Toranmal
Toranmal is a hill station in North Maharashtra in India.
Understand
Occupying the highest part of the Satpudas, Toranmal is a hill station and the only place of its kind attracting tourists. It is nearly 145 km from Dhule the district headquarters. Toranmal enjoys a salubrious and cool climate even during the hot season. It is a long, narrow land with a height of 1036 metres above sea level.
Get in
By train
Nearest railhead is Nandurbar, 76 km. on Surat-Bhusawal line of Western Railway. A more convenient railhead is Dhule, 128 km.
By car
Mumbai-Toranmal via Dhule Shahada, 510 km. Dhule-Toranmal, 128 km.
State Transport buses play from Dhule, Nandurbar and Shahada to Toranmal.
See
- Yashwant Lake A large, beautiful, and natural lake.
- Sitakhai Valley About 1.5 km away there is a valley called Sitakhai where in a wall like formation could be seen standing erect.
- Echo Point
- Temples There are two temples dedicated to Gorakhnath and Nagarjun, where a fair is held on Mahasivratri day. Toranmal also has historical importance as it was the ancient capital of the Mandu dynasty.
Sleep
The government has set up fully furnished holiday camps and a restaurant for the visiting tourists.