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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Pune |
| Population | 24,567 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 689 metres (2,260 ft) |
Junnar (Marathi: जुन्नर) is a city with thousands of years of history in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a taluka headquarter. Situated at the base of the Sahyadri mountains, it is around 100 km east of Mumbai and 94 km north of Pune. Also located near this city are Shivneri Fort, birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje, 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 Maharashtra has the largest density of leopard population within a 500 km² area. It also holds the record for the largest number of leopards trapped within that range ever. Junnar is also surrounded by much greenery and dams, such as Vadaj and Manikdoh, common picnicking locations. Also present are the ancient Naneghat caves.
Junnar has attained prominence as early as 90 B.C when king Vedishri son of the Satavahana king Satakarni, the "Lord of Dakshinapatha, wielder of the unchecked wheel of Sovereignty" made Junnar the capital of his kingdom.
State Transport buses run between Pune and Junnar from Shivajinagar ST stand. from 0630 every hour.
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Junnar is the place to visit it has kept its beauty intact. Nature lovers and the trekkers love to come to junnar every year. The have many option for trekking in junnar as it has places like Harishchandra gad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harishchandragad), Shivneri a birth place of Chhatrapati Shivaji (1630), Hadsar Fort, Chavand Fort, Nane Ghat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naneghat, and many more places. Nature lovers also visit these forts for their natural beauty the rare species of flowers, trees ect. Malshej Ghat is the place to visit in rainy season it has awesome water falls. Nowadays most of the Bollywood film directors prefer shooting their films here because of its natural beuty. films like RAVAN, TEES MAR KHAN, and many south Indian films are also attracted to this location. Junnar also has many temples major two ASHTAVINAYAK temples of lord ( GANESHA ) out of eight are situated in junnar 1:- OZER (VIGHNAHARTA) 2:- LENYADRI (GIRIJATMAKA) OZER has the state of the art accommodation facility for tourists. celebrity like ABHISHEK BACCHAN, ASHWARYA RAI, GOVINDA, AKSHYA KUMAR, KATRINA KAIF, and many more stayed there for months while shooting for there films.
Junnar is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 689 metres (2260 feet).State Transport buses run between Pune and Junnar from Shivajinagar ST stand. The Kukadi River flows to the north.
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Junnar had a population of 24,740. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Junnar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Junnar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Junnar has excellent schools with top class facilities for studies[3] as well as extra curricular activities.
Considering the need of the huge population of about 55 thousand, need was felt to start a school for the Hearing and Speech Impaired. In 1985 due to the combined efforts of J.E.S., Rotary Club of Junnar, and Surud Mandal (Pune) an effort was made and the school for the hearing and speech impaired children was started.
Shiv Chhatrapati College (श्रि शिव छञपति महाविधालय) and Jaihind technical college provide facilities for further studies in non-technical and technical areas respectively.
Shankararao Butte Patil Vidyalaya (शंकरराव बुटे पाटिल विधालय) previously known as New School Junnar.Annasaheb Awate vidhyalay, Krushnarao munde Vidhyala,Anjuman Urdu highschool This is a well known school, which has students got placed in merit list of state board merit list. And has active alumni named Back2School to guide new students for their career. Junnar has a Urdu Medium School And Junior college (Anjuman High School ) which established in 1960 also more than 100 year old primary school.
This is a milk collecting center located at village Rajuri. For contributing to large extent to the progress of the village, this dairy was named "Shakarita Gaurav Puraskat" by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.[4]
Surroundings of Junnar are very rich with ancient cave temples. In total there are more than 200 individual rock-cut caves located in four hills around Junnar.[5] The largest and best known group is 30 - 40 Lenyadri Caves to the north from Junnar. Other groups of ancient temples are Tuljalena, Manmodi and Sivaneri. Junnar has Hindu and Muslim mix population. along with various femouse temple theire are various Dargha of Sufi saint. Promenently 'Shahensha-e-Junnar , Harrat Ishaqe sha Qadri raPeerPahadi Baba, Ahele quresh, Khaja bande Nawaz and various other Sufi's Mazar in JUnnar City.
This place known as "Belhe Market". This market is famous in all over Junnar, Sangamner, Parner, Shirur,Murbad and Khed for Ox and Goat merketing. Belhe is situated at North East side of Junnar Tahsil of Pune on Nagar - Kalyan Highway NH 222, is a large village with in 1881 a population of 12816 and a weekly market on Mondays. Belhe belongs to a Moghal family who held a high position in Junnar in the seventeenth century and who still enjoy the title of Nawabs of Belhe. They have married with the Nawabs of Surat and the present proprietor is the son-in-law of Jafar Ali the late Nawab of Surat. They have a large mansion in Junnar town which is entered by a fine gateway. To the south-east of Belhe, near the Belheshwar Temple, is a Hemadpanti well. The well is about twenty yards square and is entered by two opposite flights of ten steps each. The walls have eighteen canopied niches four each on the sides with steps and five each on the other two sides. The niches (3' x 1' 6" x 1) are square headed with carved side pillars and a finial consisting of a canopy knobbed at the top. The south wall has a worn-out inscription.
Belheshwar Temple a temple of Lord Shiva was give name for this location, Belhe is popular for TAMASHA RASIK, [People Having interest for looking Marathi Traditional Dramatic Comedy Show]. In shravan there are many festivals are held,
Pir Shah Dawal Malik Baba Dargah & Baleshwar Temple located in Bangarwadi North West Side of Belhe. Hindu & Muslim community always prays BABA. Yatra of Dawal Malik Baba is held Last Thursday of Shravan [Hindu Month] .
Vitthal Temple another famous place, it is Temple of Lord Vishnu [Vitthal] , Located In Bangarwadi .This Temple divided in two Part one is cave & another is Hemadpanti temple , This cave is found in 1200 AD & Temple is renewed in last Decade , Larges size of stone are used for reconstructing this temple ,
Malabai this temple is located at North side of Belhe in Gulunchwadi, Goddess Durga's Temple available here, This is nature born temple on Nagar - Kalyan highway,
Weekly Market is specialty of Belhe , large Number of bulls are sold in every week here, Not only bull but also Goat, Buffalo, Horse, Hen & Vegetable & Grain Trade done here.
Major Crops - Bajara, Jwari, Wheat, Sugar Cane, Mango, Grapes, Banana, Sitaphal.
Academic Contribution: Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's Shri Belheshwar Vidyamandir , Malshej Niketan's English Medium School, Supriaya Collage of Eduacation.
"Muktabai" this temple is located at East side of Belhe in Pimpalzap, boundary of the Pune & A. Nagar Dist. Goddess Durga's Temple available here, This temple is stationed on Belhe - Kalas - Pimpalgaon Rotha road.
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