Lonar Crater
A lake in a meteorite crater fifty thousand years old, both saline and alkaline at once, which should not be possible.
- Where
- Lonar, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.9744, 76.5091
Get the Lonar Crater stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lonar Crater. 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 Lonar Crater
Aundha Nagnath Temple 74 km
A Shiva temple held by many to be one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, its carved stone walls and sanctum from the Yadava period. The Maratha style spire came later, in a renovation credited to Ahilyabai Holkar.
Balapur Fort 82 km
A Mughal fort at Balapur begun by Aurangzeb's son and finished in 1757.
Ajanta Viewpoint 106 km
The horseshoe gorge seen whole from across the ravine, which is how a British hunting party found the caves in 1819.
Ajanta Caves 106 km
Thirty caves cut into a horseshoe cliff, painted by monks and then forgotten for a thousand years.
Ajanta Cave 26 106 km
A chaitya hall with a reclining Buddha seven metres long carved into its side wall, and ribs cut to look like timber.
Salim Ali Lake 122 km
A Mughal tank at Aurangabad renamed for the ornithologist, with a bird park round it.
Bibi ka Maqbara 125 km
Aurangzeb's son built it for his mother in imitation of the Taj, on a tenth of the budget, and it shows honestly.
Hazur Sahib 125 km
One of the five takhts of Sikhism, on the Godavari at Nanded, built by Ranjit Singh.
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Questions
Where is Lonar Crater?
Lonar Crater is in Lonar, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Aundha Nagnath Temple (74 km), Balapur Fort (82 km), Ajanta Viewpoint (106 km).
How do I get the Lonar Crater stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lonar Crater 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 Lonar Crater 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.
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