Shivneri Fort

Junnar is a city in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a taluka headquarter. Situated at the base of the Sahyadri mountains, it is situated around 100 km east of Mumbai and 94 km north of Pune. Located near this city are Shivneri Fort, birthplace of Shivaji, the famous Maratha king, and Lenyadri, one of the Ashtavinayakas. The land surrounding Junnar is very fertile and the main crops harvested are rice, wheat, and sugarcane. On Sundays are the weekly market where locals purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. Junnar is also famous for its Ganesh decorations during the Ganesh festival, being sometimes compared with the decorations in Pune and Mumbai during the festival. Junnar taluka in Maharahtra has the largest density of leopard population within a 500 sq km area. It also holds the record for the largest number of leopards trapped within that range ever. Junnar is also surrounded by much greenery and dams, such as Vadaj and Manikdoh, common picnicing locations. Also present are the very famous Naneghat ancient caves. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (874x478, 25 KB)http://pune. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (874x478, 25 KB)http://pune. ... Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state. ... India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a national capital territory. ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... A taluka is an administrative division in India below a district; called tahsil/tehsil in northern India. ... The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... Mumbai (Hindi/Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated metropolitan population of about 12 million (As of 2005). ... Pune (पुणे in Marathi), formerly known as Punavadi and Poona (पूना) by the British, is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Shivneri Fort a historic military fortification located around 105 km from Pune, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Shivaji Bhonslé, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonslé (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले)( (help· info)) was the founder of the Maratha empire in western India in 1674 which was instrumental in the downfall of the Mughal Empire. ... Shivaji and his faithful Maratha comrades The Marāthās is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu, Marathi-speaking castes of warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in... Lenyadri is an Ashtavinayak temple located on the North-West bank of the river Kukadi. ... Ashtavinayak literally means eight Ganeshas in Sanskrit. ... Popular image of Ganesh In Hinduism, Ganesha (Gaṇeśa, lord of the hosts, also spelled Ganesa and sometimes referred to as Ganesh in Hindi, Bengali and other Indian vernaculars) is the god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence. ... Lord Ganesh Ganesh Festival is a celebration dedicated to Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva and Paravati. ...

Junnar caves

Considering the need of the huge population of about 55 thousand a need was felt to start a school for the Hearing & Speech Impaired. In 1985 due to the combined efforts of J.E.S., Rotary Club of Junnar & Surud Mandal (Pune) an effort was made and the school for the hearing & speech impaired children was started. Image File history File links Cave. ... Image File history File links Cave. ...

SBP School: Junnar has good schools with top class facilities for studies as well as extra curricular activities. SBP School is best among those, which has students got placed in merit list of state board merit list.

Shiv Chhatrapati Collge & Jaihind technical college are also there for further studies in non-technical and technical studies respectively.

Click below to see pictures of Shivneri fort. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/album?.dir=6716&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/my_photos

There are quite a few forts around Junnar such as Hadsar(Parvatgad), Chavand(Prasannagad), Nimgiri, Jeevdhan & Naneghat. There is a famous temple called Kukdeshwar dedicated to Lord Shiva. There is also Lenyadri, one of the famous Ashtavinayak temples.

Click below to see pictures of Hadsar(Parvatgad) fort. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/album?.dir=e3ef&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/my_photos

Click below to see pictures of Chavand(Prasannagad) fort. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/album?.dir=a773&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/my_photos

Click below to see pictures of Nimgiri fort. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/album?.dir=ee1e&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/my_photos

Click below to see pictures of Kukdeshwar Lord Shiv Temple. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/album?.dir=8541&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sudarshan_bhat_trekker/my_photos

External links

• http://www.punediary.com/html/Junnar.html