Today Shivaji's many forts, built on steep precipitous hills of the Deccan Plateau - Purandhar, Raigarh, Pratapgarh, Sinhgarh and many more, stand in mute testimony to his valorous exploits. Sinhgarh is 20 km from Pune, the second largest city in the State. This is where Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned after launching the Quit India Movement in 1942, but today it is famous for the Osho Commune, the ashram of Bhagwan Rajneesh.
About 400 km eastward of Mumbai, is Aurangabad, the most convenient base for seeing India's timeless art at the renowned Ajanta and Ellora, both on the World Heritage List. The 30 caves at Ajanta, chiselled out of rock by Buddhist monks between 200 BC and 650 AD as 'chaityas' (chapels) and 'viharas' (monasteries), contain magnificent sculptures and frescoes. At Ellora are 34 Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock temples carved top downwards from a 2 km escarpment between 350 AD and 700 AD and decorated with a profusion of sculptures. These include the Kailasa Temple, the world's largest monolithic sculpture, covered with a variety of finely carved panels, which entailed removing some 200,000 tons of rock!
The hilly Western Ghats run parallel to the coast, and are dotted with hill stations - Matheran, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani and many more. And in the narrow plains between the ghats and the Arabian Sea, are a number of pristine unfrequented beaches notably at Kashid, Malvan, and Ganapatipule.
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About 400 km eastward of Mumbai, is Aurangabad, the most convenient base for seeing India's timeless art at the renowned Ajanta and Ellora, both on the World Heritage List. The 30 caves at Ajanta, chiselled out of rock by Buddhist monks between 200 BC and 650 AD as 'chaityas' (chapels) and 'viharas' (monasteries), contain magnificent sculptures and frescoes. At Ellora are 34 Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock temples carved top downwards from a 2 km escarpment between 350 AD and 700 AD and decorated with a profusion of sculptures. These include the Kailasa Temple, the world's largest monolithic sculpture, covered with a variety of finely carved panels, which entailed removing some 200,000 tons of rock!
The hilly Western Ghats run parallel to the coast, and are dotted with hill stations - Matheran, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani and many more. And in the narrow plains between the ghats and the Arabian Sea, are a number of pristine unfrequented beaches notably at Kashid, Malvan, and Ganapatipule.
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