While you are here

Thirty Buddhist caves cut into a horseshoe gorge, with murals that are among the finest surviving anywhere in Asia.

Thirty-four Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples cut side by side into one basalt escarpment — including Kailasa, carved downward out of a single rock.

A saline lake sitting inside a meteorite crater in basalt — one of very few known anywhere, and the only one of its kind in India.

A quiet hill station above the plain, close to Verul, with cool air and long views across the Deccan.

A 17th-century mausoleum built by Aurangzeb's son for his mother, often called the Taj of the Deccan.

A conical hill fortress with concentric walls, a moat cut into rock, and a dark spiral passage designed to defeat attackers.

One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva, in red basalt, a short walk from the Ellora caves.

Twelve Buddhist caves on a ridge above the city, with unusually fine carved figures and a view back over the plain.

A 17th-century water mill driven by an underground channel from springs several kilometres away.

An ancient town on the Godavari, known for Paithani silk weaving and the gardens below the Jayakwadi dam.

A 17th-century palace at the foot of the Satara hills, built by a Bundelkhand chieftain and named for gold paintwork long since gone.

The city's main public garden, with a small zoo and an aquarium, a short walk from the central station.

A hilltop viewpoint above the university, with a pavilion and a long view across the whole city.

One of the largest earthen dams in Maharashtra, with a terraced garden below it and a bird sanctuary on the reservoir.

A walled lake beside the old city gate, named for the ornithologist, with a walking path around it.