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The world famous Niagara Falls has also been his visual pleasure and
his painting of the falls is as bewitching as the actual falls. He
handed over the treasures of his various pictures, mostly landscapes, to
the State Government of Maharashtra (India), which has taken on the
responsibility of managing the academy dedicated to him.
His paintings are displayed in the above academy in 7th Lane,
Rajarampuri, Kolhapur. The Academy distributes awards and scholarships
every year to talented and hardworking painters.
Getting There
Kolhapur is very well-connected with most of the cities in Maharashtra by a
good network of roads and railway. Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSTC)
has regular services on routes to major cities in India with semi luxury and
regular buses.
The Kolhapur Railway Station
known as Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is well linked with the major
cities of the state as well as the adjoining states including Mumbai, Pune,
Bangalore, New Delhi and Ahmedabad.
Kolhapur Airport
is about 9 kilometers away from the city center and currently there are no
scheduled airlines operating at this Airport. The nearest domestic
airport is Belgaum
Airport, located at Belgaum, Karnataka, 120 km away from Kolhapur
Central Bus Stand.
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