Thanale Caves
Twenty three Buddhist caves above the Sudhagad valley, reached through a stream bed.
- Where
- Raigad, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.5692, 73.3191
Get the Thanale Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thanale Caves. 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 Thanale Caves
Korigad 9.1 km
A hill fort south of Lonavala at 923 metres, older than 1500.
Devkund Waterfall 14 km
A plunge waterfall near Bhira in Raigad, dropping straight onto the rock below.
Mulshi Dam 16 km
A dam on the Mula west of Pune, whose water is dropped down the ghat to make power at Bhira.
Tung Fort 18 km
A steep cone of a fort in Pune district, called Kathingad, which means the difficult one.
Pavana Lake 21 km
The reservoir behind the Pavana dam, twenty five kilometres out of Lonavala.
Tikona Fort 22 km
A triangle above the Pawna backwaters.
Khandala 22 km
A hill station above the ghat, known to everyone who has ever bought chikki on the way to Pune.
Lonavala 22 km
The Sahyadri gap the old trade route used, green for four months a year and dry brown for the rest.
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Questions
Where is Thanale Caves?
Thanale Caves is in Raigad, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Korigad (9.1 km), Devkund Waterfall (14 km), Mulshi Dam (16 km).
How do I get the Thanale Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thanale Caves 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 Thanale Caves 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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