Teen Darwaza - tourmet

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Sight Address : Teen Darwaza is located at Panhala, Maharashtra, India.Edit

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The Teen Darwaza was one of the three double gateways of the fort – the others being the Char Darwaja and Wagh Darwaja. The Char Darwaza was destroyed when during the British siege. The Teen Darwaja gate which is the main entrance to the fort is located north of the Andhar Bavai on the West side of the fort. It is a double gate with a court in between that has arcades. The outer gate has an ornate chamber on top with decorated eaves. The inner gate from the court is highly decorated with the lintel having finely carved motifs, including one of Ganesh.

Panhala Teen Darwaja

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The latter has been placed by the Marathas during their occupation of the fort. There are three Persian inscriptions-one on top and one each on either side. All three declare that the gate “was built in the reign of Ibrahim Adil Shah-I by Malik Daud Aki son of Minister Ahmed” in 954 AH (1534 CE).

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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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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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