Malavli (Marathi: मळवली) is a town and a hill station in
Pune district
Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst I ...
in the Indian state of
Maharashtra
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. It is about 55 km away from the city of
Pune
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, 139 km away from the city
Mumbai
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and 39 km from
Chinchwad
Chinchwad is an upscale, affluent locality in the city of Pune, India. The neighbourhood is home to extensive industry and is well known for its automotive, pharmaceutical, electrical, cons. products, electronics & hardware, aerospace and manuf ...
. It is a major stop on the rail line connecting
Mumbai
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and Pune. For Mumbai suburbs local trains are available from
Karjat. It is also an important town in order of
Lonavla Khandala Malavli on the Mumbai-Pune road link. Both the Mumbai-Pune Expressway as well as the Mumbai-Pune highway pass through Malavli, Lonavla. The population of Lonavla is around 10,000 as of 2010.
History
Present day Malavli was a part of the
Yadava Empire
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. Later, the
Mughals realized the strategic importance of the region and kept the region for an extended time. The forts in the region and the Mavla warriors played an important role in the history of the
Maratha
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and Peshwa empires.
In 1871, the Lonavla and Khandala hill stations were discovered by
Lord Elphinstone
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History
The title of Lord Elphinstone was granted by King James IV in 1510 to Sir Alexander Elphinstone of Elphinstone, who was killed at the Battle of ...
, who was the Governor of
Bombay Presidency
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during those times.
Tourism
Lonavla Khandala and Malavli are
hill stations, in the Sahyadri ranges that demarcate the Deccan Plateau and the Konkan coast. The name Lonavla is derived from the Sanskrit lonavli, which refers to the many caves like Karla Caves, Bhaja Caves and Bedsa that are close to Lonavla. A trip to Malavli combined with sight-seeing visits of Karla, Bhaja and Bedsa caves and also the two fortresses, Lohagad and Visapur.
Transport
By road: Malavli is situated on the halfway of Mumbai-Pune Expressway and is well connected to several other towns of Khopoli, Karjat, Talegaon dhabade, etc.
By Air: Lonavla has its own airport used by Indian Air Force on the way to Aamby Valley city. Nearest commercial airports are Pune at 59 km and Mumbai at 109 km
See also
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Karla Caves
The Karla Caves, Karli Caves, Karle Caves or Karla Cells, are a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut caves at Karli near Lonavala, Maharashtra. It is just 10.9 Kilometers away from Lonavala. Other caves in the area are Bhaja Caves, P ...
*
Karli, India
Karli (also Karla) is a town on the highway between Pune and Mumbai in the Mawal taluka of the Pune district in the southern Maharashtra of India. It is on a major trade route that runs from the Arabian Sea eastward, into the Deccan. Karli's lo ...
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Indian rock-cut architecture
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List of rock cut temples in India
References
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* "Karka and Bhaja Caves". Retrieved 2007-03-14.
External links
Article on Western Indian Caves, including Bhaja
Cities and towns in Pune district