Bhavani Mandap

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Sight Address : Bhavani Mandap is located near the famous and mammoth Mahalaxmi Temple on the west. Edit

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Although smaller in size than Mahalaxmi temple, Bhavani Mandap holds equal importance to the citizens and pilgrims all over the country. It is the temple of goddess Tulja Bhavani (also known as Bhavani) who according to mythology is a guest in her elder sister Mahalaxmi’s city Kolhapur. This palace is just behind Mahalaxmi Temple. This Palace was built around 200 years ago and it was the royal residence. in the year 1813 it was partly destroyed in a fire. later on it was reconstructed. This palace has old fashioned architecture and it is huge in size and strong in construction. Shri Chhatrapati got this Bhavani Temple built for members of his family. This temple and its surrounding area is proof of the royal wealth. Shri Chhatrapati used to conduct his Dasera Court in this temple. A beautiful idol of Goddess Bhavani can be seen in Bhavani chowk.

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This palace is behind Mahalaxmi Mandir. This palace was built around 200 years ago and it was the royal residence. in the year 1813 it was partly destroyed in a fire. later on it was reconstructed. This palace has old fashioned architecture and it is huge in size and strong in construction. Shri Chhatrapati got this Bhavani temple built for members of his family. This temple and its surrounding area is proof of the royal wealth. Shri Chhatrapati used to conduct his Dasera Court in this temple. A beautiful idol of Goddess Bhavani can be seen in Bhavani chowk.

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Winter season in Kolhapur prevails from November to February. It is the best time to visit Kolhapur as the weather becomes extremely pleasurable at this time. The temperature in the season lies between 14 and 30 degrees Celsius.

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Hotel Nandnavan ; Kolhapur – Ratnagiri, Highway, Borpadale, Kolhapur R S, Kolhapur – 416001 ; Ph/M – 9271123176, 9923227401 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : This place is Well connected by road and easily accessible by taxi or Loacal transport.

Bus : Kolhapur is situated on the Pune – Bangalore National Highway No. 4. There are State Transport buses regularly from Kolhapur to Mumbai, Panaji, Miraj, Sangli, Pune, Satara, Sawantwadi, Solapur and several other places. The Kolhapur Municipal Transport service operates in the city, suburbs and nearby villages.

Train : The Kolhapur railway station, Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, is connected with many cities in India including Mumbai (Mahalaxmi Exp), Pune (Maharashtra Exp), Bangalore (Ranichennama Ex) and Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad Exp). Direct trains are available from Kolhapur to Delhi (Nizamuddin Exp) as well. From railway station easily reach to the place by local transport.

Air : Kolhapur has a domestic Airport at Ujlaiwadi which is connected to Mumbai International airport. Airport is located at a distance of 13 km from heart of the Kolhapur city. Cab charges about Rs 300 from airport to the city. Mumbai International airport is the major airport nearby, which is at a distance of nearly 379 km. Kolhapur Airport is Functional since last four years with a daily AIR DECCAN Flight to and fro Mumbai departing Mumbai at 09:15 reaching Kolhapur at 10:20. Departing Kolhapur 10:40 & Reaching Mumbai 01:40 Apart from this daily schedule flights, the airport also has a traffic of quite a few private flights. For More information: Ph no. 0231-2677452 / 2677453 / 2659974

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