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The Panchganga river at Kolhapur. Kolhapur is an inland city located in south-west Maharashtra state, 373 km (232 mi) south of Mumbai and 230 km (140 mi) south of Pune, 613.8 km (381.4 mi) north-west of Bengaluru, 552 km (343 mi) west of Hyderabad and 47 km (29 mi) west of Sangli city.
Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: [kolʱaːpuɾ]) is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river.
The Kolhapur State was a Maratha princely state of India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. [1] It was considered the most important of the Maratha principalities [ citation needed ] with the others being Baroda State , Gwalior State and Indore State .
Map of Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra, the land of the mainly Marathi-speaking people, appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit.Some believe that the word indicates that it was the land of the Mahars and the Rattas, while others consider it to be a corruption of the term 'Maha Kantara' (the Great Forest), a synonym for 'Dandakaranya'. [1]
New Palace, Kolhapur is a palace situated in Kolhapur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra The Palace took 7 years to complete, from 1877 to 1884, [ 1 ] costing about seven lakhs of rupees . [ 2 ] Being an excellent specimen of Indian architecture built in black polished stone, it has been an attraction for tourists.
The structure flaunts a seating arrangement for about 30,000 people around a Wrestling Ring also called "Houd". Special seating is available for the members of the royal family of Kolhapur on the east side of the wrestling ring. In 2012, it was the venue for the '46th Hind Kesari wrestling championship'. [1]
Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus (officially Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur) (station code: KOP) is the main railway terminus in the city of Kolhapur, India. It is the end point of the Miraj to Kolhapur railway line and falls under Pune division .
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Kolhapur district" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.