On some of its mountains are Maharashtra’s inviting hill stations. This amazing location also encompasses the high Deccan plateau.
Because of its geographical location, Maharashtra is the crossroads of people across a broad spectrum of faiths. Almost every religion of the world is represented in Maharashtra, harmoniously existing in tolerance.
Such utopia could only be possible after ages of upheaval in a state prone to warrior kings, foreign trading vessels and invaders from across the seas. The numbers of rugged forts attest to this, more than anything.
That Maharashtra has already been peopled in Paleolithic era -- a rich history lineage is not to be withheld in Maharashtra. A number of Hindu kingdoms ruled, preceding the first Muslim Dynasty. Maharashtra and Gujarat were once fused, only to become separated again. |
