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Aundh is 30 kms away from Satara. It was the Capital of Princely State of Aundh. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Aundh is one of the famous old place in India. It is the village of Devi Yamai and the famous museum created by Shri Bhagwanrao Pantapratinidhi – the king of Aundh. Devi Yamai temple is built on a small hill but can be easily reached by a vehicle also. The temple is very old but very attractive. The top of the temple is very beautiful and consists of various gods. The head of Rakshas Aundhasur, well carved Nandi the Shivling in the temple is worth to see. The idol of Devi Mahishasur Mardini Yamai is almost 2 meters high and creates a pleasant atmosphere.Aundh is also famous for it’s ‘Shri Bhavani Museum’. The museum is very nice to see and has a very small garden within it’s premises. The museum has various paintings drawn by various well painters such as Rao bahaddur Dhurandhar, Baburao Painter, Satavalekar etc. Three paintings by Raja Ravi Varma is the pride of the Museum. The museum has a big department of stone created structures including the famous ‘Mother and Child’ by Henry Moore. There are many more such items that one can enjoy in museum.
Aaundh Temple
HistoryEdit
Aundh is 30 kms away from Satara. It was the Capital of Princely State of Aundh. The Yamai Devi Temple and the Museum here are famous. Museum is having over 8000 precious articles in its collection. This museum created by Shri Bhagwanrao Pantapratinidhi. The Yamai Devi temple is built on a small hill but can be easily reached by a vehicle also.
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Popular.
Visiting TimeEdit
10.00 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed OnEdit
Monday.
Best Season to VisitEdit
Throughout the year.
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning, Afternoon.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
1-2 Hours.
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How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Transfer taxi services is useful for the travellers who wants only pickups and drops facility means transfer from one Satara place to another like airport pickups and drops, railway station pickups and drops, bus stand pickups and drops and hotels pickups and drops.
Bus : Satara is well connected to all nearby towns through buses, and frequent buses will be available to the towns and cities of Pune, Mumbai, Raigad, Khandala, Guhagar, Chiplun, Baramati, Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani. Both semi deluxe buses and deluxe buses will be available to Satara and important cities like Mumbai and Pune will even have air conditioned coaches that ply to Satara. Bus fares for the normal class of travel will range around Rs 150-200 from the nearby locations within the state.
Train : Satara itself has train stations and is well connected to the rest of country through railways.Satara has a railway station that is fairly active, and many trains that run from the neighbouring state of Karnataka pass through this railway station. You can opt for trains from Bangalore and Mysore that pass through Satara and reach Dadar, Gandhidham, Ajmer and Jodhpur. These trains will charge around Rs 350 for the basic class of travel and Rs 1200 for AC First Class. Day trains will also cost you around Rs 350.
Air : Satara does not have its own airport but the nearest airport of the region is Pune located at a distance of 110 km.
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Things to CarryEdit
- Carry bottle of drinking water.
- Take your necessary medications and keep extra stock with you in case of emergency.
Safety / WarningEdit
- Do not carry heavy or very large suitcases.
- Don’t hand over your luggage to any unknown person.
HelplineEdit
- Police Control Room : 100/ 02162-230580
- Ambulance : 102
- Fire : 101
