Mahabaleshwar
is a hill town in the Western Ghats about 120 kms from my city, Pune, in Maharashtra. This
beautiful green region is over 4000 ft above sea level.
Being located at a height gives it several heavenly scenic spots. Only the weather has to be right and with me it played truant.
Nevertheless, the mist, the greenery, the cold, the monkeys, hot tea and corn more than made up for it!!
The river Krishna originates from here and spouts out of the mouth of a cow seated in front of the Krishna temple.
Then there is lake Venna. In the evening, with a light fog surrounding me and the sun peeping in from time to time, the sight was magical.
And for the cherry on top or rather strawberry on top, I had a huge helping of strawberries and ice cream at the Mapro garden.
On
my way back, I drove up to the table land in Panchgani (another hill station), where hill tops seemed to have been
sawed off to resemble a table top.
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| From the top |
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| Misty and cool |
Being located at a height gives it several heavenly scenic spots. Only the weather has to be right and with me it played truant.
Nevertheless, the mist, the greenery, the cold, the monkeys, hot tea and corn more than made up for it!!
The river Krishna originates from here and spouts out of the mouth of a cow seated in front of the Krishna temple.
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| The Krishna temple |
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| River Krishna gushing out of the cow's mouth |
Then there is lake Venna. In the evening, with a light fog surrounding me and the sun peeping in from time to time, the sight was magical.
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| Lake Venna |
And for the cherry on top or rather strawberry on top, I had a huge helping of strawberries and ice cream at the Mapro garden.
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| Table land |
