Akkalkot
The town where Swami Samarth sat under a banyan tree for twenty two years, and the shrine that grew around it.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.5167, 76.2000
Get the Akkalkot stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Akkalkot. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Akkalkot
Naldurg Fort 35 km
A fort built around a knoll of basalt at Naldurg, named for the king who raised it.
Solapur Bhuikot Killa 36 km
A ground fort in the middle of Solapur, one of the oldest things the town has.
Dattatreya Temple, Ganagapur 51 km
The Nirguna Math at Ganagapur, where Sri Narasimha Saraswati, revered as an incarnation of Dattatreya, is said to have lived for many years. His padukas are worshipped here, and pilgrims bathe at the meeting of the Bhima and Amarja rivers nearby.
Tulja Bhavani Temple 56 km
A twelfth century temple to Bhavani above Tuljapur, counted among the fifty one Shakti Pithas.
Gulbarga Fort 70 km
A fort at Kalaburagi that the first Bahmani sultan enlarged in 1347 to hold his new kingdom.
Dharashiv Caves 78 km
Seven rock cut cells in the Balaghat hills outside Dharashiv.
Gol Gumbaz 91 km
The second largest dome in the world without pillars, with a gallery where a whisper carries the full circle.
Jama Masjid, Bijapur 92 km
Ali Adil Shah's unfinished mosque, with a floor ruled into two thousand two hundred prayer spaces.
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Questions
Where is Akkalkot?
Akkalkot is in Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Naldurg Fort (35 km), Solapur Bhuikot Killa (36 km), Dattatreya Temple, Ganagapur (51 km).
How do I get the Akkalkot stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Akkalkot and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Akkalkot before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.