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Looking for a perfect weekender or a nice long trip with your family? Well, you are on the right page.
Located in Satara district in Maharashtra state, Mahabaleshwar today is a very popular hill station in the Western Ghats range. Being termed as one of those very few evergreen forests of India with cool breeze all the time, windings roads, vantage points, plenty of strawberries Mahabaleshwar makes for a wonderful holiday trip destination or even for just a weekend gateaway.
Mahabaleshwar comprises three villages: Malcolm Peth, Old “Kshetra” Mahabaleshwar and part of the Shindola village.
Mahabaleshwar is the source of the Krishna River that flows across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The legendary source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient Panchaganga temple of Mahadev in Old Mahabaleshwar. The 4500-year old Panchaganga temple is built at the origin of 7 rivers – Krishna, Koyana, Gayatri, Savitri, Venna, Saraswati and Bhagirathi. Out of them, springs of the first 5 flow continuously whereas the spring corresponding to Saraswati comes alive after every 60 years and the one corresponding to Bhagirathi comes alive every 12 years.
Winding roads, a cool breeze at all times, vantage points offering breathtaking views of hills and valleys, plenty of strawberries to gorge on and a main street full of shops offering all kinds of curios and snacks. Doesn’t it sound exciting? Well, that’s Mahabaleshwar for you which along with Panchgani makes for a wonderful holiday or even just a weekend getaway.
It reaches a height of 1,439 meters at its highest peak above sea level, known as Wilson or Sunrise Point.
Looking for a perfect weekender or a nice long trip with your family? Well, you are on the right page.
Located in Satara district in Maharashtra state, Mahabaleshwar today is a very popular hill station in the Western Ghats range. Being termed as one of those very few evergreen forests of India with cool breeze all the time, windings roads, vantage points, plenty of strawberries Mahabaleshwar makes for a wonderful holiday trip destination or even for just a weekend gateaway.
Mahabaleshwar comprises three villages: Malcolm Peth, Old “Kshetra” Mahabaleshwar and part of the Shindola village.
Mahabaleshwar is the source of the Krishna River that flows across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The legendary source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient Panchaganga temple of Mahadev in Old Mahabaleshwar. The 4500-year old Panchaganga temple is built at the origin of 7 rivers – Krishna, Koyana, Gayatri, Savitri, Venna, Saraswati and Bhagirathi. Out of them, springs of the first 5 flow continuously whereas the spring corresponding to Saraswati comes alive after every 60 years and the one corresponding to Bhagirathi comes alive every 12 years.
Winding roads, a cool breeze at all times, vantage points offering breathtaking views of hills and valleys, plenty of strawberries to gorge on and a main street full of shops offering all kinds of curios and snacks. Doesn’t it sound exciting? Well, that’s Mahabaleshwar for you which along with Panchgani makes for a wonderful holiday or even just a weekend getaway.
It reaches a height of 1,439 meters at its highest peak above sea level, known as Wilson or Sunrise Point.