(On the Mumbai- Pune Expressway)
A snapshot of Dukes Nose taken from the vehicle
Tunnel towards Khandala 
Saju and Lewis @ Beatle Valley, Khandala
Hum aur Saju at the Valley point at Beatle Valley
Some Wild Flowers on the way....
Lake @ Khandala
Trekking through the woods
Resting for a moment....
Wild Flowers
Wild Flowers 2...
Marching time....
Some more beautiful flowers...
A Long range snap of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Expessway from the heights....
Finally...the Amazing cliff called "Dukes nose"...
The cliff owes its name to the Duke of Wellington, whose famous and ample nose it resembles. On the foothills of the Dukes Nose is Indian Navy's Engineering Training Establishment... INS SHIVAJI.....aptly named after the legendary Maratha warrior Shivaji who belonged to the toughest mountain ranges in the world aptly called "The Sahyadris"
Discussing Geography ???
Striking a pose @ The Dukes Nose
Some more trekkers in sight.....
(My gosh slipping their way through the grass !!! )
The final steep climb....
(Seems to be taking a toll on the first time trekker Saju !! )
On the heights of the Dukes Nose
Nagphani ...
As we trekked through the village, I was unable to understand why the locals called the place "Nagphani"....We were unable to understand...Then we thought that like the rest of the Sahyadris all the peaks are addressed by locals in the same manner...But now I clearly understood why they called the place "Nagphani".
Shiva Temple atop Dukes Nose...
Though I had come here during my childhood days for a 3-day rapelling camp from Apeejay School, I couldn't remember the temple...Blame it on the years which passed by...
Fluttering flag atop the Dukes Nose
Victory signs flash on.....
EHHHHHHHHH HO OOOOOOO !!!
Celebrating....
View from the summit...
Saju makes the fast descent....A train to catch...
The "Ever-fresh" Lewis...
Sweet moonlight....
Back to Khandala Railway Station.....
PHOTO OF THE DAY:
Climbing towards the summit ?
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In Lonavla there are two Siva temples. The base temple is at Lonavla's Amrai (Europians called it as Ryewoods) where we Lonavla people celebrats Mahashivratra and peak temple is at Nagphani (Europians call it Dukes Nose ) where local people from Kurwande village.