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Vetal Hill. Vetal Hill (Marathi: वेताळ टेकडी ) is a prominent hill in the city limits of Pune, India. The hill is the highest point within the city limits, with an elevation of 800 meters (2,600 ft). The temple of Vetala is located on the top of the hill from which the hill derives its name. The Indian Forest Department ...
Pune district is a district in state of Maharashtra in India. There are 15 talukas (talukas) in Pune district (including 2 city talukas). The 15 talukas are divided into following 5 district subdivisions.
Taljai Hills. / 18.4754554; 73.8279674. Taljai is a hill located in the heart of Pune, India that has been designated as a wildlife reserve. The road to this hill passes through the Shivaji Maratha College campus with a picturesque mountain path, with sharp turns. Near the entrance of the forest is a temple to the hill's namesake Taljai mata; a ...
Wainganga River near Bhandara district. Maharashtra with a total area of 307,713 km 2 (118,809 sq mi), is the third-largest state by area in terms of land area and constitutes 9.36 per cent of India's total geographical area. The State lies between 15°35' N to 22°02' N latitude and 72°36' E to 80°54' E longitude.
e. Bhimashankar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva situated in its eponymous village, Bhimashankar, in Pune district of Maharashtra. It is a key pilgrimage centre and contains one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. [1] The temple's Shiva lingam is one of the three Jyotirlingas of Maharashtra. [2] The mandir is situated on a mountain, 110 ...
Pune Cantonment, formed by borrowing land from the villages of Wanwadi, Ghorpadi and Munjeri. Khadki Cantonment, formed by borrowing land from the villages of Bopodi, Bhamburde (now called Shivajinagar) and Aundh. Dehu Road Cantonment, formed by borrowing land from the villages of Dehu, Kiwale, Mamurdi and others.
Pune is the 9th most populous city in India and one of the largest in the state of Maharashtra. Although area around Pune has history going back millennia, the more recent history of the city is closely related to the rise of the Maratha empire from the 17th–18th century. Pune first came under Maratha control in the early 1600s when Maloji ...
Pune is a well known manufacturing and industrial center of India. With an estimated nominal GDP of Rs. 3,31,478 crores for year 2019–20, Pune District is the third largest contributor to the economy of Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Thane. Pune has the fifth largest metropolitan economy and the sixth highest per capita income in the country.