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This is for your challenge new entry.
Wai – A Scenic Town Nestled in Satara
Wai is a town located in the Satara district of Maharashtra. Though small in size, it holds great cultural and historical significance. Situated on the banks of the Krishna River, the town is home to a beautiful and renowned temple of Lord Ganesha, popularly known as MahaGanpati. The surroundings of the temple are extremely picturesque and have served as a shooting location for many popular films.
If you’ve watched movies like Gangaajal, Swades, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai, Chennai Express, or the recently famous Chhava, you might be surprised to know that several scenes from these films were shot in Wai.
Despite its modest size, the riverbank (ghats) in Wai is truly captivating. While it may appear simple during regular days, it transforms into a visually stunning location during film shoots. On the way from Satara to Mahabaleshwar, this town falls en route, and even the ghat section leading from Wai to Mahabaleshwar has been featured in multiple movies.
Near Wai Dhom Dam is a point where also some shoots done.
In Panchgani many shoots done.
Map of MahaGanpati temple at krishna river ghat,wai.
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Back to back wonderful posts @Supriyadevkar ji 
all the pictures super impressive seems like clicked by professional photographer.
Thanks
I am familiar with this area so I have lot of pictures
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Wow, excellent photos and the post, @Supriyadevkar.
माझी ह्या कृष्णाकाठी बहुतेक धुंडी विनायक मंदिर येथे मुंज झाली १ ९ ७ ५ साली . माझ्या दोन आत्या इथे राहत असत आणि त्या देवळाचे पुजारी होते . घाटावरती फिरायला खूप मजा यायची त्यावेळी.
यादों कि बारात सिनेमाचे शूटिंग आम्ही लाल st ने पंचगणीला जाऊन बघितले होते टेबललॅन्ड वरती . 
जुन्या आठवणी ताज्या झाल्या .
धन्यवाद !
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Thank you introducing me to Wai @Supriyadevkar I love the pictures !
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Those are great memories…Cool…
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Very well presented post with colourful photos…
Nice narration too…
The scenic shot is highly appreciated.
Thanks for introducing Wai to us, dear @Supriyadevkar
Thanks a lot for your appreciation actually Wai is very small town but I think many movies shooting done here in Marathi, Hindi.
किती छान आठवणी.मला सुद्धा हा घाट फार आवडतो.माझ नववी पर्यंत शिक्षण सातारा येथे झाल्याने सातारा वाई जवळ जवळ असुन माझ्या वडीलांचे मित्र तिथे रहात होते आम्ही नेहमीच तेथे जात असु.
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This is commendable you have been sharing so much informative posts I am feeling inspired
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The translation I saw seems to be wrong, sir. It read, "I got married…instead of I had my thread ceremony." That’s very funny!! My apologies if I made any mistake writing it in Marathi.
Cheers!
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Ohh… I too was thinking…1975 & marriage…
Yes, the translator sometimes does such mistakes… confusing us…
But Gemini is doing a solid translation and telling what it means!
@AjitThite & @TravellerG
BTW my Janeuy (उपनयन संस्कार) when I was 13 years old.
Nicely captured Wai ghats @Supriyadevkar
I want to go there soon.
Definitely plan for Wai, Panchgani and mahableshwar
