Mahabaleshwar Tourism, Maharashtra India
(Mahabaleshwar is also known as Mahableshwar / Mahabaleswar)
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Mahabaleshwar Fast Facts
- State: Maharashtra
- District: Satara
- Famous for/as: Hill Station
- Population: 12,780
- Area: 150 km2 (60 sq mi)
- Altitude: 1438 m
- Language: Marathi, Hindi, English
- Best Season: Oct - June
- Weather: Summer 15 to 35°C, Winter 10 to 32°C
- Clothing: Woollen
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 412806
- STDCode: 02168
Mahabaleshwar Info
The Manager,
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC),
MTDC Holiday Resort,
Mahabaleshwar.
Tel: 02168-260318.
Mahabaleshwar, India Overview
Mahabaleshwar is a city and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a hill station located in the Western Ghats range. With one of the few evergreen forests of India, it served as the summer capital of Bombay province during the British Raj.
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Mahabaleshwar, India History
The first historical mention of Mahabaleshwar dates back to year 1215 when the King Singhan of Deogiri visited Old Mahabaleshwar. He built a small temple and water tank at the source of the river Krishna. Around 1350, a Brahmin dynasty ruled this area. In the middle of the 16th century the Maratha family of Chandarao More defeated the Brahmin dynasty and became rulers of Javli and Mahabaleshwar, during which period the temple of Old Mahabaleshwar was rebuilt.
In the 17th century Shivaji Maharaj took over Javli and Mahabaleshwar and constructed the Pratapgad fort in 1656.
In 1819, the British included the hills in the territory of the Raja of Satara. Col. Lodwick (Late General Sir ) stationed at Satara, in April 1824 with a contingent of soldiers and Indian guides climbed up the mountain face reaching what is now known as the Lodwick Point.
Starting with Sir John Malcolm in 1828, a succession of them from Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone, Arthur Malet (for whom the seat at "Point Arthur" is named), Carnac, Frere and many others became regular visitors.