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Around Pune City - The Offical website of the Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corporation, Govt. of India
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| Around Pune |
| Panshet Dam |
| For water sports, you can
visit Panset Dam and try your hand at kayaking or wind surfing at the recently
developed water sports complex. There are special facilities for speed boats
and water scooters. Limited accommodation is available. It is easily accessible
from Pune. |
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Bhatgar Dam |
| One of the highest river
dam walls in India, built on river Velvandi, Bhatgar Dam is 40 kms from Pune.
Fun lovers often frequent the entire area around the dam. ST buses play between
Pune and Bhatgar Dam |
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Pimpri Chinchwad |
| As you
leave Pune, and start going towards Mumbai, by the perpetually busy Mumbai-Pune
national highway or by a train on the Central Railway, around 20 minutes later
you will notice an increasing number of industrial establishments present on
both sides of the road. This is a sure sign that you are now entering the area
of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. |
| Various places of historical importance as well as natural beauty in the area
are being developed in a pre-planned manner. Durga Devi Park and Indira Gandhi
Park can be pointed out as a step in the right direction. A godess spring
temple adds to the scenic beauty of the area. The inside of the temple is
hexagonal in shape and there is a variety of beautiful pictures on the walls.
In order to see the Devi or goddess, one has to crawl through a small cave.
There is an almost-live spring in the cave, which automatically washes your
feet clean before you reach the Devi. No leather articles are allowed inside
the temple. There is a provision for ample clean and cool water. Evenings are
usually crowded. At night due to the effect of lights, the temple looks like a
'divine beauty'! Tuesday is said to be the special day of worship of the
goddess. |
| Sinhagad |
| Sinhagad -- where valour is etched on
every stone and the soil has turned red seeped by the blood of martyrs! From
the time when a Koli chieftain, Nag Naik stoutly defended this fort (AD 1328)
against the might of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq for nine months to Jaswant
Singh, Aurangzeb's commander, who dragged his guns up the fort's steep
shoulders to avenge the insult to Shaista Khan, who was rebuffed by Shivaji,
this fort has been infused by tales of bravery. |
| Raigad |
| This is the very heart of
Maratha country -- Raigad, the capital of Shivaji's kingdom. Strategically
perched atop a wedge-shaped block of hill, split off from the Western Ghats and
inaccessible from three sides. Stories of incredible valour and heroic deeds
are etched on every pebble at Raigad. |
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