India 2018 (part XII): Aurangabad
Aurangabad, Maharashtra: Our little tour through central Maharashtra came to an end in bustling Aurangabad. I guess not many first-time visitors to India have heard of Aurangabad before, but the […]
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India 2018 (part XI): Ajanta
Ajanta, Maharashtra: After spending the night at the Lonar Crater, we continued our journey with a visit to the spectacular Ajanta Caves. The approximately thirty Ajanta Caves were carved into […]
India 2018 (part X): Lonar Crater
Lonar Crater, Maharashtra: We left Aurangabad in the early morning and travelled to a secret treasure of central Maharashtra: the Lonar Crater. The Lonar Crater formed about 50,000 years ago […]
India 2018 (part IX): Daulatabad
Daulatabad, Maharashtra: After returning from Khuldabad, we visited the impressive Daulatabad Fort on the following day. Daulatabad is a small village 16 km northwest of Aurangabad and famous for a […]
India 2018 (part VIII): Khuldabad
Khuldabad, Maharashtra: On our way back to Aurangabad from the Ellora Caves, we stopped at the small village of Khuldabad. Khuldabad seems unremarkable, but it contains the tombs of several […]
India 2018 (part VII): Ellora
Ellora, Maharashtra: From Mumbai I traveled to Aurangabad in central Maharashtra together with a friend. This city serves as an excellent base for visits to some of India’s most impressive […]
India 2018 (part VI): Karnala Fort
Karnala Fort, Maharashtra: At the end of June, research brought me back to India and luckily I could connect this work trip with some days of sightseeing! My port of […]
