Ajinkyatara
The fort above Satara, Shivaji's capital for a time, with the city laid out below it.
- Where
- Satara, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 17.6724, 73.9954
Get the Ajinkyatara stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ajinkyatara. 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 Ajinkyatara
Sajjangad 9.2 km
The fort near Satara where Sant Ramdas spent his last years and was laid to rest.
Baramotichi Vihir 11 km
A stepwell at Limb built between 1719 and 1724 by a wife of Shahu Maharaj, to water the garden.
Vajrai Waterfall 20 km
A waterfall on the Urmodi river near Bhambavli, twenty seven kilometres from Satara.
Shahayadri Tiger reserve 29 km
Maharashtra's tiger reserve in the Sahyadris, declared in 2008.
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary 29 km
Forest round the Shivsagar backwater, joined to Chandoli as the Sahyadri tiger reserve.
Vasota Fort 32 km
A fort in Satara district, called Vyaghragad, which means the tiger fort.
Panchgani 33 km
Five hills above the Krishna valley, with a flat volcanic tableland said to be the second largest in Asia.
Shivasagar lake 39 km
Fifty kilometres of water behind the Koyna dam, eighty metres deep in places.
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Questions
Where is Ajinkyatara?
Ajinkyatara is in Satara, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sajjangad (9.2 km), Baramotichi Vihir (11 km), Vajrai Waterfall (20 km).
How do I get the Ajinkyatara stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ajinkyatara 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 Ajinkyatara 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.
Collect your first stamp.
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