km west of Satara. It is one of the best monsoon tourist places in the Western Ghats. People come from all over Maharashtra to visit the falls, especially during the monsoon season between July and October. Vajrai Waterfall, India's highest waterfall, is around 22 km from Satara. And Sajjangad, around 15 km from Satara. Satara hosts 'Satara Half Hill Marathon' each year. In 2015, they entered the Guinness World Records book for Most People in a Mountain Run (Single Mountain) with 2,618 runners. Apshinge Military is a small village in Satara district but it has historical significance as at least one member of every family in the village has served or is serving in the armed forces. The contribution of the village was recognized by the British government, which installed a memorial in the village in the memory of 46 soldiers who laid down their lives fighting for Britain during World War I. Food Satara is well known for its sweet: Kandi Pedhe. Kandi Pedhe is a special delicacy of Milk which is prepared by pure full-fat milk available in nearby villages. It has its natural richness and sweetness. Kandi pedha has its unique taste and is not sugar loaded like other pedhas available in the market. Education Satara is well known for Sainik School, Satara - The first among the chains of Sainik Schools established in the country on 23 June 1961 under the Ministry of Defence. Satara has base of Rayat education institutes. Yashavantrao Chavan Institute of Science is one of the famous institute from District. Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil college of engineering, Satara is the oldest engineering college in Satara city. Government Medical college start from year 2022. GMC (Government Medical College) Satara has first batch in the year 2022, it is located near the Civil Hospital Satara KSD Shanbhag Vidyalaya (1990) Government Medical College (2022) Notable people Shubham Nitin Shinde Jagannath Raoji Chitnis Sai Bhosale Yashwantrao Chavan Tanaji Malusare Rani of Jhansi Jyotirao Phule Bhaurao Patil Ajit G Lawand Krantisinha Nana Patil Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Udayanraje Bhosale Narendra Dabholkar Shivendra Raje Bhosale Sayaji Shinde Surekha Yadav Lalita Babar Nikhil Anil Lawand Sharad Pawar Shahir Sable Transport Satara is about 250 km from Mumbai on National Highway 48 (via Mumbai Pune Expressway and PB road) & 110 km away from Pune. Train services from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station, Mumbai to Kolhapur , Miraj