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Thane
is known as the "City of Lakes". There are around 23 lakes in
the city among which The Talao Pali Lake, Upvan Lake are the must to see
places. Rankala Lake in Kolhapur is considered
to be the oldest of all lakes. The most important place in Panchavati,
Nashik is the Ramkund Lake; it is believed that Lord Rama and Sita used to
bathe in this tank during their exile. The Mushi lake near Lonavala, Venna
lake in Mahabaleshwar,
Khindsey and Ambazari lakes near Nagpur, Lonar
lake in Buldhana district, Pashan and Pimpri
lakes in Pune and the Tansa, Tulsi, Vihar and Powai lakes in
Mumbai are popular
picnic spots where tourist groups often go for excursion on weekends and
holidays.