Panchgani is a hill station located in the scenic Sahayadri hills. The lush green 5 hills that shroud the area collectively are known as Panchgani. With the hills on one side and plains on the other make a breath taking scenery. Apart from the natural beauty, Panchgani also has some places like Sydney point, Parsi point, Rajpuri caves and exotic strawberry farms where an annual strawberry fest takes place every year in summers.
Panchgani, also called Paachgani, is a hill station and municipal council in Satara district in Maharashtra, India. Panchgani attracts many tourists throughout the year. It is also renowned for many premier residential educational institutions.
Events
Strawberry festival: The Strawberry Festival is held every year in summer in Panchgani.
I Love Panchgani festival: The I Love Panchgani festival takes place every winter in Panchgani. Schools and local businesses participate in the festival.
Tourist attraction-
Table Land: Table Land is the second longest mountain plateau in Asia. It is capped with laterite rock. It is located at a height of 1387 m above MSL. There is a small lake within this table land. Horse riding is popular here.
Sydney Point: This point is situated on a hillock facing the Krishna Valley, and overlooks the waters of the Dhom Dam, and Pāndavgad and Mandhārdeo. Sydney's point is about 2 km from Panchgani bus stand.
Parsi Point: This point is situated toward Mahabaleshwar, and overlooks the Krishna valley and the waters of the Dhom Dam.
Devil's Kitchen: Situated at the south of the table land, the Devil's Kitchen has a mythology associated with it: It is believed that the Pāndavas of the Mahābhārat epic had stayed here for a while. Pāndavgad Caves (near Wāi) are said to be built by them then.
Mapro Garden: Mapro Gardens is a garden park known for their strawberry produce. It is located in village of Gureghar on the way to Mahabaleshwar and developed and maintained by Mapro, a food processing company.
Panchgani is around 102 kilometres from Pune and 250 kilometres from Mumbai.
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