Rajmachi
Two forts on one ridge above Lonavala, walked to through the Kondana valley in the rains.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.8306, 73.3950
Get the Rajmachi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Rajmachi. 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 Rajmachi
Kondana Caves 1.5 km
Sixteen Buddhist caves near Rajmachi, the chaitya damaged by a landslide and quiet since.
Tamhini Ghat 7.7 km
The mountain road from Pune to the Konkan that turns into a wall of waterfalls every monsoon.
Kune Falls 7.7 km
A fall in three tiers seen from the Mumbai-Pune expressway, and from Lonavala.
Khandala 8.4 km
A hill station above the ghat, known to everyone who has ever bought chikki on the way to Pune.
Lonavala 9.3 km
The Sahyadri gap the old trade route used, green for four months a year and dry brown for the rest.
Karla Caves 9.5 km
A Buddhist prayer hall of the first century BCE with a wooden ribbed ceiling that has survived two thousand years.
Bhaja Caves 15 km
Second century BCE Buddhist cells with a stupa group outside, cut before the arch was known in India.
Visapur Fort 16 km
The waterfall staircase everyone climbs in July.
More national monuments in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Rajmachi?
Rajmachi is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kondana Caves (1.5 km), Tamhini Ghat (7.7 km), Kune Falls (7.7 km).
How do I get the Rajmachi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Rajmachi 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 Rajmachi 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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