one more route to reach with minimum change of trains and stay at Hotels etc etc. to :
Religious place : Palani Temple
Holiday place : Kodaikanal
From Gujarat Maharashtra Mumbai Konkan region will benefit most
PUNE>MAO>MAJN>PGT>POY>PLN...
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and train reaches Palani in quiet of morning ...
from Palani one can proceed up the Hill to Kodaikanal or visit Temple at Palani....