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A Little Of Solapur

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Introduction I did a quick trip around the Solapur region on a mid-December weekend in 2015. The plan was to cover Solapur,  Tuljapur , Naldurg and Hattarsang Kudal . This post is about my two days in Solapur, where I chose to base myself for the trip.  -x-x-x- About Solapur Solapur is a major city and industrial centre in the south-eastern part of Maharashtra. The Solapur city and the district has a long and important role in the socio-cultural history of Maharashtra. A weekend is insufficient to look at the region in detail. One can make Solapur as a base and do excursions to numerous important places located in a radius of about 40-60 km from the city - Pandharpur, Tuljapur and Akkalkot being the most famous and revered. The plaque at the railway station The Wikipedia page covers Solapur in good detail. -x-x-x- Getting There Solapur is a major railhead on the Mumbai-Chennai route. There are two terminating trains - Siddheshwar Express and Solapur Express - fr