Varandha Ghat
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.1288, 73.6073
Get the Varandha Ghat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Varandha Ghat. 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 Varandha Ghat
Madhe Ghat 8.4 km
A waterfall southwest of Pune with Torna, Rajgad and Raigad all in the same country.
Rajgad 15 km
Shivaji's capital for twenty six years before Raigad, and a long walk up.
Torna Fort 16 km
The first fort Shivaji took, at sixteen.
Raigad Fort 21 km
Shivaji's capital and where he was crowned in 1674, on a plateau reached by fourteen hundred steps or a ropeway.
Pratapgad Fort 22 km
Where Shivaji met Afzal Khan in 1659 and left alone, on a spur above the Konkan with the sea visible below.
Venna Lake 23 km
A lake dug by a Satara raja in 1842 at Mahabaleshwar, with boats and horses round it.
Mahabaleshwar 23 km
The Bombay Presidency's summer capital at thirteen hundred metres, source of the Krishna, and strawberries since the fifties.
Bhatghar Dam 25 km
One of the oldest dams in Maharashtra, built by the British on the Velvandi near Bhor.
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Questions
Where is Varandha Ghat?
Varandha Ghat is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Madhe Ghat (8.4 km), Rajgad (15 km), Torna Fort (16 km).
How do I get the Varandha Ghat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Varandha Ghat 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 Varandha Ghat 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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