Maharashtra: A Unique Tourism Experience

By Author: Amruta Patil
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Maharashtra is ranked one of the best places for its tourism. Many tourists come across the world to travel to Maharashtra. Maharashtra is known for its culture and tradition. Maharashtra is divided in marathwada, vidarbha, khandesh, desh, and konkan. Different cultures are practiced all over Maharashtra. The food & traditions vary from district to district. The local language of Maharashtra is Marathi.

Marathwada:

Travel in Maharashtra in the Marathwada district. Marathwada has eight districts Aurangabad, Beed, Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad, Parbhani,Hingoli & Jalna. Marathwada is ranked third in the country for its highest solar yield due to its favorable weather. It provides power supply to entire state. There are many pilgrimage places in Marathwada. Nanded is the best pilgrimage centre. Marathwada is also called the land of the saints. It has one of the best caves in Maharashtra. Ajanta Ellora caves are the popular tourist places in Aurangabad.

Vidarbha:

The eastern region of Maharashtra is called as Vidarbha. Vidabha consists of two divisions that are Nagpur & Amravati. It has 11 districts ...
... namely, Amravati, Akola, Washim, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Bhuldana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, & Yawatmal. Different people of various religions live together in Vidarbha. It is rich in culture and its historical background. The major population is of the Muslim Community. Eid Miladunnabi is the best festival of this district and is celebrated very well. Nagpur is also knows for its food. Spicy food is attraction of Vidarbha region. Orange is the most grown fruit in Nagpur. Nagpur is known as Orange City as well.

Khandesh:

Khandesh lies in northwestern corner of Deccan plateau. It is bound to north by Satpura Range. Burhanpur, Nadurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon are the districts of Kandesh. Ancient culture is followed all over Khandesh. It also follows culture of Arya, Non-Arya, Mughal & Buddha. Many musical concerts have been performed in Jalgoan. An event named as Khandesh festival takes place in Jalgoan.

Desh:

Desh is at the west of Maharashtra bounded by Sahyadri Range. Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Solhapur are the districts of Desh. The largest city of desh is Pune. Pune is well-known for its education. Pune is called as The Oxford of the east. Pune follows the traditional Maharashtrian culture as well as modern culture. Many religious & different speaking languages people reside in Pune. Ganpati Festival is the most popular festival celebrated in Desh.

Konkan:

The western coastline of Maharashtra is called as Konkan. Konkan has Tapi River in the north and Chandragiri River at the south. Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurga are the districts of konkan. Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri are the best tourist places of Maharashtra. Konkan coast has many beaches. Harihareshwar, Alibag, Akshi & Nagoan, Murud, Kelshi, etc. are the best beaches of Maharashtra. Raigad, Mahableshwar, Matheran are well known hill stations of Maharashtra located in Konkan region. Konkan follows its own Konkani culture. Konkani the mostly used language used all over konkan region. Apart from Konkani language different districts speak different languages.

With the great rise of tourism of Maharashtra more and more people are getting encouraged to travel here. Many international tourists travel to India to come to visit Maharashtra. Maharashtra has many different cultures and traditions which vary from district to district which attracts tourists.