Maharashtra

music · dance

Tanushree Dutta at premiere of Risk: "I'm very lucky that I'm part of this project. The film has shaped up really well. It's a very real film. Many actresses have danced to Lavani. Lavani is a popular concept in Maharashtra.

politics

A younger Uddhav Thackeray presides over the launch of the studio set for Jodha Akbar in Maharashtra.

temple · forest

A rundown temple in the middle of a vast forest in Maharashtra can be spotted as we fly over with a drone. The temple looks dilapidated and not frequented by devotees.

coastline · highway

Travel bans and the Coronavirus transmission has stopped thousands from travelling but this does not mean we will miss out on some of the most attractive beaches in India.

river · aerial

An aerial view of the lesser known Dhangar Waterfall in the forested Western Ghats region around Badlapur, Maharashtra in the monsoon season of profusion.

Ganpati is the elephant-headed child of Shiva and his consort Parvati in the Hindu mythology. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the 6th Hindu month to celebrate the arrival of Ganesh or Ganpati and this is a huge festival in Maharashtra.

Is it time to buy Ganesh idols for Ganesh Chaturthi, or should we just go online, pray virtually or over Zoom and save the environment from harmful chemicals from discarding the statues? A muted Ganesh Chaturthi it will be, but the enthusi…

monsoon

The early monsoon is when Indian summer fruits peak, with the onset of black juicy Jamun, the peak of the langda mango season, and the end of the dussehri aam variety.

village · livestock

Panning visuals from the green and pristine forested area of Bhoj Village near Kondeshwar Temple in Badlapur, Maharashtra. Snow-white clouds over the bluish hillocks.

coastline · monsoon

Clouds laden with moisture from the Arabian Sea, a rocky beach and murky waters rushing to meet land. This is a stretch of a lesser known part of Kashid Beach in Maharashtra.

architecture

The entrance to the vast complex of Nawab Palace or Ahmedganj Palace in Murud, Maharashtra. The towers on both sides of the entrance look like towers in fairytales but except for the forlorn look it bears.

aerial

Ajanta and Ellora Caves in Maharashtra: Aerial view of ancient carved caves, as seen aerially, from the air.

aerial

New or Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra: Mixed landscape of residential and commercial developments, wetlands and open spaces.

aerial · hills

What a fabulously carved hillside of Western Ghats stone! The famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves of Maharashtra as seen in a rare aerial view of some of India's finest historic cultural rock art.

wildlife · birds

An aerial view of Badlapur town in Maharashtra during the beginning of the Janta curfew on 22 March 2020. See what was a very busy town come to its knees with virtually no human activity or movement on the roads and in public spaces.

architecture

Rescuers and residents of a five-story building in Maharashtra's Raigad district collapse after days of heavy rainfall during the monsoons in 2020.

farmland

This is the onion capital of South Asia, and the largest onion growing and selling region in the entire world - Lasalgaon in Maharashtra is known for it specialized onion growing and selling market...

farmland

A family of Red Onion farmers is seen at their farm cleaning and readying the harvested onions for the market in Maharashtra.

farmland · livestock

Take a look first hand inside the fodder preparation for milking buffalos. A worker in one of the buffalo milking farms in Maharashtra is filmed during his routine fodder preparation.

monsoon

Only in Maharashtra - stand along the rim of a monsoon dam, hold out your fishing bamboo pole with an atta ball as a lure on your fishing hook, wear a rain coat, and wait for the fish to bite as they head to fall over the dam's edge! The fi…

school · music

A Maharashtra registered Audi drives in and Aamir Khan gets out wearing a tight yellow t-shirt and walking shoes. He is mobbed by the usual media and followers and proceeds to release the audio album for his film Taare Zameen Par.

temple

It looks creepy especially with the monsoon rains pattering the thin roofs of this temple in Maharashtra. A square stepwell with a tall structure towards the end. The temple looks unused in a long time.

The quaint, cozy town of Matheran and its mini railway track leading to the viewpoint which also leads one's eyes to a feast of the Deccan Traps. It's a picturesque sight of mountains, rivers, hillocks alongside the Deccan Traps.