Maharastra Tourism

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MANAGERIAL

ECONOMICS


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GUIDANCE BY-PROF MANISHA LINGAYATH

TOURISM


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NAMES ROLL NO.

SHAMPA ADHIKARI 50403

SANA MAKANDAR 50427

YASH MALHOTRA 50429

HEENA PARWEEN 50441


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CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONMAHARASHTRA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

CLIMATE

TOURIST ATTRACTION

TRANSPORTATIONCOSTUMES

CUISINES

DANCE

RELIGIOUS PLACES

LANGUAGESFESTIVALS

CAVES

BEACHES

VISIT TO KESARI TOURISM

SHORT MOVIEACKNOWLEDGEMENT


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INTRODUCTION

Tourism in India is the largest service industry, with a contributionof6.23% to the national GDP and 8.78%of the total employment in India.

India witnesses more than17.9 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and740 milliondomestic tourism visits. The tourism industry in India generated

about US$100billionin2008 and that is expected toincrease to US$275.5billionby 2018 at a 9.4% annual growth rate. In the year2010, 17.9 millionforeign tourists visited India. Majority offoreign touristscome from USA

and UK. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, UttarPradesh and Rajasthan are the top 5states to receive inbound tourists

.Domestic tourism in the same year was massive at 7401million. Andhra

Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra received the bigshare of these visitors.


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GENERAL INFORMATION

Capital:

Mumbai

Language :

Marathi, Hindi, English, Gujarati

Temperature :Summer22C-39C; Winter12C-34C

Tourist Season :

Sep to Apr (Coast), Jun to Sep (Hill Stations)

Airports :

Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, SholapurMode of Transport :

Excellent Air, Rail and Road links are available for travel within thestate and around.


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CLIMATE

Summer: March, April and May are the hottest months.

Rainy: Rainfall startsnormally in the first week ofJune.

Winter: Cool dry spell, with clearskies gentle breeze and pleasantweather prevailsfrom November to February.

Rainfall: Rainfall in Maharashtra differsfrom region to region.


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TOURISTATTRACTION

Alibag

Appu-ghar

Baneshwar

Bushidam

Brahmagiri

Chaul

Deolali Camp

Essel World


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TRANSPORTATION

Air:Almost all the majorcitiesofMaharashtra have airports. Sahara

(International) and Santa Cruz (Domestic) are the two airportsin Mumbai.

Ports: There are nearly around48 minor portsin Maharashtra. Most of thesehandle passenger traffic and have a limitedcapacity. The two principal ports,

Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Mumbai Port, which are at Mumbai.

Railways: Indian Railway has trainstations evenin almost all the small and

remote villagesofMaharashtra.

Road Transport: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation'sbuses ply onover19,000 routesin the state, covering 1.2 million km. The Corporation hasnearly

15,500buses. In addition to the government services, cities have private andnon-private taxis, auto-rickshaws, andintra-city buses, which run efficiently.


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COSTUMES

As Maharashtra is a vast state, the people of thiscolorful state wearsdifferent typesofcostumes, take different cuisines, hasdifferent formsofdances and musicaccording to the physical featuresof their locality.

Gen

erally, men

weard

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and

phetain

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d

ays

, whi

le wo

men

wearc

ho

li

and

saree.

But with the change of time, young Maharashtrians too are fast attracting to the

latest fashionsimportedfrom the westerncountries.


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CUISINES

Maharashtriansconsider anna, orfood equals to Brahma, the creatorof theuniverse.

Maharashtriansbelieve inoffering theirfoodfirst to the God as athanksgiving.

Especially onfestive occasions, specific mithais (sweets) are offeredsuchasukadiche modak (Ganesh Chaturthi) andsatyanarayan puja sheera.

Maharashtriancuisine has two majorstyles - Konkan and Varadi.

A major portionofMaharashtra, which lieson the coast of the Arabian Sea,iscalled the Konkan having itsown Konkanicuisine, which is a combination

ofMalvani, Gaud Saraswat Brahmin and Goancuisines.The cuisine for the interior Maharashtra or the Vidarbha area iscalled

Varadicuisine.


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DANCE

Gifted with its rich culture and traditions, Maharashtra hasdifferent typesofdance forms.

Povada is the dance form that showcases the lifetime achievementsof theMaratha ruler Shivaji Maharajah.

Lavani and Kolidance forms entertain the Maharashtrians with itsmesmerizing music and rhythmic movements.

Dhangri Gaja dance pays respect to their Godby the DhangarsofSholapur.

Dindi and Kala are the religiousfolk dances, which expressesof religious

ecstasy ofLord Krishna.Tamasha is the folk dance that isso popular all over the state.


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RELIGIOUS PLACES

PLACES TEMPLES

MUMBAI 1. MUMBADEVI2. MAHALAKSHMI MANDIR

3. HAJI ALI TOMB4. MOUNT MARY CHURCH5. AFGHAN MEMORIAL CHURCH

AURANGABAD KAILASH TEMPLE

NANDED TAKHAT SACHKHAND SHRIHAZUR ABCHALNAGAR SAHIB

PUNE OSHO ASHRAM


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LANGUAGES

Main languages Marathi and Hindi are mostly understood allover the state.

But different regions have theirowndialects. English is

applic

able

inurban

areas.

Spoken Marathi language changes with every change ofdistrict or area or locality inits tone and a few words

The Marathiscript doesn't have any silent pronunciationmaking the language so phonetic.


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FESTIVALS

As Maharashtra is a big state, it is home to many religions.

The state alsonurturesdifferent traditions with diverse communities.

Maharashtrians are fun loving people, so that might be another reasonwhy the state has lotsofdifferent festivals.

Apart from the mainfestivalsofEid, Holi, Deewali andotherfestivals,which are celebrated, all over India, there are otherfestivals, which arecelebrated locally and regionally in Maharashtra.

Songs, dance and mouth watering cuisines accompany almost everyfestivals.


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CAVES

Maharashtra isfamousforitscaves.

The state has the largest numberofcavesin India.

The cavesin Maharashtra are soold, dating back to as early as1stcentury BC.

Most of the caves were used as the viharas (hall) andchaityas (pillaredreligiouscaves) by Buddhist, Hindu and Jain priests.

These cavesshowcase fine arts andcraftsof the historical past.

Ajanta and Ellora Aurangabaddistrict is the best example for theexperiments that hadcarriedout by Buddhist, Hindu and Jain priestsin

making these huge and wonderful caves.


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BEACHES

Having a coastline of330 miles (530 km) along the Arabian Sea,Maharashtra owns variety ofbeaches.

One canfindnot only crowded and posh beaches like Juhu and MarineDrive Chow patty beachesbut also earthy andsleepy beaches like Harnai

and Bassein, which are a bit slow but provide a peaceful and pollution-freeenvironment.

There are beachesfor adventure lovers as well like Velneshwar andShriwardhan-Harihareshwar


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VISITTO KESARI TOURISM

Kesaribelievesin providing innovativeholidaying ideas toits guests. It has hencecreatedunique concepts tocater to travellers'ever evolving needs, which have beenacknowledged asinnovationsin the IndianTourism Industry. Naturally, they have also

translatedinto wide smileson the facesofhappy guests!


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SHORTMOVIE


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BIBLOGRAPHY

www.wikipedia.com

www.maharashtratourism.net

www.google.com


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As a group we would like to acknowledge ICLES M.J college for

Giving us thisopportunity to represent this presentation.

We would like to thanks and acknowledge our professor

MANISHA LINGAYATH , who helpedusin guiding for this

presentation.


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