Mahad

Mahad is a city in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. So many people have this wrong impression that it is famous for Ganesh Temple which is one of the 8 Ashtavinayak temples, but there are two cities having similar names. The city which comes in Raigad district is not a place among the Ashtavinayak.

Get in

 * From Mumbai Mahad can be reached by road from Mumbai by NH17. All State transport buses going towards South Kokan stops at Mahad. Mumbai Mahad distance is 175km.
 * From Pune Many state transport buses runs between Pune and Mahad. There are two routs to reach Mahad from Pune one is via Bhor-Varandha Ghat and another new route is Via Tamhini ghat. Mahad Pune distance is around 105km.

By train
Mahad is not on rail line Konkan railway but nearest rail station is Veer which is 16km from Mahad towards Mumbai on NH17 All passager trais and very few express stops at Veer.


 * KR3    +RATNAGIRI PASS  DADAR(15:35)  VEER(20:22)
 * KR5    +DIVA SWV PASS  PANVEL(07:05)  VEER(09:58)

Get around
Mahad is only a small town and easily enough covered on foot.

See

 * Chavadar Tale, a lake
 * Raigad Fort — Samadhi (tomb) of the great Maratha warrior, Shivaji Maharaj, who brought the Hindu revolution to Islamic India
 * Gandharpale Caves-- Gandharpale Caves[], also called Mahad Caves is a group of 30 Buddhist caves, 105 km south of Mumbai on Mumbai-Goa Highway near Mahad. The caves are located near the NH-17 and well connected by road.
 * Hot water springs at Village SAV
 * Old Shiva Temple (Vireshwar Mandir)
 * Shivtharghal The Great Maharashtrian Saint Ramdas had written the great holy book Dasbodh here.
 * Great Water Falls and green natural beauty.
 * Land of Freedom Fighters and revolutionary freedom moment of India.
 * Old River Port from where small commercial and traveler launches (boats) travel to the Bay of the Arabian Sea via the river way