goa and Kerala.

And when it comes to the hills, I shudder to think of M&M, Igatpuri or Khandala/Lonavala as even a poor man's Kasauli!

cyberhippie

Yes happily it is overshadowed by it's sister states of Goa and Kerala!! It adds so much more charm to the place that it's not overrun by tourists!
Personally I'm quite attracted to Maharashtra and what I've seen so far has only encouraged me to see more!
I loved Aurangabad some of the friendliest people I've come across in India!!
And Malvan is a gem!

SHIMLA

That's great cyberhippie! You certainly are a positive person!

I belong to Maharashtra, having been born and brought up there; and having covered most of it extensively. Hence with me its perhaps a case of "Ghar ki murgi daal baraabar" ! Sorry I cannot provide its correct translation in English, maybe someone will !

freemanx

what´s in malvan Cyberhippie? fill us in please.

SHIMLA

Beach n' fish in a secluded spot ! I last visited Malvan 20 years ago, but it was a business trip.

sadhuji

i never expected my couple of lines to elicit responses of this mabnitude. thanks shimla for its continuation. a link to the maharastra tourism development corporation -
http://www.mtdcindia.com/Maharashtra_Attractions.htm

on ellora temples -
http://www.worldtouristattractions.t...ns/etc/etc.asp

on mahabaleswar -
http://www.indiatravelog.com/maharas...baleshwar.html

SHIMLA

You've started a very good and relevant thread, sadhuji. Thanks to cyberhippie for presenting a very positive picture and also to freemanx for his interest.

Such threads are always welcome.

navinkurian2002

Maharashtra has a lot of history. Ellora , mahableshwar are old haunts and I hate to even go to commercialised places .Historically there are a lot of places forts etc but transport to these places are difficult (I'm happy its difficult so that its remains untouched and preserved). There are some awesome beaches but again only known to the locals .Thats the only draw back its difficult to find out the best infomation how to get to certain spots in maharashtra .

Hill Stations
Amboli Bhandardhara Chikhaldara Hills Jawhar Khandala, Lonavala and Karla Khindsey Talao Mahabaleshwar Malshej Ghat Matheran
Panchgani Panhala Toranmal

Caves
Ajanta Ellora Elephanta

Forts
Bassein Daulatabad Gavilgad Ghodbunder Murud Janjira Murud - Harnai Panhala Raigad Sinhagad Vijaydurg Sindhudurg

Beaches
Dahanu-Bordi Ganapatipule Mandwa and Kihim Marve, Manori and Gorai
Shriwardhan-Harihareshwar Tarkarli Velneshwar Vengurla - Malvan

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History
Prince of Wales Museum,
Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum,
Elephanta caves
Kanheri Caves 2nd century Buddhist caves Religious Places
Muslim religious place-Haji Ali Mosque
Jain religious place-Jain Temple
Parsee religious place-Firetemple ,Tower of Silence Hindu - Banganga

edwardseco

Thanks Navinkurian for that helpful corrective. A lot of the best in Maharashtra is not in any guidebooks. It always used to blow me away driving through the countryside to come across such sites. Maybe its better that its not well publicized. And compared to Karnataka with vast amounts of sites Maharashtra is cleaner and friendlier (a little bias appears here)..

ringo

oohs there are amny places in the this state totally unexplre virgin and truelly heaven on earth!! well i suggest that u take a detail guide book [there r quite few on the stand]and zoom around the places

rangss

Lonavla, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Khandala (aati kya?), Matheran and its hill train, Monkey Hill, Bhore Ghats, Igatpuri, Pune, Nasik, Ajanta, Ellora, Elephanta, Malshej Ghat, Amboli, ToranmalMumbai, Entire Malvan stretch, Nanded, Barsi Light Railway and its Shakuntala Express, Shirdi, Koyna, Kolhapur and its slippers, Ratnagiri and its mangoes, Deccan Odyssey train and its flop show, Pench national Park, Beaches: Dahanu-Bordi, Ganapatipule, Mandwa and Kihim , Marve, Manori and Gorai, Shriwardhan-Harihareshwar, Tarkarli , Velneshwar, Vengurla - Malvan etc, Murud-Janjira fort, Sindhudurg, Panshet and Lonar crater......


Shimla....the above is your 'bagalwale ki dal murgi barabar' (I am from your neighbouring Andhra Pradesh

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Duryodhan

Kolhapur is definitely the place to go. I'm from Maharashtra too. Let me just say that Marathas are the real Indians. If it weren't for the Marathas, there would be no India as we know it today.