A state on the west coast of central India, where Gurudev Siddha Peeth, the mother ashram of Siddha Yoga meditation, is located. Many of the great poet-saints lived in Maharashtra and the Samadhi Shrines of Bhagawan Nityananda and Swami Muktananda are there.

A large state in Western part of India

a State in south-west India. The most known touristic locations are the Elephanta island, off Mumbai, and the Ellora and Ajanta caves, near Aurangabad

a historical area in west-central India

Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , , ) is India's largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast.