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Sight Address : Magraj Pool is located at Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolhapur, India.Edit

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One of the important places of interest in the Dajipur area of Maharashtra is the nearly 500 year old Magraj pool, which has an interesting legend attached to it. It is believed that Magraj an important Brahmin had started the construction of the pool, but died before it could be completed. This led to utter grief among his two wives, so much so that one of them immolated herself on her husband’s funeral pyre. It was left to the surviving widow of Magraj to oversee the completion of the pool. The pool is very aesthetically designed blending in with the wild habitat surrounding it and home to much wildlife including the beautiful peacock. The pool area holds three empty tombs symbolizing the love between Magraj and his two wives. The Dijapur region is well connected by rail , road and air. The nearest airport as well railway station are in Kolhapur 80 kilometers away, while the closest bus stand is 20 kilometers away in Phonda. One can take a taxi from these points of arrival to Dajipur.

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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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Minumum 30 minutes.

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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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