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Maharashtra About Maharashtra Places to Visit Cities The state of Maharashtra, one of the largest in India in terms of both size and population, stands mostly on the high Deccan plateau which stretches east some 800 km. from the Western Ghats. It has the Arabian sea on the west, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, Madhya Pradesh on the east, and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to the south. Maharashtra means "The Great State". Historically this was the main centre for the Maratha Empire, which defied the Mughals for so long, and which, under the fearless rule of Shivaji, carved out a large part of central India as its domain. Maharashtra's many inland and coastal forts are a legacy of Shivaji and, to a lesser extent, the Portuguese. Maharashtra is an economically important state. Fast Facts Area: 38,864 sq km Population: 33 million Capital: Bombay Climate Summer (Mar to June) - Warm Monsoon (August to September) - Warm Winter (November to February)- Mildly Warm and Pleasant Clothing Summer - Light Cottons Winter - woollens. Languages spoken Marathi Best Time to visit October to March