India, Aug. 18 -- In a bid to preserve the state's history and culture, the Maharashtra government on August 14 issued a notification declaring five historical sites in western Maharashtra as state-protected monuments. These include: the birthplace of Shrimant Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar, celebrated military leader of the Holkar dynasty, located at Bhuikot Killa, a wada in Khed tehsil of Pune district; the prehistoric petroglyphs at Devache Gothane in Ratnagiri district; the Khadakeshwar temple at Jamkhed; the Mahadev temple at Parali in Satara district; and the Wadwalaneshwar Mahadev temple in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. While each of these sites carries unique cultural and architectural importance, citizens have been invited to submit th...