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Fact Facts

How to get there

  • By train: Kolhapur is 14 hours away from Bombay. The Mahalakshmi Express or the Koyna Express are the most convenient trains to take.

  • By road: It is a nine or ten hours drive to Kolhapur by road. Kolhapur is about 400 kms south of Bombay. State buses regularly service this route.

Where to stay and eat

  • Pearl hotel, New Sahupuri, tel # 0231-650451: The two-star Pearl offers comfortable air conditioned rooms and a variety of food from its multi-cuisine restauarant. The tariff for a standard double room is Rs 700.

  • Shalini Palace, Rankala, tel # 0231-620401: The town's grandest hotel, this five star hotel is located peaceful area of town near a lake. Indian food available at the in house restaurant. Incidentally this hotel is located in one of Charles Mant's palaces. The tariff for a standard double room is Rs 1,150.

  • Woodlands, Tarabai Park, tel # 0231-650941: Good value for money. 24 hour coffee shop. Air conditoned and non-air conditioned rooms available. The tariff for a standard double room is Rs 500.

    Kolhapur is a good place to sample a typical Maharashtrian thali -- alu sabzi (spicy potatoes), sol curry (a sour, salty concoction made from kokum fruit), roti (breads), kheer (rice pudding), green chutney. Try Diners at Sambhaji Bridge or Opal hotel on the Poona-Bangalore road. Stalls around town offer piping hot local snacks -- vada pau (spicy potato cutlets sandwiched in a bread bun spread with red chutney), pani puri (crunchy crackers served with piquant chutneys and spicy potatoes) , dahi misal (pulses served with yogurt, onion, coriander . Typical Kolhapuri meat specialities are tamba rasa (a red mutton curry) or pandra rasa ( a white mutton curry).

    Where to shop

    Kolhapur is of course famous for its leather sandals. They are rather cheap out here. A good bargainer can leave Kolhapur with five pairs of chappals for just Rs 500. Kolhapur is also a good place to purchase textiles -- cottons. The town, a sugarcane centre is famous for its jaggery

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