Khandala
A hill station above the ghat, known to everyone who has ever bought chikki on the way to Pune.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.7580, 73.3720
Get the Khandala stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khandala. 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 Khandala
Kune Falls 1.1 km
A fall in three tiers seen from the Mumbai-Pune expressway, and from Lonavala.
Tamhini Ghat 1.1 km
The mountain road from Pune to the Konkan that turns into a wall of waterfalls every monsoon.
Lonavala 3.9 km
The Sahyadri gap the old trade route used, green for four months a year and dry brown for the rest.
Rajmachi 8.4 km
Two forts on one ridge above Lonavala, walked to through the Kondana valley in the rains.
Kondana Caves 9.2 km
Sixteen Buddhist caves near Rajmachi, the chaitya damaged by a landslide and quiet since.
Karla Caves 11 km
A Buddhist prayer hall of the first century BCE with a wooden ribbed ceiling that has survived two thousand years.
Bhaja Caves 12 km
Second century BCE Buddhist cells with a stupa group outside, cut before the arch was known in India.
Lohagad Fort 12 km
The scorpion's tail in the monsoon.
More offbeat places in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Khandala?
Khandala is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kune Falls (1.1 km), Tamhini Ghat (1.1 km), Lonavala (3.9 km).
How do I get the Khandala stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khandala 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 Khandala 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.