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Sight Address : Irwin Agricultural Museum is at Kolhapur Centre, Kolhapur, India.Edit
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Kolhapur on the banks of River Panchganga is a blend of ancient tradition and modern influences apart from being a rich heritage along with a growing industrial sector. An ancient town dating back to the Roman era was found during excavations on the Brahmagiri hill in Kolhapur in 1945. Kolhapur is famous all over India and abroad for necessitated items like Kolhapuri Chappal, Kolhapuri cuisine and Kolhapuri gur. Irwin Agricultural Museum meant to display farming related articles and equipments is a cute museum in the centre of Kolhapur city. It showcases pottery items and rare bronze artefacts, all of which are mined from Brahmapuri Hill. Statue of Poseidon placed elegantly in the museum is a major attraction of tourist. An exquisite collection of ancient Andhra coins is also displayed here. As at present the museum is used as Swaraj Bhavan, the office of the collector of Kolhapur.
Irwin Agricultural Museum
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This is another museum worth a visit, when in Kolhapur. It treasures up a bevy of collections like coins from Andhra Pradesh, artefacts made up using bronze and also number of pottery items. Varieties of tools used in the process of farming can also be seen. However, the major attraction that this museum has to boast of is the idol of Poseidon. Currently this museum is under use by Kolhapur collector in name of Swaraj Bhawan.There is a statue of Poseidon places elegantly in the museum which is a major attraction of tourist. Presently the museum is used as Swaraj Bhavan, the office of the collector of Kolhapur.
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Best Season to VisitEdit
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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Morning , Afternoon , Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
1-2 hrs.
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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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Things to CarryEdit
- Carry your own food and plenty of Water.
Safety / WarningEdit
HelplineEdit
- Police Control Room – 100/2662433
- Panchaganga Hospital – 102/2525768
- Tararani Main Fire Station – 101/656221
