Bhatghar Dam
One of the oldest dams in Maharashtra, built by the British on the Velvandi near Bhor.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.1772, 73.8399
Get the Bhatghar Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bhatghar Dam. 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 Bhatghar Dam
Mandhardevi Kalubai temple 15 km
A hill shrine above Wai at 4,650 feet, looking across at Pandavgad and Purandar.
Rajgad 18 km
Shivaji's capital for twenty six years before Raigad, and a long walk up.
Purandar Fort 19 km
Where the treaty was signed that Shivaji broke, and where Sambhaji was born.
Dhom Dam 22 km
An earth and gravity dam on the Krishna near Wai.
Sinhagad Fort 23 km
Taken in a night assault in 1670 by men who climbed the cliff with rope and a monitor lizard, or so the story goes.
Varandha Ghat 25 km
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
Torna Fort 25 km
The first fort Shivaji took, at sixteen.
Madhe Ghat 28 km
A waterfall southwest of Pune with Torna, Rajgad and Raigad all in the same country.
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Questions
Where is Bhatghar Dam?
Bhatghar Dam is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mandhardevi Kalubai temple (15 km), Rajgad (18 km), Purandar Fort (19 km).
How do I get the Bhatghar Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bhatghar Dam 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 Bhatghar Dam 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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