Tourism Places
Narayangaon- Narayangaon is an important towns in Junnar Taluka (Pune District), its famous for natural beauty.
- Water is abundant because of its proximity to major dams, the western ghats, and the Sahyadri mountain range.
- Narayangaon is also famous for its splendid natural beauty. It has emerged as a major exporter of table grapes. Grapes from here are exported to mainly Middle-East and Europe.
- Narayangaon is close to five major dams.
- The nearest being Yedgaon Dam on the Kukadi river, is just 10 kilometers to the North.
- Vadaj Dam on Mina river is 16 kilometers to the West.
- Pimpalgaon Joga 30 kilometers to the North-West
- Manikdoha 25 kilometers to North-West.
- Chilhewadi 25 Kilometers to North.It is also a nice spot.
Shivaneri Fort- Shivneri, a birth place of Chhatrapati Shivaji (1627), is located at a distance of around 3 km from Junnar (125 km from Pune).
- There are statues of Jijabai and young Shivaji. At the centre of the fort is a water pond which is called 'Badami Talav'
- In the fort there are two water springs, namely Ganga-Jamumna, which have water throughout the whole year.
- Two kilometers away from this fort there are the Lenyadri caves which is one of Ashtavinayaka temple in Maharastra.
Malshej Ghat- Malshej Ghat is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range in Pune district of Maharashtra, India.
- Malshej ghat is situated in Pune district near the borders of Thane and Ahmednagar districts.
- It is at a distance of 154 km from south Mumbai towards northeast and 130 km north of Pune.
- The site is nestled in the lofty rugged hills of the Western Ghats. The best time to visit is between August and September.
- At this time of the year, the hills are clothed in a soothing shade of mint green and the weather is cool due to the monsoons.
Bhima Shankar - Bhimashankar Temple is located in the village of Bhorgiri 50 km north west of Khed, near Pune, in India.
- It is located 127 km away from shivaji nagar(Pune) in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri hills. It takes four hours to reach there.
- Bhimashankar is also the source of the Bhima river, which flows south east and merges with the Krishna river near Raichur.
- The Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary located here is a popular weekend getaway from Mumbai and Pune.
Shri Vignahar Ganpati - Shri Vighnahar of Ozar situated nearly 100 Meters to the North.
- Ozar the one of famous Ganpati Shri Vighnahar from Ashtavinayak is becoming number one Devasthan Trust in all ashtavinayak.
- This temple is located just off the Pune-Nashik Highway, in the town of Ozar.
- It is enclosed on all sides by high stone walls, and its pinnacle is made of gold.
- The temple is situated on the banks of river Kukadi.
- Via Mumbai-Thane-Kalyan-Bapsai-Saralgaon-Otur, Ozar is 182 km.
Lenyadri Ganpati - Shri Girijatmak of Lenyadri, situated nearly 17 kilometers North-West.
- The temple is situated 12 km from Ozar, which is about 94 km from Pune on the Pune-Nashik highway.
- Nearest railway station is Talegaon.
- From Junnar, Lenyadri is about 5 km.
- Shivaneri castle is close by (5 to 6 km) where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was born.
