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Pune

Pune, Maharashtra's second largest city, lies close to the Western Ghat mountains (known here as the Sahyadri hills), on the edge of the Deccan plains as they stretch away to the east. The British chose Pune in 1820 as an alternative headquarters for the Bombay Presidency to escape the capital's summer heat and monsoon deluge. Their military cantonment in the northwest of the town is still used by the Indian army, and a number of British buildings, such as the Council Hall and the Deccan College, survive.
Pune is a contrast of history and modernism. Pune is considered as the Oxford of India – with its many educational and research institutions apart from other institutions for sports, yoga, ayurveda, culture and social services.Pune is nowadays also seen as a potential city for massive growth of Information Technology. 

Pune Location

Near the Western Coast of the Arabian Sea.

Tourist Attraction

1.Aga Khan Palace. 
2.The Osho Commune International.
3.Shaniwar Wada. 
4.Shindyanchi Chhatri.
5.University Buildings. 
6.Pataleshwar Cave Temples. 
7.Parvati Hill and Temples. 
8.Lal Deval Synagogue. 
9.Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum.
10.Museum of Arthropoda. 
11.Tribal Museum. 
12.Tilak Smarak Mandir.