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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Scenes from the Matheran Mountains or Ghat

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These photographs are of the Matheran mountain pass, called the Matheran Ghat in India. The word "Ghat" has been absorbed into English and one of its English meanings is mountain pass. It means the same in Indian languages like Marathi.

The Matheran Ghat is steep and picturesque and leads to the hill station of Matheran located between Pune and Mumbai.

road through mountains

view from a mountain

This last photograph was shot through the windscreen of the car. Here you can see the black volcanic rocks typical of the Deccan region in Maharashtra.
road through mountains

Related Viewing: If you are looking for nature scenes from Matheran try this post: Nature scenes of hills, valleys and trees or for other Matheran pictures:
Hand Pulled Rickshaws from Matheran



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