Lonavla pronunciation (helpinfo)or Lonavale (Marathi: ) is a town and a hill station Municipal Council in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is about 64km away from the city of Pune, 96km away from the city Mumbai. It is famous throughout India for the hard candy sweet known as chikki and is also a major stop on the rail line connecting Mumbai and Pune.For Mumbai suburbs local trains are available from Karjat It is also an important town on the Mumbai-Pune road link. Both the Mumbai-Pune Expressway as well as the Mumbai-Pune highway pass through Lonavla. Lonavla comes to life during the monsoon season as the countryside turns lush green with waterfalls and ponds. The name Lonavla derives from Len (Prakrit, A resting place carved from stone) and Avali (Prakrit, series). Lonavli in Prakrit is a place which has a series of such Len around it. Present day Lonavla was a part of the Yadava dynasty. Later, the Mughals realized the strategic importance of the...
