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Location of Maharashtra. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Maharashtra: Maharashtra – state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area and is also the world's second-most populous sub-national entity. It has over 120 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a ...
Dabhosa Waterfall is a waterfall situated in the village of Dabhosa in Jawhar Tehsil, Palghar district, Maharashtra, India. This is one of the highest waterfalls situated near Mumbai . This waterfall is located over the Lendi River and cascades down from a height of 300 feet.
Gaganachukki and Bharachukki Falls: Chamarajanagar-River Cauvery, 100 km (62 mi) from Bangalore: Apsarakonda Falls: Uttara Kannada-River Sharavati, 8 km (5.0 mi) from Honnavar: Lalguli Falls: Uttara Kannada: 250 ft (76 m) River Kali, 13 km (8.1 mi) from Yellapur: Nisargadhama Falls: Madikeri: River Cauvery 2 km (1.2 mi) from Kushalnagar
Map of Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra, the land of the mainly Marathi-speaking people, appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit.Some believe that the word indicates that it was the land of the Mahars and the Rattas, while others consider it to be a corruption of the term 'Maha Kantara' (the Great Forest), a synonym for 'Dandakaranya'. [1]
Horse tail type falls: Single 12 Vantawng Falls: 229 metres (751 ft) [2] Serchhip district, Mizoram: tiered waterfalls: 2 13 Kune Falls: 200 metres (660 ft) [2] Pune district, Maharashtra: tiered waterfalls: 3 14 Thoseghar Waterfalls: 200 metres (660 ft) Satara district, Maharashtra: cataract, segmented: 15 Soochipara Falls: 200 metres (660 ft ...
The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]
The river, also called Krishnaveni, is 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) long and its length in Maharashtra is 282 kilometres. [6] It is a major source of irrigation in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. [7]