Pohale Buddhist Caves

One of the Best Places To Visits in Giroli Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Nice 1 day return picnic spot from Kolhapur. It's a 5 min walk from car parking in ghat. its very ancient place but must watch...you can see a very old shiva temple..you have to park your 4 wheeler in ghat area there is space for car park.. you have to walk for 200mts but very beautiful place Located about a 25 kilometers from Kolhapur. Beautiful wall carvings, the huge monolothic structure is mesmerising. A must for all ages. The entire cave complex is a wonder art on the lap of the nature & word is unable to express the reality until one feels it. Note: Couldn't capture photos as this place is closed due to Corona. Nice place to during/post monsoon. This can be combined with to Jotiba temple it’s hardly 15 minutes from Jotiba. The village road is beautiful. Natural beauty will make you feel relaxed. Families or groups can spend a half day. Peacock can be seen commonly. Personal vehicle is must and it is 30 mins journey from Kolhapur bus stand. Scenic mountains are in surroundings. The are rather plain and were excavated in a rocky area near Jyotiba's hill, 15 km from Kolhapur. ⛰️🗿🛕 Pohale Caves Pohale Caves, also Pohala or Pawala Caves, are a group of Buddhist located in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India, about 15 km northeast of Kolhapur. Quick Facts Coordinates ... The are rather plain and were excavated in a rocky area near Jyotiba's hill. There is one large vihara, about square of about 34', with 14 columns on three sides and 22 cells around the central hall (7’ long, 5’ broad and 7’ high). There is also a Chaitya, and one more cave with a raised rock-cut seat for a teacher, with a watern cistern. Good place to hike while you see good Budhist cave which seems 2K years old. Most of the of Maharashtra seems to be as old as 600-1200 AD period but this seems oldest dating Ashoka's period ( As per mentioned by Archeological department) very small and compact cave system of 8- 10 with self sufficient in basic needs of that era. In rainy season small waterfall runs over the caves. It is bit slippery so in rainy season one should take care. are maintained by Archaeology department so you find guard specifically on holidays and Sundays. If you want peace just this place and sit there peacefully😇 If you're taking bike then it is very easy to reach but if you have car you have to park it on main road and walk 200 to 300 meters. It's such a nice and clean place so try to keep it as it is. I'll suggest to take bike to this place just enjoy Phohale(Alate) Ghat roads. Early mansoon or end mansoon will be good time to visit. You have many options to stay near this place. Just take help of Google to find perfect place for you🙃 One of the most historic place to just one thing to addup plz don't throw garbage and make the place dirty respect nature and nature will give us back the same ☺️ "Really this place is very impressive and best to plan one day trip near kolhapur" Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.