Princely Place of India, Kolhapur

Kolhapur city is situated in the south side of Maharashtra state, India. Kolhapur is renowned for being a main centre of art, industry, education and sports mainly wrestling. The wrestling is given the name as "Kusti" and wrestlers are known as "Malla". This wrestling match is organized on the square clay ground which is known as "Akhada". Correspondent to "The Operation Flood" project in Gujrat, in Kolhapur the "Warna Project" was began and till date is noted for huge amount of generation of milk and milk products that are shipped to the many parts of India.

Kolhapur comes under the province of sugarcane belt and because of this people are very rich and live comfortable life. Kolhapuri chappals are famous for their durability and beautiful making of it. Kolhapuri tobacco is also very renowned. This is the reason that most of the tobacco companies are gestured well in this place.

It is also an important place for Marathi film industry. Kolhapur features historical as well as mythological grandness. It is known as Dakshin kashi because of its divinity Mahalakshmi or Ambabai. The Ambabai temple was constructed by the Chalukya King Karnadeve in the year 634 AD. The Irwin Agricultural Museum of Kolhapur has few old Andhra coins. Bahubali and Jain Pilgrim centre are at a distance of 38 km from Kolhapur.

Other attractions in and around Kolhapur are Badrinath Temple, Ayyappa temple Kanjurmarg, Balaji Temple, Bhimashankar Temple, Nerul, Chandi Devi temple, Birla Mandir, Datta Mandir, Dagdusheth ganpathi, Jagannath Puri, Narasimha Saraswati Swami Dattadeva, Kedarnath Temple, Ranchhodraiji Temple, Shree Krishna, Shani Shinganapur and Sri Venkatesh Devasthanam.

Kolhapur can be reached by various modes of transportation like air, trains or road. Kolhapur has a domestic airport at Ujlaiwadi that runs regular Cheap Domestic Tickets to and from Mumbai. While traveling to Kolhapur, it is suggested to carry a Kolhapur Map, which will provide you info detailing major attractions of the city like the Town Hall Museum, Juna Rajwada, the Palace Theatre, and the New Palace Museum.

The railway station is 10 minutes walk west of Bus Booking , near to the centre of town. The broad-gauge line is well linked to Kolhapur via Miraj with Pune, Mumbai, Chennai and Vasco da Gama. There are few trains that runs all the way to Mumbai talking almost 13 hours. Kolhapur is well connected to all prominent cities by road. For buses start their trip from Kolhapur and it is possible to book tickets 24 hours in advance. There are daily departures for Pune, Bijapur, Satara, Mahabaleshwar, Ratnagiri and Belgaum. There are plenty of private bus companies around the place offering luxury bus services to Goa and other places. You can also book your cheap air tickets from other travel companies. They also provides packages that includes all your traveling, accommodation and other things Cheap Air Tickets .

You can always check the availability of staying at luxurious Kolhapur Hotels online. It is recommended to book hotels in advance as staying can get difficult in Kolhapur during the peak season of October to March. You can also check the availability of Kolhapur Hotels under your budget class through the internet facility.