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Hello ISC about My Kolhapur
Posted Date: 06 Mar 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: General
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Posted By: Girish Patil Member Level: Diamond
Rating:  Points: 5
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Hello all members of ISC
I am girish Patil. I am living in Kolhapur.
Kolhapur is a one of the historical place in India.If you read this article you also take interest to visit "My Kolhapur" once in your life.
so please read this article about "My Kolhapur".
"My Kolhapur"
About Kolhapur City:
Kolhapur is famous for being a centre of Art, education, industry and sports, particularly wrestling. Here the wresling is called as "Kusti" and wrestlers are known as "Malla". This wrestling match is played in the square clay ground which is known as "Akhada".
Similar to "The Operation Flood" project in gujrat, in Kolhapur the "Warna Project" was started and till date is famous for huge amount of generation of milk and milk products which are transported to the whole of India.
Kolhapur comes under sugarcane belt and because of this people are very rich and live prosperous life.
Kolhapuri chappals are renowned for their durability and beauty of make.
Kolhapuri tobacco is also very famous.
?Kolhapuri Saaj? is a special type of neckless which is very popular with Maharastrian Women. The 'saaj' is designed in all over Maharashtra but the Kolhapuri Saaj is very famous.
It is an important centre of Marathi film industry. Kolhapur possesses historical as well as mythological importance. It is known as Dakshin kashi on account of its deity Mahalakshmi or Ambabai. The Ambabai temple was built by the Chalukya King Karnadeve in 634 AD.The Irwin Agricultural Museum of Kolhapur has some old Andhra coins. Bahubali, Jain Pilgrim centre, lies at a distance of 38 km from Kolhapur.
Reaching Kolhapur City:
Air: It is a one-hour journey from Bombay to Kolhapur by air. The Ujalaiwadi airport is 10-km away from Kolhapur Main City. One can also travel from Kolhapur to the nearest Airport Pune , which is 238-Km away.
Rail: Kolhapur has a railway station and it's an 11-hour journey from Mumbai or Bangalore to Kolhapur.
Road: Kolhapur is about 450-km south of Mumbai and it's a ten to eleven hour journey from Mumbai or Banglore to Kolhapur by road. Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSTC) has regular service in this route with semi luxury and regular buses. Even private bus service is available to reach here from Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Solapur (also spelt as Sholapur) and Bangalore.
Local Transport:
Auto-rickshaws are the most common mode of transport along with the bus service run by the municipal corporation. Taxis are available.
Places of Tourist Interest :
Maharaja's Palace
The maharaja's 'new' palace, completed in 1881, houses the Shahaji Chhatrapati Museum, one of the most bizarre collections of memorabilia in India. The building was designed by 'Mad' Charles Mant, the British architect who fashioned the Indo-saracenic style of colonial architecture and is a cross between a Victorian railway station and the Addams Family mansion.
The palace contains a weird and wonderful array of the old maharaja's possessions including his clothes, old hunt photos, silver peocock-shaped elephant saddles and the memorial silver spade he used to 'turn the first sod of the Kolhapur State Railway' in 1888. But dominating every room in the palace are reminders of the maharaja's passion: killing wild animals to decorate his palace.
Skins cover floors and furniture, trophy heads stare blankly from the walls, ashtrays, and coffee tables are made from tiger and elephant feet, lamp stands from ostrich legs and zebra hoofs. The variety of stuffed animals includes a black bear, rhino, pangolin, panther and an entire pride of lions in a forest diorama! There is even a painting of the Maharani entitled 'The world's Greatest Woman Pig Sticker'. The gun and sword collection could easily outfit a small army: dozens of swords, axes, pistols, punt guns, and instruments, of torture fill the armaments room. The most unusual piece is a gold-plated, double barrelled shotgun. The palace is a few km north of the center.
Panhala Hill Station :
It is a little-visited hill station 18km northwest of Kolhapur, and makes an interesting excursion from Kolhapur. The hilltop fort has a long and convoluted history. It was originally the stronghold of Raja Bhoj II in 1192, was captured by both the Mughals and the Marathas and was finally taken by the British in 1844. The Pawala Caves are nearby, as well as a couple of Buddhist cave temples.
PRIME ATTRACTIONS
* Mahalaxmi Temple
* The New Palace (Chhatrapati Shahu Museum)
* The Town Hall Museum
* The Old Palace/ Bhavani Mandap
* Binkhambi Ganesh Mandir
* Rankala Lake
* Shalini Palace
* Tryambuli Devi
* Shankracharya Math
EXCURSIONS
* Panhala Fort
* Vishalgad
* Bhudargad
* Paargad
* Narasimha Wadi
* Bahubali Of Kumbhojgiri
* Khidrapur
* Dajipur Bison Sanctuary
* Amba
* Amboli
* Jotiba
**************"wel-come to My Kolhapur" **************
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Responses
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| Author: SajithkumarS 06 Mar 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 | Girish,
That is indeed a detailed page about your home town. Can you share some of the cusines of your place also and the major hotels or restaurants.
Sajith
| | Author: shirish7 06 Mar 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 3 | Hi Girish
I am also from Kolhapur .Ia m new mwmber of ISC
I am very glad that when i read my city name of Indias largest website indiastudychannel.com
Thanks for providung such details to India
----BT
| | Author: shirish7 06 Mar 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 1 | Girish Please keep it up...
BT
| | Author: Arun Jadhav 06 Mar 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 | Hi Girish
Thanks for giving the information about Kolhapur. As Kolhapur is also hometown of mine.
Thanks and Regards
Arun Jadhav
| | Author: ramya 07 Mar 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 | Hello Girish,
That was good one.
you just helped us to know about your native place.
It is a very good article.
Ramya
| | Author: Girish Patil 10 Mar 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 | HELLO SajithkumarS
There are lots of 3 star hotel in kolhapur like shalini palace,victor palace,hotel sahyadri. Rents are cheap.
Girish
| | Author: Girish Patil 10 Mar 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 5 | HELLO SajithkumarS
The puranas, have listed 108 sites where Shakti (the goddess of power) is manifested. Amongst these, the Karveer area (the area where the present town of Kolhapur is located), is of special significance. This is one of the six abodes of Shakti, where one can achieve both fulfillment of desires as well as salvation from them. It is therefore considered to be of greater significance than Uttar Kashi. Shri Mahalakshmi is the consort of Shri Vishnu and it is said that they both reside in the Karveer area.
Significance
The Shri Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur is one of the Shakti peetha located in Maharashtra. The various puranas of ancient India, have listed 108 shaktipeethas where Shakti (the goddess of power) is manifested.
Amongst these. Shri Mahalakshmi of the Karveer area (the area where the present town of Kolhapur is located), is of special significance.
This is one of the six sites of the Shakti, where one can get both fulfillment of desires as well as salvation from them. It is therefore considered of even greater significance than Uttar Kashi, the place where one prays for salvation to Shri Mahalakshmi the consort of Shri Vishnu.
It is said that both Shri Lakshmi and Shri Vishnu reside in the Karveer area eternally and shall not leave even at the time of Mahaprayakala. This region is therefore also referred to as a avimuktakshetra.
Karveer region is eternally blessed and is believed to be held by Mother Jagdambe in her right hand, and so this region is protected from all destruction.
Lord Vishnu himself adores this region more than Vaikiuntha or the Kshirsagar since it is the home of his consort Lakshmi. The greatness of this region has therefore attracted many sages and devotees, the blessings and affections showered by this region on its devotees are immeasurable.
It is believed that Prabhu Shri Dattatreya still comes here every noon to seek alms.
For more details visit
www.shreekarveernivasini.com
www.kolhapurworld.com
www.kolhapur.nic.in
Girish
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