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Tehsil Panhala, District Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Panhala is a scenic hill station (3,177 feet above sea level) 18 km northwest of Kolhapur, in Maharashtra, India.
The history of Kille (Fort) Panhala, किल्ले पन्हाळा, is traced back to the times of Raja Bhoj in the 11th century.
It is blessed by the stay of the Great Shivaji Maharaj for over 500 days of his lifetime.
After the the British overpowered the Satara throne of the elder son of the Maratha empire founder, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, his yonger daughter-in-law Ranragini Tararani came down to Kolhapur and established her throne there.
Panhala was the Kolhapur State Capital until 1782, after which the capital was shifted to Kolhapur city proper.
Though small in area, it is blessed with scenic beauty and historical monuments of great archeological values and today is a tourist attraction.
Panhala is a scenic hill station (3,177 feet above sea level) 18 km northwest of Kolhapur, in Maharashtra, India.
The history of Kille (Fort) Panhala, किल्ले पन्हाळा, is traced back to the times of Raja Bhoj in the 11th century.
It is blessed by the stay of the Great Shivaji Maharaj for over 500 days of his lifetime.
After the the British overpowered the Satara throne of the elder son of the Maratha empire founder, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, his yonger daughter-in-law Ranragini Tararani came down to Kolhapur and established her throne there.
Panhala was the Kolhapur State Capital until 1782, after which the capital was shifted to Kolhapur city proper.
Though small in area, it is blessed with scenic beauty and historical monuments of great archeological values and today is a tourist attraction.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhala
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 16°48'30"N 74°6'29"E
- Raigad Fort 175 km
- Kanhangad 509 km
- Chathamangalam 527 km
- Pakshipathalam 577 km
- Koranamala 593 km
- Ooragam Mala 667 km
- Kumbalangi 804 km
- Jaipatna 966 km
- Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red Mud Hills) 996 km
- Chandipur 1454 km
- PANHALA ARBORETUM 0.5 km
- Tabak VAN Udyan PANHALA 0.8 km
- settlement panhala 1 km
- Panhalgad Marathon Start Point 1.1 km
- Panhala Public School 1.7 km
- Pavangad 2.2 km
- Kadamwai Wagjai Mandir 2.9 km
- sidhu 4.2 km
- Masai Pathar (Plateau) 5.9 km
- Panhala Taluka 11 km