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India has more than 12 percent of the World’s Bird species which comes around to 1263 species. This number was published in ‘A Checklist of the birds of…
Choki Dhani Mumbai brings Rajasthani village and cultural experience close to your city. This village is near twin-cities, Kalyan and Dombivli which are now listed in would be…
Navrati is a festival of Hindus dedicated to worship Goddess Durga. It commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright forthnight of the lunar month of Ashwin. The festival…
Kondeshwar is situated near hills of Badlapur in Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is very well known one-day picnic spot during monsoon season. The area is covered…
The Ganesh Festival is celebrated by Hindus to honour the birth of Lord Ganesha. The festival starts on Ganesh Chaturthi and ends on Ananth Chaturdashi. According to the…
The Ashtavinayak darshan yatra covers eight ancient holy temples of Lord Ganesha. These temples are located at Raigad, Pune and Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India. The interesting fact…
Shri Siddhivinayak Temple of Siddhatek is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. The temple is one of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines…
Lenyadri represents a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves, located near Junnar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Cave 7 is a famous Hindu…
The Vigneshwara Temple or Vighnahar Ganapati Temple of Ozar (also spelt as Ojhar or Ojzar) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. The…
The Shri Mahaganapati temple at Ranjangaon is located in Shirur taluka about 50 kms from Pune. Ranjangaon Ganpati is one among the Ashtavinayaka. The form of the temple’s…
Shri Chintamani Ganpati Temple is located around 25 km from Pune. The temple is “one of the larger and more famous” of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines…
Shri Ballaleshwar temple is one of the eight temples of Lord Ganesha. Among Ganesha temples, Ballaleshwar is the only incarnation of Ganesha that is known by his devotee’s…
Varadvinayak, also spelt as Varadavinayaka, is one of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Ganesha. It is located in Madh (Mahad) village situated in Khalapur taluka near…
Shri Mayureshwar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom. It is located in Morgaon Pune District, about 70 kilometres away from Pune city…
Khandoba temple is located in the Jejuri town, which lies to the southeast of the Pune city of Maharashtra. The town is known for being the venue of…