Trip to Wai and Dhom...

Hi friends..yesterday i had been to Wai and Dhom , very old villages, having historical backgroung and rich heritage culture..Dhom is my native place,its a very small village.I visited own old Wada at Wai and rice field ,poltry farm at Dhom.
so.. here r some of the reviews from the architectural angle..

Wai is one of the important town in Satara district. It is 88 Kms. from Pune on the way to Panchgani.
Wai is situated at the banks of Krishna river. It is famous for temples.
This place with heavy rainfall - 701 meter high from the sea level.
There are 7 ghats here:

Gangapuri
Madhi Aali
Ganpati Aali
Dharmapuri
Brahmanshahi
Ramdoh
Bhimkund

On the Brahmanshahi ghat there are 4 temples Chakreshwar, Chimneshwar,Kaunteshwar/Harihareshwar and Kaleshwar. Near Brhmanshahi there are Vitthal and Ganpati temples.

Ramdoh ghat has Rameshwar temple, Ramkund and Chilavali Devi temple. On Gangapuri ghat there is Lord Shiva, Dwarka, Bahiroba, Datta Temple. On Ganpati Aali that there are Ganpati temple. In Dharma puri there are Lord Vishnu temple & Mahalaxmi temple.

Dholya Ganpati temple is one of the prime temples in Maharashtra. The idol of Lord Ganesh is very big - As name suggests- and is situated on the beautiful ghats of river Krishna.

Pandavgadh is very famous fort near Wai that is certainly very difficult to trek from this side. But trekkers usually go to this fort from Bhor side. Other places worth seeing are Palpeshwar Cave ,Caves of Harya Ramoshi.

Wai is very famous for it's Pedha-Popularly known as Kandi Pedha.


Aali means lane..a single 10' to 15' road and houses on its both the side..
ghatis a constructed river bank generally in stone..used for washing clothes,utensils and bath in olden days..

From Wai i went to 'Dhom'..Showing some photos of Wada..
Wada is a typical or u can say Maharashtrial house having 5 to 15 rooms , including courtyard ( i.e. Angan )a well ( Vihir)and Gotha.

This is the Main Entry door having Teak wood framing with small beautiful carvings..this is the typical door type found in villages in Maharashtra.

The niche made in the wall which is used as a storage place..this is known as 'KONADA.the structure is load bearing and the wall r made with stone and mud , plastered with mud or dung .The normal wall thickness is about 500mm to 600mm somewhere it is about 1200mm also.
This is a 'Khunti',used to hang clothes or ropes or...hmmmm many thing and its very strong..

The ceiling made up of Wood...

This staircase leads to the first floor which is builtin the wall itself.here, the wall thickness is about 1800mm including staircase..

The old structure from outside..u can see the sill and lintel lvls.at first floor...
The shingles r replaced by Gi sheets these days..so not loking so good..

The small window openings at lower level..

Another type of 'KONADA'..

Typical window..beam itself used as lintel ,mud plastered wall..and khunties..

Another type of window, this provides more sunlight inside..the thing that affect the window design most is wall thickness..

Temple complex at Dhom..

So thats all..
if u want more info.just ask me..
bye tc,keep in touch..