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Lonar Crater

A salty lake inside a meteorite crater about 50,000 years old, ringed by old temples.

Photo: Aditya Laghate · CC BY-SA 3.0
Price
Free
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Lonar Crater, Lonar, Buldhana District, Maharashtra 443302Directions
Getting There
About 150 km southeast of the city by car.

Why Go

One of very few craters in basalt rock, it's about 1.8 km wide. Paths lead down past crumbling temples to the green water.

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