Year 2011, I first visited Pune for Gurupoornima at Ramamani Iyengar Yoga Institute to see Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar. Since then a special bonding has established with Pune. I fell in love with Maharashtra and people of Maharashtra. The state of Maharashtra is blessed with beautiful nature full of mountains, forests and water resources. I don't say that I traveled all over Maharashtra but I have traveled Maharashtra more than any other state in India. The beauty of Sahyadri mountain ranges pull me back to Maharashtra again and again. There are large number of places in Maharashtra for tourists and also the pilgrims to visit. Another important thing that caught my attention in Maharashtra is the name of Chatrapati Shivaji. Though I have read many things about him in books and news papers, it is only after visiting Maharashtra I came to know how deeply he made an impact in the hearts of people even after 337 years of his death. Each mountain range of Sahyadri is the witness of