It took an enterprising, Stanford-trained engineer to quit his hi-tech Silicon Valley job, to kick start the wine industry in India with the opening of India’s first major winery, Sula Winery.
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Sula Winery
The wines are aged in huge steel barrels, which is quite unlike the wines of California that are aged in French-Oak barrels.
Ram Kund
Ram Kund, located along the Godawari river, is known for the Kumbh Mela held every 12 years when Sun & Jupiter move into the Simha (Leo) Rashi.
Dadasaheb Phalke Smarak
Dadasaheb Phalke Smarak is a memorial built in the memory of the great visionary Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter.
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves are a group of twenty four, 1200 years old Hinayana Buddhist caves located about 8kms south of Nashik. The caves are located in the hills of Pandavleni and hence the name.
Nashik
Nasik sits on the holy river Godavari making it one of Maharashtra’s top pilgrimage towns. It is said to have been the site where Laxmana cut off the nose of the demon Surpanaka
Lonar MTDC Holiday Resort
Lonar is a small village with basic lodging facilities. The only big hotel close to the crater is MTDC’s Holiday Resort and so we had no option but to pick it. Unfortunately, it turned out to be our worst stay yet !
Lonar Crater Lake
Lonar Lake was formed about 52000 years ago, by the sheer impact of a meteorite weighing 2 million tons traveling at a speed of 90,000 kilometers per hour.
Lonar Crater Lake, world’s largest basaltic rock crater
A detailed article on a visit to Lonar Crater, the world’s largest basaltic rock crater. Includes descriptions, pictures, and hotel reviews.
