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Satara - The Hidden Wonders Of Maharashtra

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Satara - One of the most beautiful and pleasant cities in Maharashtra located approx. 130 km from Pune. The city is magically blessed with the creativity of nature, history, human engineering achievements and much more than we can imagine. A city view from hill The city is named after these seven glorious hills surrounding the city which gives meaning as seven hills ( sat-tara ) in Marathi, the seven hills are named: Ajinkyatara Sajjangad Yawateshwar Jarandeshwar Nakticha Dongar Kiklicha Dongar Pedhyacha Bhairoba These hills of Satara are loved by runners from worldwide as every year " Satara Hill Half Marathon " is organized.    Pedhyacha Bhairoba (A view from my house)                                In 1708 Chhatrapati Shahu, son of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj crowned at Satara fort and then direct descendants of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj continued to live in Satara. Chhatrapati Udayan Raje Bhosale is 13th descendent. Du

10 Unique Facts About Pune

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Welcome to one of the Metropolitan Regions and 2nd largest cities of Maharashtra and the 8th largest metropolis in India -  PUNE Situated on the right bank of the Mutha river, blessed with a great history, Oxford of the east, hotspot for delicious food, and now one of the largest IT hubs in India. Pune City This is what we know about Pune. Interestingly, there are many more things which some people don't know yet. So, I am presenting some facts which will drop your jaws. So, Freund!!! get comfortable on your couch and ready to know some amazing facts about this city.         1.   Name of the city (Pune) The Name of the city Pune was derived from the name Punya as the city is situated on the confluence of two rivers, Mula and Mutha rivers. Before this name, Pune was called as Punaka Desha, Punekavadi, Punevadi, Kasaba Pune. The official name of Pune was Poona until 1978 .         2. Oxford Of The East Pune runs overall 100 educational insti