Pune or Solapur

spike · Dec 17th, 2008, 16:15

I will travel from Mumbai to Raichur by train and would like to make a one day stopover in Pune or in Solapur.
Can't find much travel info about Solapur.
I love markets, temples and an occasional beer, ...
What would be the most interesting stopover in your opinion ?

edwardseco · Dec 18th, 2008, 00:33

Solapur! Not much except for those of who love a good sakhar karkhana or Maharashtrian farmers (I do!). There is a good temple if that is your thing some distance away, Pandhrapur if my fading memory lasts. The Footprints has a short mention of it. Pune is vastly more cosmopolitan. Look for that under threads here..

capt_mahajan · Dec 18th, 2008, 00:40

Sholapur has a siddeshwar temple and a fort (best avoided, the fort at least, and even the temple) and, yes, a market.

If you don't mind some travel, consider Bijapur. 2 hrs drive from Sholapur. 100km.

spike · Dec 18th, 2008, 00:54

Mahajan,

Why is the fort best avoided ?

capt_mahajan · Dec 18th, 2008, 01:10

It wasn't much of a fort, to begin with, and what was left was falling apart.

This was a couple of years ago. It may have fallen by now

spike · Dec 18th, 2008, 01:17

That's a good reason to avoid it

edwardseco · Dec 20th, 2008, 13:06

Bijapur is well worth a visit..

roopesh_kohad · Dec 20th, 2008, 23:24

The temple in Solapur I believe is worth a visit. Have a look at it. There you could pass time feeding the fish in the surrounding pond.

Dec 17th, 2008, 16:15	#1
spike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 358	Pune or Solapur I will travel from Mumbai to Raichur by train and would like to make a one day stopover in Pune or in Solapur. Can't find much travel info about Solapur. I love markets, temples and an occasional beer, ... What would be the most interesting stopover in your opinion ?

Dec 18th, 2008, 00:40	#3
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,607	Sholapur has a siddeshwar temple and a fort (best avoided, the fort at least, and even the temple) and, yes, a market. If you don't mind some travel, consider Bijapur. 2 hrs drive from Sholapur. 100km. __________________ . Outside the machine

Dec 20th, 2008, 23:24	#8
roopesh_kohad Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune, Maharashtra Posts: 171	Siddheshwar Temple The temple in Solapur I believe is worth a visit. Have a look at it. There you could pass time feeding the fish in the surrounding pond.

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,845	Solapur! Not much except for those of who love a good sakhar karkhana or Maharashtrian farmers (I do!). There is a good temple if that is your thing some distance away, Pandhrapur if my fading memory lasts. The Footprints has a short mention of it. Pune is vastly more cosmopolitan. Look for that under threads here..

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capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,607	It wasn't much of a fort, to begin with, and what was left was falling apart. This was a couple of years ago. It may have fallen by now

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,845	Bijapur is well worth a visit..