Maval is a tehsil in a subdivision of the same name, in the Pune district. This region is towards the west of Pune area. It is hilly terrain and part of the Sahyadri range/western Ghats. The Sahyadri range goes from north to south. On the western part of the range lies the Konkan area and on the eastern side Maval. Many rivers originate from this region and travel from west to east. Broadly speaking maval is subdivided into 12 sub regions. Each sub region is mostly identified by the name of a river. The highest point of this region is the Mahabaleshwar area, which is approximately 4500 feet above sea level. Maval is one of the world's highly bio diversified regions. It was the first abode of Shivaji, who formed an army of the local peasants called 'Mavale'. Chhatrapati Shivaji united, motivated, empowered and trained the 'mavale'. Maval region is a home to numerous forts of sign... Read More