I was just browsing through the pages of Times of India ePaper _(Mumbai edition for 8th August 2004)_ when I came across an article titled, Aati kya Khandala? on some of the picknicking spots around Mumbai.

While the article itself is not the point of this post, the photo (titled, ‘Khandala: the most sought-after monsoon getaway’) given towards the end of that article is!!

I have trouble believing that the photo is genuinely that of Khandala! I have been to Khandala many times and I haven’t come across this water body surrounded by hills. The water seems too pristine and blue to be in Khandala.

Can anyone confirm that this indeed is Khandala or agree with me that this isn’t!

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