Maharashtra

sport

In a bright red saree is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as she sits in between Abhishek and Amitabh at an event in Maharashtra, with the speaker speaking vehemently and loudly. Amitabh sports his trademark white goatie beard.

Maharashtra Police in full force at this Bollywood celebrity event. Arjun Rampal kisses Aishwarya Rai on both cheeks, with Shveta Salve.

river

A rare glimpse into the fishing lives of young boys of the tribal communities of the Satpura Range in Western India. Here young boys are seen catching crab from the freshwater streams using traditional methods.

river · temple

Crystal clear water at the dropping point of the Kondeshwar Waterfall in Maharashtra. The Kondeshwar Waterfall falling from huge rock formation gushing in the sunny spring day.

wildlife · birds

The vast field of Bajra or Bajri looks unkempt and unattended with huge ingrowths of grass and weed.

temple · forest

A virtual tour of how to reach the Kondeshwar Temple and inside the temple. On a bright sunny day in the early summers, a drive towards Bhoj Village in Badlapur, Maharashtra.

coastline

Mandva Beach in Alibag or Alibaug in Maharashtra filmed in monsoon. Grayish skies and a deserted beach with long wooden walkways into Konkan Coast. Palm trees surrounding the embankment on one side. The beach looks too clean to be true.

hills · river

Take a virtual tour of Sandhan Valley campsite which is the resting place when one is on an adventure trip to the canyons and forts and natural sights at Sandhan Valley.

A misty haven for adventure seekers is Matheran in Maharashtra, rich biodiversity fueled by the Western Ghats. See Madhavji Point.

This year is being commemorated as the 160th birth anniversary of the honoured freedom fighter, Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak.

forest

Embark on a journey of resilience and self-sufficiency with us as we follow a tribal woman's endeavour to collect rubber from the lush jungles of Nandurbar.

aerial · hills

Ajanta caves in aerial view of horse-shoe U-shaped rift like valley that hides art and cave treasures beyond compare Ajanta caves in India lie in a horse-shoe shaped valley with a table-top flatland hill above with agriculture and cultivati…

livestock · aerial

The famous Narmada river with cow herd on banks in Maharashtra, in aerial view of placid life-giving waters with red soil on its banks.

An aerial tour over Badlapur town in Maharashtra during the nationwide lockdown which India commemorated by shutting off electricity in homes and substituting it with earthen lamps, candles.

village · desert

A small village at the foothills of Satpura range in the district of Nandurbar in Maharashtra. Even though the region is quite arid, the tribals do manage to grow some crops.

bazaar

Women fish vendors clean shrimp as they wait for customers at a busy fish market in Maharashtra. Different varieties of marine and freshwater shrimps are on display along with fishes and crabs, squids.

politics

After months of suspense, Maharashtra government announced that the Enron Dabhol Power Project being scraped in a dramatic development which may have wide-ranging implications for future foreign investment in the country.

industry

It is chaotic on-site at one of the chemical factories in Palgarh, Maharashtra. Police and safety tender officers, fireman arrive on the scene as the factory is engulfed in flames.

coastline · highway

Stunning visuals of Korlai Beach in Murud, Maharashtra. The monsoon gray skies and rains have brought lush vegetation to the small Western Ghats hillocks near the coast.

farmland · flowers

The skies gray and laden with monsoon clouds and greenery still fresh from the earlier shower. A vast organic farm near Badlapur in Maharashtra. The farm is overrun with weeds after the monsoon rains.

river · ceremony

Ganpati idols being worshipped in a Badlapur home in Maharashtra, India. The idols are then taken to a pond or river for immersion at the end of the festive period. This is a family festival and religious ritual and everyone takes part.