Bandivade is a village/farming community.

Located to the immediate north of the village is the Panhala-Masai Range.

The area is part of the Deccan Traps and the basalt flows are 80-90 metres thick.

A series of spectacular pentagonal basalt columns, in various stages of weathering are oriented in an east-west direction on a basalt ridge.

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Deccan TrapsLarge Igneous Province

Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

Western Dharwar CratonCraton

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References

Shirke, K.D., Patil, J.D., Bandvedkar, K., Pawar, N.J., Kale, V.S. (2018) Spectacular Basalt columns of Panhala-Masai range, Maharashtra: a potential geoheritage site in the Deccan Traps. Current Science, 115(4), 626-628.

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Bandivade Urban area
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