MAHARASHTRA
At a Glance
Population: 78.9 million Area  : 307,690sq.Km
Capital   : Mumbai
Languages  : Marathi
Best time to go  : September to April
Access  : Rail,Road,Air
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Maharashtra is a large popular and economically important state caves and temples with artistic embellishments of unimaginable beauty mark the land and attest to the skill of cultured people.The state is bounded by the Arabian sea in the west, Gujarat in the northwest, MP in the north, AP in the South east, and Karnataka and Goa in the South.
Climate
Summer : 39ºc – 22ºc
Winter : 34ºc – 12ºc
Monsoon : June – October.
Places to visit
Mumbai: Mumbai is an exhilarating city fuelled by entrepreneurial energy, determination and dreams. It’s the economic powerhouse of the nation and compared to the torpor of the rest of India, It can seen like a foreign country. It’s India’s finance centre, and the capital of the Hindi film Industry.
Lonavala:  Hill station, Yoga Institute
Ajanta : The Budhist caves of Ajanta date from around 200 BC to 650 AD
Aurangabad: Historical city full of Mughal movement cave, temples skills
Fllora: Cave shrines of all faiths, magnificent sculpure.
Shirdi, Vasik Mint
Information services :
Government of India Tourist Office, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai
Ph. 203 3144
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) Nariman Point, Mumbai
Ph. 022 202 4482
Places to stay
Regency Inn, Mahakavi Bhushan Marg Ph. 022 202 0292
Regent Hotel, Best Marg Ph. 022 287 1854
Hotel Causeway, Colaba Causeway Ph. 022 281 7777
Sea Green Hotel, Marine Drive Ph. 022 282 2294
The Taj Mahal Hotel, Apollo Bunder Ph. 022 202 3366
Hotel President , 90 Cuffe Pareda Ph. 022 215 0808
The Oberoi, Mari Drive Ph. 022 202 5757
Ambasader Hotel, Church Gate, Marine Drive Ph. 022 204 1131
The Orchid, Airport Ph. 022 610 0707
Holiday Inn, Juhu Ph. 022 620 4444
Leela Venture
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Getting there and away
By air
mumbai is the main international gateway to India. It also has the busiest network of domestic flights. Daily flights to all parts of India available from Mumbai.
Indian Air Lines
Ph. 022 202 3031
Jet Airways
Ph. 022 838 6111
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By Bus

Numerous private operators and state governments run long - distance to and from Mumbai
By Train

Major Trains from Mumbai
Mumbai - Agra - 1344 km 21.5 hrs.
Punjab Mail No. 2137
Mumbai - Culcutta 1968 Km 33.5 hrs
Gitanjali Express No. 2859
Mumbai - Bangalore 1210 km 24.5 hrs
Udayan Express No. 6529
Mumbai - Delhi 1384 km 23hrs
Paschim Express No. 2925
Mumbai - Hyderabad 790 kms 15 hrs.
Hussain Sagar Express No. 7001
Mumbai - Chennai 1279 Km 24 hrs
Chennai Express No. 1063
Mumbai - Thiruvananthapuram 2066 km 36 hrs.
Kanyakumari Express No. 6223
Mumbai - Goa 588 km 12 hrs
Netravati Express No.6635