page_title: Old Mahabaleshwar
section_title: Arthur seat point
hierarchical_section_title: Old Mahabaleshwar / Tourism / Arthur seat point
caption_attribution_description: English: Savitri river and adjoining valley as seen from top of Mahabaleshwar hill
context_page_description: Old Mahabaleshwar is a historical place and a village in Mahabaleshwar, Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a hill station located in the Western Ghats range.Old Mahabaleshwar is also known as "Kshetra Mahabaleshwar". Old Mahabaleshwar is about 7 km from Mahabaleshwar. This holy and sacred place has 3 temples: Panchganga temple, Mahabaleshwar temple and Krishna temple.
context_section_description: Officer Sir Arthur Malet (1806–1888)[3](Not to be confused with British born actor of same name), who sat here and gazed at the Savitri River, where he lost his wife and children in a tragic ferry mishap.
caption: A view from Arthur seat point
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