Old Mahabaleshwar

A view from Arthur seat point

After he lost his wife and children in a tragic ferry accident on the Savitri River, Officer Sir Arthur Malet (1806–1888) is said to have sat here and watched the waterway.

Old Panchganga temple circa 1850.

The Panchganga Temple is constructed at the convergence of five rivers: Krishna, Venna, Savitri, Koyna, and Gayatri. Panchganga translates to English as "Five Rivers", and this temple is the attributed source of those rivers.[2]

The temple was constructed in the 13th century by "Yadava King Singhandeo". The construction improvement of the Panchganga Temple took place during the 16th and 17th centuries by "Chanda Rao More" and Chhatrapati Shivaji. Panchganga temple in old Mahabaleshwar is said to be 4,500 years old. However, there is no historical evidence of this claim.

Mahabaleshwar Temple was built in the Hemadpanti style, in the year 1 C.E, according to historical records.

The temple houses three relics said to belong to the god Shiva: his bed, Damaru, and Trishula. The objects are dated to approximately 300 C.E. It is believed that every morning, the bedsheet is found crumpled, indicating Shiva's presence at night within the temple.

Beside Mahabaleshwar temple lies Ramdasi Math which has a copy of Dasbodh, one of the works of Samarth Ramdas. Ramdas himself edited this copy.

Krishnabai temple

Krishnabai temple, or Krishna Devi temple, which is 1 km away from Panchganga temple, was built in Hemadpanti style. Krishnabai temple overlooks the Krishna valley. According to local myth, the Krishna river originates in this temple.