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Website. pune.gov.in. Pune ( / ˈpuːnə / POO-nə, Marathi: [ˈpuɳe] ⓘ ), previously spelled in English as Poona ( the official name until 1978 ), [ 15][ 16] is a city in Maharashtra state in the Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune division.
18.1975°N 73.5744°E. / 18.1975; 73.5744. Madhe Ghat is a waterfall located in Maharashtra, a state of India, around 62 km southwest of Pune, bordering Raigad district and in the vicinity of Torna Fort, Rajgad, Raigad Fort and the backwaters of the Bhatghar dam. The name of the waterfall is Laxmi Waterfall. It is about 850 meters above sea ...
Purandar Fort. / 18.280778°N 73.97361°E / 18.280778; 73.97361. Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above the sea level in the Western Ghats, 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the southeast of Pune. [ 1]
Rajgad Fort. / 18.2459862°N 73.6821929°E / 18.2459862; 73.6821929. Rajgad (literal meaning ruling fort) is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly known as Murumbdev, the fort was the first capital of the Maratha Empire under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji for almost 26 years, after which the ...
c. 750 CE. The Pataleshwar Caves, also referred to as the Panchaleshvara temple or Bhamburde Pandav cave temple, are an 8th-century rock-cut Hindu temple from the Rashtrakuta period located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it was a monumental monolithic excavation with a notable circular Nandi mandapa and a large pillared mandapa.
Parvati Hill is a hillock in Pune, India. The hillock rises to 2,100 feet (640 m) above sea level. Atop the hillock is the Parvati Temple, one of the most scenic locations in Pune. The temple is the oldest heritage structure in Pune and was built during the rule of the Peshwa dynasty. [ 1] For visitors, Parvati hill is also an observation point ...
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.
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [ 1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.