Chaphal is a village located on the banks of river Uttarmand at a distance of 13 km from Umbraj village in a very peaceful and scenic place. The village got its name because of the Shriram temple built by Samarth Ramdas. In 1647 AD, Ramdas built this Shriram temple.
The temple was destroyed in the 1967 earthquake. Meanwhile, Mumbai businessman Arvind Mafatlal restored the temple. Situated on the banks of river Mand, the premises of this Shriram temple are spacious and beautiful. Adjacent to the temple is a meditation cave. It is said that Samarth Ramdas and Shivaji Maharaj used to live in this cave.
This place, blessed with the company of the powerful, attracts tourists because of the Ram Mandir. A distance between Satara to Chaphal is 40 kilometers inland. At a distance of one and a half kilometers from the village in the Chaphal area, there is a temple of Maruti established by Samartha at Majgaon.
There is a temple of Maharudra Swamy to the east near the Chaphal bus station. This temple is situated on the banks of river Uttarmand.
317 KM from Mumbai Airport via Pune, Shirwal, Satara, Umbraj, Chaphal
153 Km from Pune via Shirwal, Bhuij, Satara, Kashil, Umbraj, Chafal
96.6 KM from Kolhapur via Karad, Bholewadi Phata, Chafal Phata
301 KM from Goa via Belgavi, Kolhapur, Karad, Tambve Phata, Chaphal
44.4 KM from Satara Bus Stand via Kashil, Umbraj, Chafal
