Kolhapur and Panhala (Fort Panhalgad)

Kolhapur and Panhala (Fort Panhalgad)

Distance From Pune - Kolhapur 236 KM
Kolhapur to Panhala - 20 KM


Path - Pune -> Satara -> Kolhapur -> Panhala

Kolhapur is situated on the banks of river Panchganga. It is a very ancient city, famous for its food, footwear, wrestling and Mahalakshmi temple.

Panhala lies on the Sahyadri Mountain Range and is situated in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, rising more than 400 m above plain. Panhala is the only fort where Shivaji spent more than 500 days, other than his childhood homes. The well-known poet Kavi Moropant Stayed here.

On the way... Hotel Mahendra



Entrance of Kolhapur City



Way to Mahalakshmi Temple






Mahalakshmi Temple



Inside Mahalakshmi Temple












Ricky



With Ricky



Panhala Road






Panhalgad Fort



View of Panhala Taluka



Andhar Bav









Wagh Darwaja



Darugola Kothar



Ambarkhana















Film Director V. Shantaram House



Jyotiba Temple



Duplicate Fort



Ek Mukhi Datta Temple



Vir Bajiprabhu



Duplicate Shivaji (Shiva Kashid)



Rankala Lake (Kolhapur City)
























Sunset (Kolhapur - Pune Highway)

Ram-dara (Near Urali-kanchan)

Ram-dara (Near Urali-kanchan)
(Pune -> Hadapsar -> Ram-dara)

Ramdara is about 25 KM away from Pune. It is a holy place.

Famous for - Shiv/Ram Mandir




Shiv/Ram Mandir



Shri Ganesh









Inner View of Mandir

Solapur – Pandharpur – Akkalkot – Tuljapur

Solapur – Pandharpur – Akkalkot – Tuljapur
(Pune -> Indapur -> Solapur -> Tuljapur -> Solapur -> Akkalkot -> Solapur -> Pandharpur)

All are holy places. About 200/250 KM away from Pune.

Famous things:
Temples, Holy places, Rivers


Solapur -> Siddheshwar Temple








Fish, Fish............


Duck in Siddheswar Lake




Siddheswar Lake 1



Amruteshwar Temple



Siddheshwar Lake 2



Pandharpur Kaikadi Maharaj Math.
(This Math contains more than thousand statues)





















Pandharpur -> Vitthal Mandir



Pandharpur -> Namdeo Mandir



Pandharpur -> Chandrabhaga Holy River and temples



Akkalkot -> Ganesh Mandir






Akkalkot ->Old Palace

















Akkalkot -> Shri Swami Samarth Mandir



Tuljapur -> Bhawani Mata Temple