Place:Junnar, Pune, Maharashtra, India   TypeCity or town
Coordinates19.25°N 75.633°E Located inPune, Maharashtra, India
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names  the text in this
section is copied from an article in Wikipedia  Junnar is a city
with thousands of years of history in the Pune district of the
Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a taluka headquarters.
Situated at the base of the Sahyadri mountains, it is around
94 km north of Pune and 100 km east of Mumbai. Also located near
this city are Shivneri Fort, birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji,
the famous Maratha king, Lenyadri (girijatmak) and Ozar
(vighnaher) both are from Ashtavinayakas. The land surrounding
Junnar is very fertile and the main crops harvested are rice,
wheat, and sugarcane. The town also holds a weekly market for
fruit and vegetables on Sundays. Junnar is also famous for its
Ganesh decorations during the Ganesh festival, being sometimes
compared with the decorations in Pune and Mumbai during the
festival. Junnar taluka in Maharasht