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| Area |
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3,07,690 sq. km. The Capital of the state is Mumbai.
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| Boundaries |
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To the South of Maharashtra is Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, to the North and east is Madhya Pradesh,
to the West is Arabian Sea and to the Northwest
are Diu, Daman and Gujrat. |
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| Important
Cities and towns |
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Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Amravati, Ahmadnagar,
Kolhapur, Nasik, Pune, Raigarh, Solapur, Thane,
Ratnagiri. |
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| Places
of Tourist Interest |
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Ellora, Ajanta, Elephanta Caves, Matheran,
Mahabaleswar, Nasik, Shirdi, Lonavla, Khandala.
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| Best
Time To Visit |
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September to March. |
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| Airports |
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Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Akoli. |
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| Climate |
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Maharashtra and Goa may be seen as forming Western
India. The period from November to February is
most comfortable, although evenings can be a little
cold. Here summers can be hot and extremely humid
and monsoon months from June to September rather
too wet.
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| Required
Clothing |
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Lightweight cottons and linens in summer and warmer
clothes in winters.
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| Food
culture |
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Maharashtrians
are by and large, meat eaters. The cuisine includes
subtly flavoured vegetarian delicacies and hot,
aromatic meat and fish curries.Kokum, most commonly
used in an appetizer-digestive called the sol
kadhi, is served chilled. All non-vegetarian and
vegetarian dishes are eaten with boiled rice or
with bhakris, which are soft rotis made of rice
flour. Special rice puris called vada and amboli,
which is a pancake made of fermented rice, urad
dal, and semolina, are also eaten as a part of
the main meal. Some of the famous dishes include:
Kothimbir Vadi, Batatawada,
Pau Bhaji, Besan Ka Pithla, Bharleli Vangi, Pandhra
Rassa,
Kolhapuri Ghost Ka Rassa,Papletchi Amti, Konkani
Machchi Kadi etc
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| MUMBAI |
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India's most dynamic and cosmopolitan city,
with sky scrappers kissing the sky, frenetic
lifestyles, multicultural society and a
plethora of festivals.The capital city of
Maharashtra State , formerly known as Bombay
lies in the southwestern part of India and
occupies a peninsular site originally composed
of seven islets lying off the Konkan coast
of western India Some tourist attractions
include:Gateway of India , Juhu Beach ,
Essel World , Bollywood - The Film City.>>TOP
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The city of Pune first gained its importance
as the capital of the Marathas in the 17th
century.Today Pune is one of the leading
metros in India, with the Film and Television
Institute of India and National Defence
Academy based here.t is also an important
commercial and educational centre with distinctive
features and characteristics of its own.
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| AURANGABAD |
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Aurangabad is located 630m above sea level and
is also the district headquarters of Aurangabad
district.It's easy to see why many travellers
regard Aurangabad as little more than a convenient
place to kill time on the way to Ellora and Ajanta
caves. First impressions seem to confirm its reputation
as an industrial metropolis yet, given a little
effort, this northern Maharashtrian city can yield
compensations for its architectural shortcomings.
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