tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129346462499744352024-02-20T12:05:15.536-08:00Places Around MumbaiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-50486371709844621372014-09-14T22:52:00.000-07:002014-09-14T22:52:51.289-07:00Kohoj Fort<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b>Kohoj </b>is located about 104 km from </span>Mumbai<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> off the Mumbai - </span>Ahmedabad<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> Highway. Upon reaching Manor you have to take a right turn under a newly built flyover and take the </span>Manor<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> - Wada road</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>Brief Introduction about Kohoj </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>Fort: -</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">Height: ~ 3200 feet</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">Grade: Medium</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">Time: ~ Maximum 2.5 hrs from Waghote, Base Village</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">Location: Palghar region</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>History:-</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">Very few of the historical evidences are coherent to this fort. Looking at its well-dug cisterns, the fort can be said to be belonging to Bhoj-period. But no such evidences are available. In 16th century, Portuguese captured this fort from the King of Gujarat. They constructed fortifications and bastions on this fort. Later, in 18th century, Peshwe conquered this fort in their campaign of 1737. Afterwards the fort remained under the British rule.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>There are many way to reach Kohoj fort</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>1) </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>From Kalyan bus depot one has to reach Wada. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> From here we can alight in a bus going towards Palghar or Manor </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> and board at Vaghote village. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> One can also hire six-seater rickshaws from Wada. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> Now keeping the fort on our right hand side we have to walk down the foot-track. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> After a 5 minutes of walk we have to take a right turn. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> Few minutes of further walk takes us to a beautiful dam wherein </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> we get a wonderful reflection of the fort. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> On crossing this dam actual climb of the fort begins. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> There is a complete U traverse to get to the fort-top. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b> About 2 hours are required from Vaghote village to climb up the fort.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>2) From Thane bus stop --> catch manor bus and get down at </b></span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">Vaghote village.</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">3) From palghar </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.185184478759766px;"><b>--> catch manor bus and get down at </b></span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.185184478759766px;">Vaghote village.</b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-39258409945082117652014-09-14T00:54:00.000-07:002014-09-14T00:54:54.221-07:00Hargad Fort<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Fort Height : 4450 feet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Type : Hill forts<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Fort Range : Selbari-Dolbari</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>District : Nashik<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Grade : Medium</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Nothing much is written in the history about this fort, as no major battle was fought here. This fort can be seen from the village of Mulher - Fort Mulher in the front, Moragad on the left and Hargad to the right. This fort is at a higher elevation than the fort of Mulher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The top of this fort is so wide, that it can almost be called a plateau. There are some remnants of the fortification on the top. Ruins of a temple, of the residential structures and a couple of water cisterns can be seen here. However, the water in these tanks is not potable and hence it is necessary to carry enough quantity of water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cave with a temple of goddess Kapaar Bhavani can also be found on the plateau during the fort-walk. Apart from these places there isn't much to be seen on the fort. One can either return by the same path to visit the Mulher fort or go back to the village of Mulher. The whole walk on the fort can be completed in an hours time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Presently there exists only a single way to reach the fort-top. This path traverses through the village of Mulher. After leaving the village we reach a tar-road. A walk of about 20 minutes along this road brings us to a bifurcation. The way to the right, passing by a banyan tree, leads to a shepherds' colony on a hillock. At this point one has to turn towards right and reach the pass between fort Mulher and fort Hargad. This can be arrived in about an hour and half. From this pass, the way on the left takes to the fort of Mulher and the one on right to the Hargad. The trail leading to fort Hargad is not much in use and hence is not distinctly visible. An hour's time is sufficient to reach the fort-top from the pass.</span><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Mulher, Maharashtra 423302, India20.781389 74.06388900000001720.781389 74.063889000000017 20.781389 74.063889000000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-23255345921542640502014-09-14T00:41:00.000-07:002014-09-14T00:41:10.277-07:00Anjaneri Fort<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The fort of Anjaneri, being the birthplace of lord ‘Hanuman’, has a great historical importance. Lord Hanuman was the son of ‘Pavan’ (the wind) and ‘Anjani’, and hence the fort is called as ‘Anjaneri’. Anjaneri is one of the important forts in the ranges of Tryambakeshwar near Nasik. The Nasik-Tryambakeshwar road is branched at a distance of 20 km from Nasik as ‘Anjaneri Phata’.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way from Anjaneri village to the fort some carvings can be seen in the caves near the steps. These caves have been carved out people from Jain religion.The temple is quite big. It is a proper place to accommodate on the fort. At a certain distance from this temple two different ways can be seen. The way to left hand side takes us directly to ‘Seeta cave’ within 10 minutes. This cave is made up of two rooms. 10 to 12 people can stay here comfortably. There are many carvings inside the cave.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another way takes us directly to citadel, where one more temple of ‘Anjani Mata’ can be seen. It takes 20 minutes to reach this temple. This temple is also quite big. The perimeter of the fort is very large.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The primary way to reach the Anjaneri fort is from Anjaneri village. One should get down at Anjaneri Phata, which is 20 km away from Nasik on the Nasik-Tryambakeshwar road. Anjaneri village is at a walking distance of 10 to 15 minutes from Anjaneri Phata. Two pinnacles called ‘Navara’ and ‘Navari’ can be seen from Anjaneri village. The way to fort goes through Anjaneri village itself. Next to that there are some steps, through which we reach the plateau of Anjaneri. It takes almost one and the half hour to reach this plateau from Anjaneri village.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Trimbak, Maharashtra 422212, India19.9373638 73.53635570000005819.9373638 73.536355700000058 19.9373638 73.536355700000058tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-63462255488345640842014-09-14T00:00:00.002-07:002014-09-14T00:42:42.236-07:00Bhaskar Gad or Bas Gad <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Bhaskargad or Basgad is a part of Trimbak range, near to the famous “Trimbakeshwar”, one of the 12 “Jyotirlingas” in India. This is 43 km east of Nashik, and was built to guard the ancient Gonda pass which was a trade route from the west coast towards Nashik.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> History of Bhaskargad is not available. However, the rock cut steps along the mountain face and the stone cut covered cisterns are characteristics of forts built during the rule Satvaahan dynasty and indicate that the fort is ancient. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During 1271 to 1308 this fort was under the control of Yadavas of Devgiri. When Devgiri was taken over by Bahamanis, this fort went under their control. When Shahaji Maharaj revolted against Nizamshahi in 1629, the fort went under his control. In 1633, the Moghuls gained control over Bhaskargad. In 1670, Moropant Pingle won this fort for Shivaji Maharaj and the Moghuls regained it in 1688. In 1730, the fishermen rebelled with Mughals and captured the fort. Later it was with Peshwas till the British captured it in 1818.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The forts in this region are built on characteristically shaped mountains. The mountain of Bhaskar gad comprises mainly of basalt rock. The steps are cut through the mountain rock and take us through the stone walls towards the main entrance, which is buried under soil now. We have to enter by crawling. Once we reach the cap of the mountain, we can roam about the edge of the fort. We can find some remnants of houses and cisterns on the fort top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The base village of this fort is Nirgudpada, which is 20 km away from Trimbakeshwar. From Nirgudpada, the forts Harihar and Bhaskargad are visible, and Bhaskargad is to the left side of the village. We need to cross a rivulet to reach the trail to the fort, which takes us to the steps after a hike for an hour and half.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Nirgudpada is about 50 km to the east of Nashik on SH27, on the road to Trimbakeshwar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> People travelling from Mumbai, Thane and Dombivli can reach Nirgudpada via 2 routes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kalyan – Kasara – Khodala – Nirgudpada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kalyan – Bhiwandi – Wada – Khodala – Nirgudpada</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If we are traveling at odd hours on this route, better to have a private vehicle as buses might not be frequent. Also, this is a very lonely route for night traveling.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Trimbak, Maharashtra 422212, India19.9373638 73.53635570000005819.9373638 73.536355700000058 19.9373638 73.536355700000058tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-62950775372330085402014-09-13T23:33:00.000-07:002014-09-14T00:43:01.498-07:00Harihar Fort <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Alike Pune district, there are many forts lying in Nasik district too. Ranges like Selbari – Dolbari, Ajanta – Satmal, Trimbak have their origin in this district. The fort of Harihar, lying on Trimbak range, was of significant importance in earlier periods, as there used to be a route crossing this range connecting Maharashtra to Gujarat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trimbak range has spreaded its arms to the north of Igatpuri and west of Nasik. It is divided mainly in two parts, with forts of Basgad, Utvad, hill of Fani, Harihar and Trimbakgad on one part while the forts of Anjaneri and Hargad on the other. Vaitarna is the main river in this region. But due to the one – sided slope of Sahyadri, the water flows away from this region. There is an absolute shortage of water from January to March in this region. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fort appears to be rectangular in shape from its base village.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> While climbing the fort, we come across a rock-sheet, which has got steps carved in it. Also many grooves have been carved here for additional support. After climbing these steps, we get upto the entrance door. There is a cavern ahead of this door. Again we come across few steps after a short distance walk from this cavern. On climbing these steps we reach to the main entrance door of this fort. The fort has got a tapering plateau with a raised level in the middle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One secret – door is located at the edge of this fort, but the way to this door has now got blocked. There is a small temple of Lord Hanumana and Lord Shiva on the plateau. A small pond is there in front of this temple. Water from this pond can be used for drinking. Making headway from here we come across a palace having two rooms in it. 10 to 12 persons can be accommodated in this palace. There are five cisterns along one side of the palace, one of which has water suitable for drinking.</span><br />
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<b>Via Igatpuri – Trimbakeshwar – Khodala :</b><br />
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Ahead of Nirgudpada lies the village of Kasurli. One can alight here by boarding the bus of Igatpuri – Trimbakeshwar – Khodala. From this village one has to climb a small hill where Harshewadi is located. From Harshewadi the way to the fort is easy and can be climbed within an hour.<br />
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<b>Via Kasara or Nasik :</b><br />
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One has reach Igatpuri via Kasara or Nasik. From Igatpuri board in a bus for Trimbakeshwar and alight at Nirgudpada, the base village of Harihar. From here a route leads us upto the rock-sheet from where the steps begin. One can reach the fort-top within about two hours via this route.<br />
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<b>Time To Reach :</b><br />
Approximately 2 hours via Nirgudpada.<br />
About 1 hour via Harshewadi.<br />
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<b><br /></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Jammu and Kashmir33.778175 76.57617140000002130.4052485 71.412597400000024 37.151101499999996 81.739745400000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-82393736115932507152014-08-30T00:07:00.000-07:002014-08-30T00:07:00.886-07:00Peb Fort (Vikatgad)<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Peb Fort Height : </b>2100 ft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Peb Fort Type :</b> Hill</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Base Village:</b> Neral </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>District : </b>Raigad</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trekking near Mumbai to<b> Peb Fort or Vikatgad</b> around 4 km from Neral Station a very enjoyable trek in Monsoon season passing through a local village, waterfalls this trek offers all ladders, rock patches, caves, dense forest, ridge walking. Trek can be combined with Matheran visit or you can trek till Panorama point Matheran till here. Excellent for new trekkers a village guide or guided tour will make the trek more enjoyable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Peb Fort History :</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is assumed that this fort derived its name Peb from the 'Goddess Pebi' at the base of the fort. Historical references clearly indicate that Shivaji Maharaj used the caves on the fort as silos for grain storage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cave on the fort is occupied by disciples of Swami Samarth, a great saint. They have contributed a lot to development on this fort from last ten years. They have managed successfully to keep the cave and the fort clean, and maintained the dignity of the fort. Near to this cave are meditation caverns, which are underground. These caverns are still in good condition. One has to crawl into these and only one man can enter at one time. In monsoon two of these are filled with water. On the top we can go by climbing the wall of the fort. On the top we can see some remnants. The main attraction here is the bastion on the topmost part. This faces the mountain of Matheran. Here we can clearly see the ridge connecting mountains of Matheran and Peb. When we stand here we feel to be at the top of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other side of the fort is a temple of a deity. Here is a big cistern. The disciples are constructing a good temple here. We can reside here for some time.The beautiful waterfall on the way is the main attraction here. Surrounding scenery looks marvelous from the cave in the monsoon. From here we also see the pinnacles of Navara-Navari, Bhatoba and Irshaal, along with forts of Chanderi, Prabalgad and Malanggad and also Nakhind. This trekking is pleasant in all seasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b>• Alight at Neral Railway Station (Central Railway Route)<br />• Walk pass ticket booking center and take right.<br />• Walk towards Matheran Taxi stand keep walking till main road<br />• After reaching main road left goes to Matheran<br />• Cross the road and keep walking straight.<br />• Some houses under construction could be used as landmarks on the way.<br />• Proceed towards the huge electric towers on the way near 2nd electric tower we see a big waterfall.<br />• Trek path starts from here Base Village Anandwadi - Fanaswadi<br />• You can hire a guide from village it takes 3 hours to complete this trek<br />• Please carry water and food along with you<br />• From Matheran Panorama point a way to Peb is available you can reach the cave within 6 hours carving of eagle is seen at the base of cave.<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Peb Fort Stay:</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />A small cavern is available which can accommodate 10 people max</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Neral, Maharashtra 410101, India19.024603 73.3157169999999518.994580499999998 73.27537649999995 19.0546255 73.356057499999949tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-370364346644830692014-08-25T22:43:00.002-07:002014-08-25T22:45:56.059-07:00Prabalgad<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brief Details of the fort:</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><br style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;" /></u></b><b style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;">Height above mean sea level:</b><span style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;"> 707 metres / 2320 feet.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Grade:</b> Medium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Base Village: </b>Thakurwadi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;">Trekking Area: </b><span style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;">Panvel.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;"><b>Best time: </b>During Rainy season or after rainy season</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;"><br />Trekking Routes: </b><span style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;">There are many routes to this fort. The route to and fro - </span><span style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;">Thakurwadi village near panvel</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;" /><b style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;">History:</b><span style="background-color: #fefef7; text-align: justify;"> There is not much mention of this fort in history. However in 1658, Shivaji conquered Prabalgad from the Mughals, after establishing his powers in the Kalyan-Bhiwandi area. When Shivaji attacked the fort, the Mughal Sardar and fort chief Kesar Singh forced himself and the ladies in the fort to commit suicide so as to save themselves from falling into the hands of the Marathas. His mother along with her grandchild hide inside the fort by the fear of Shivaji, but such was the greatness of Shivaji that on finding them he sent them to their village with genuine respect and dignity.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India18.9894007 73.11751619999995518.8692842 72.956154699999956 19.109517200000003 73.278877699999953tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-17878525833334966022014-08-25T03:29:00.000-07:002014-08-25T03:30:13.215-07:00Tikona fort<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 10px 10px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Routes</strong>: First you would have to head towards Lonavala and from Lonavala to Kamshet. Then from Kamshet the locals can guide you for the route to Gavhande Village which is also called as Tikona Peth. This is the base village for Tikona. From this point the actual trek begins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Panvel railway station </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India18.9894007 73.11751619999995518.9894007 73.117516199999955 18.9894007 73.117516199999955tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-82573039954593128852014-08-25T02:20:00.000-07:002014-08-25T02:20:37.309-07:00Kanheri Caves<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">One of the airiest places in the city, the Kanheri Caves premises offers a pleasant break from the pollution and the noisy, metropolitan life. Nestled in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Borivali, the Kanheri Caves are also known as the 'lungs of Mumbai', because this is the only place in the city with the maximum amount of greenery and consequently, a lot of fresh air. The caves date back to 1st century BC and are believed to be one of the oldest cave formations of the country. The Kanheri Caves are renowned for their natural Basalt formations, ancient Indian styled architecture and the 109 special entrances to the caves. The word Kanheri originates from the Sanskrit term 'Krishnagiri'. Each cave here, unlike the other caves in the country, is adorned with a 'splinth' or a rock bed. Congregation halls with large stupas also indicate that the caves were Buddhist shrines and a focal point during the Buddhist settlement in the 3rd century. The Kanheri Caves became a distinctive Buddhist institution for congregational worship, study and meditation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">A Cluster Of Rock Cut Monuments </strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">When one visits the Kanheri Caves, there is a lot to see, in terms of what the caves have to offer and even around the caves. There are about 34 unfinished paintings of Buddha within the Caves. Apart from the paintings, one should also visit the 'Vihara' (prayer hall) and the different monasteries around the cave for a glimpse of former Buddhist occupation and life. If you have had enough of history and you are looking for a bit of excitement, then planned tours, adventure sports such as rappelling/trapeze and treks around Sanjay Gandhi National Park or the Silondha Trail can also be arranged by local tourist guides. The hilly terrain of the caves also creates several, small waterfalls which are beautiful to see. Natural streams and rivers around the Kanheri Caves offer stunning views and beautiful locations for families to enjoy a small picnic while visiting the caves.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Eating Out</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">There are a number of local eateries outside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Restaurants such as Greens Veg Restaurant, Cascade, Bay View Restaurant and Aura Restaurant that offer the best of local cuisine. Local food vendor's can be found right outside the national park, selling nuts, juices, cotton candies, freshly baked crisps and the local Chaats.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">How To Reach </strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">By Road </strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">The Kanheri Caves, situated within Sanjay Gandhi National Park, are located in the heart of Mumbai. You can reach this place with local transport (auto-rickshaws, taxis and local buses). Once at the national park, you can either decide to trek to the Kanheri Caves or opt for paid transport within the park.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">By Rail </strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">The Borivali and Malad stations are the closest disembarkation points if you want to get to the Kanheri Caves. From here, you can opt or local transport to take you the Kanheri Caves.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">The Kanheri Caves are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mumbai. Apart from the caves, feel free to explore the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, but with supervision and permission from the local authorities. The caves offer tourists and picnickers a perfect getaway and transport visitors into a historical world that once flourished.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Thane, Maharashtra, India19.2183307 72.97808970000005518.9784242 72.65536620000006 19.4582372 73.30081320000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-57032851278178181942014-08-24T03:04:00.002-07:002014-08-24T03:18:45.018-07:00Lohagarh Visapur Fort<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a 2000 year old history and at 3400 ft high, Lohagad one of the magestic forts in the region. The climb to the fort takes you to panoramic vantage points, huge balconies, doors and reminds you how important this place was which was used to defend freedom. Surrounded by lakes on all side the views from the fort are breathtaking specially from vinchu kata (Scorpion's tail).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This fort is 10km from Lonavala (100 Kms from Mumbai and 60 Kms from Pune). It belongs to the period of Chattrapati Shivaji's reign and was used for keeping prisoners in the year 1564.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1670, Shivaji Maharaj won this fort and in the year 1751, Gaikwad and Dabhade family were incarcerated in this fort. The entrance to this fort is impressive and is aptly called 'Delhi Gate'. There are three gates one after the other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alight at malavli station which is the next station after lonavala. Lonavala is midway between mumbai and pune. Cross the mumbai pune express highway via overhead bridge and turn walking towards mumbai direction to bhaje village which is approx 2 Kms. From bhaje walk towards lohagad. After a gruelling but scenic trek of about 2 and half hours (7 KMS) you reach the foothills of the fort. The small village there houses couple of small hotels. It can be a pretty hectic trek for 1 day if you don't have your own vehicle. Take plenty of water in summers(Feb to June). Best time to visit is between July and December.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Visapur Fort</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Bhaja Caves </b>- 2 km (1.2 mi) from Malavli, once home to Buddhist monks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Karla Caves</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lonavala </b>- 20 km (12 mi), a famous and scenic hill station.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aamby Valley City </b>- 22 km (14 mi) from Lonavala.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Lohagad, Maharashtra 410406, India18.694317 73.48725590000003618.679276 73.467085900000043 18.709358 73.50742590000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-53496266208958891422014-08-23T22:53:00.000-07:002014-08-23T23:12:06.458-07:00Harishchandragad<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Harishchandragad is one of the best trekking spot in the Sahyadris of Maharashtra. It can be rated 8 in the scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest. A trek to Harishchandragad is a must for trekking lovers.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Harishchandragad is one of the oldest leading forts in the Sahyadris. The existence of Microlithic man has been discovered here. The fort is estimated to be built during the reign of Kalchuri and references about Harishchandragad can be found in various manuscripts like Skandapurana & Matsyapurana. It is said that the great sage Changdev used to meditate in the caves present here in the 14th century. </span></span><br /><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Idols of Lord Vishnu which are carved in the 11th century are found in the caves beside the temple of Harishchandreshwar. The carvings in the Harishchandreshwar temple and in Kedareshwar cave denote that the fort belongs to medieval period. The fort has played a major role in guarding the Malshej Ghat region and the surrounding areas. Later, the fort was captured by Moghuls which was then captured by the Marathas in 1747.</span></span></span></div>
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<u><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">General Information</span></span></span></u></h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span><b><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Region</span></b>: <span class="WEBON_COLOR"><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b>Malshej ghat</b></span></span></span><br /><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b>District</b></span>:</span> <span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b><span class="WEBON_COLOR"><span class="WEBON_FONT">Ahmednagar</span></span></b></span><br /><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b>Range</b></span>: <span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b>Harishchandragad</b></span></span><br /><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Height</span></b>:</span> <span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b>4671 feet</b></span></span><br /><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b>Grade</b></span>:</span> <span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b>Moderate/Difficult (depending on the chosen route)</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">1) Khireshwar (Tolar Khind, Rajmarga)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Mumbai - Kalyan - Khubi phata- Khireshwar</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">1. Catch a local going towards Kalyan (on Central Line). Get </span></span><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">down at Kalyan Station</span></span><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">3. Ask the ST conductor for a ticket of Khubi Phata. Khubi Phata is just 5 mins after the Malshej Ghat ends.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">4. Get down at Khubi Phata and start walking on the 6 km long dam that just starts besides the road.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">5. Lucky you, if you get a jeep or something, or just keep walking (a good warmup :p ) Once you reach the base village Khireshwar, the actual trek for Harishchandragad starts !!!</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">2) Belpada (Nalichi vaat, Rajmarga, Sadhleghat)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Mumbai - Kalyan - Savarne- Belpada</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Mind it, this is a very tough route and not at all recommended for freshers !</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">1. Follow the previous (via Khireshwar) instructions till point number 2.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">2. Ask the ST conductor for a ticket of Savarne. Savarne comes just before the start of Malshej Ghat.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">3. The straight 1 hour walk from Savarne takes you to the base village Belpada (now Walivare)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">4. From Belpada, the trek to Harishchandragad via Nalichi vaat or Rajmarga or Sadhleghat begins !!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">1) Catch an ST from Pune towards Alephata.</span></span><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">2) Get down at Alephata & catch another ST moving for Kalyan (strictly going via Malshej Ghat).</span></span><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">3) To trek Harishchandragad via Tolar Khind (Khireshwar), get down at Khubi Phata. Khubi Phata comes just before the Malshej Ghat.</span></span><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">4) To thek Harishchandragad via Nalchi Vaat, Rajmarga or Sadhleghat, get down at Savarne. Savarne arrives just after the end of Malshej Ghat</span></span><br /><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Below is the brief description, easy to understand</span></span><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Pune - Ale phata - Khubi phata - Khireshwar</span></span><br /><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Pune - Ale phata - Savarne - Belpada</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">One has to board the bus for Nasik or Mumbai & alight at Ghoti village. From Ghoti, we have to board another bus to Sangamner via Malegaon & alight at Rajur village. From here, 2 ways diverge to the fort.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">1) From Rajur, one has to board the bus or a private vehicle to the village of Pachanai. From here, the way is straight to the topmost point.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">2) Recently, the way from Rajur to Tolar Khind has been made available. From Tolar Khind (Tolar valley), the temple is about 2-3 hours by walking.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Reaching Pachnai from Mumbai is fairly difficult as one has to change several buses and loses a lot of time in transit. If one is approaching from Pune/ Nashik, one can reach Pachnai from either Rajur, Kotul, Akole or Sangamner.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Following are the five trek routes to Harishchandragad</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><u style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Route 1: Tolar Khind</span></span></u><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">After getting down at Khubi phata, one has to take a 4-5 km walk on the wall of the dam called Khireshwar dam. The dam ends at Khireshwar village, and from here onwards a straight route trail goes towards Tolar khind.Around 2-2.5 hours are required to reach till Tolar khind from Khireshwar village. The end of the khind has a stone carving of a lion, symbolising that it is protecting the pass. After the khind, is a 100 feet rock patch, which has iron railings for the safety of trekkers. There is no need for any kind of special trekking gear at all like ropes, etc to climb it. The climb on the rock patch then leads a straight way to Harishchandreshwar temple, with small hills & streams in between.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><u>Route 2: Nalichi Vaat</u></span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Nalichi vaat is the most difficult route to Harishchandragad. One has to start from the Belpada village and begin the climb parallel to the huge Konkan Kada. To the left of Konkan Kada are 3-4 channels that come down from the top. The channel to the extreme right is the Nalichi vaat. </span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Nalichi vaat is a tricky route having a 80 degree ascents at some points and the toughest rock patches. Here, trekking gear is required to ascend the rock patches as sometimes there is no slit available for having a grip. Hence, route is recommended strictly for the experienced trekkers.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><u>Route 3 : Rajmarga</u></span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Rajmarga, which is currently in bad condition, was the main route to ascend Harishchandragad a long back. This route follows the same path till Khireshwar village. From here, instead of following the way to Tolar Khind,one must go along the straight path and start ascending on the slopes of Kalshya dongar (ask any villager for the route to Kalshya dongar). The cliff that comes after the Kalshya dongar has to be ascended. The climb has rock crumbling and lot of scree with dangerous patches in between. After this tricky ascent, one joins the Tolar khind route after the rock patch.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><u style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_FONT"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Route 4: Sadle Ghat</span></span></u><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Sadhle ghat is a steep descent from the fort down to the base. To approach Harishchandragad via this route, one has to walk straight to Kelewadi from Belpada instead of going towards Konkan Kada. From Kelewadi village onwards, an ascend via the steep slope of Sadhle Ghat brings you on the top. It is best to descend from Harishchandragad via Sadhle Ghat instead of ascending it.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><u>Route 5: Pachnai</u></span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Pachnai is the simplest route to Harishchandragad and absolutely recommended for anyone of any age. From the Pachnai village, it takes around 2.5-3 hours to reach Harishchandragad. A guide is available at the Pachnai village if required.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">The temple is an excellent structure made out of sculpture carving and depicts the medieval period temples of ancient India. The temple is arount 16 meters high from its base. This temple has got a few caves and water tanks surrounding it. A river called Mangal Ganga is said to originate from one of these water tanks. There are three main caves near the temple. The cisterns near the temple provide drinking water. A short distance away, another temple called Kashitirtha is located. The fascinating thing about this temple is that it has been carved out from a single huge rock. There are entrances from all the four sides. These are faces of guards of the temple. On the left side of the entrance is a Devnagri inscription, which is about saint Changdev.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><b><u><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;">Konkan Kada (Konkan cliff)</span></u></b></span><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1em;"><span class="WEBON_FONT">Well, this is an interesting spot for which most of the trekkers come here. This cliff faces towards west and looks down on Konkan. The Konkan Kada is approximately 4000 m in height. It is an overhang, like a cobra's hood. When there is little fog in the valley, and the sun is behind the person facing the valley, a circular rainbow can be seen. One phenomenon that can be observed at this place is the vertical cloud burst, in which the clouds nearing the cliff get sucked into the pit fall area below are thrown vertically into the sky reaching more than 50 feet (15 m). It creates a magical wall that is rising straight from the edge of the cliff without entering the landmass area.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b><u>Taramati Peak</u></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="WEBON_FONT" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="line-height: 1em;"><b></b></span></span><span class="WEBON_SIZE" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1em;"><span class="WEBON_FONT"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: justify;"><b>Kalsubai Peak </b>(Marathi: <b>कळसूबाई शिखर</b>) is the highest peak (<b>1646 meters / 5400 feet</b>) of the Sahyadris in Akole Taluka, of Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, an Indian state.</span> It is situated on Kalsubai mountain range which is an offshoot range from main sahyadri range and rung from west to east.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This entire range is amazing from the trekking point of view. Though small in length, this range has some of the tallest peaks and toughest forts. Starting from west to east this range contains Kulang, Madan, Alang forts. Top of Kalsubai peak gives and excellent view of all these forts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kalsubai, though a highest peak, from trekking point of view its easy. the peak has a temple and to visit this temple many people trek to the top. So for sake of such pilgrim trekkers government and local villagers has made the route easy and safe by putting ladders and staircase wherever necessary. So reaching to the top is just a test of your stamina and not mountaineering skill. But once you reach the top then you get absolutely uninterrupted view of surrounding. No other peak pokes its nose between you and the spectacular view.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The month of October, little bit hotter than monsoon or winter is excellent for this trek. Since monsoon is over you can enjoy the clear skies and hence get excellent view and on other hand soil is still moist and so you get to see receding but excellent flowering all over the route. November onwards this treks becomes dry and in monsoon its too much rainy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main route to the temple is at small climbing slope. It usually takes three to four hours to reach the top from Bari. Soon after leaving Bari, There are three iron ladders along this route. There is a well near the last iron ladder as one approaches the top but the water is not potable during the summer. The rest of the route is without water, so it is best to fill water bottles in Bari. It is an easy hike, but parts of it are quite steep in places.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The vastly spread out backwaters of Bhandardara attracts ones attention from the top. To the north of the mountain range forts such as Ramsej, Harihargad, Brahmagiri, Anjaneri, Ghargad, Bahula, Tringalwadi, Kavnai can be seen. To the east one can spot Aundha, Vishramgad, Bitangad, to the west Alang, Madangad, Kulang, Ratangad (south west) and to the south Pabhargad, Ghanchakkar, Harishchandragad can be seen. Randha waterfall can be visited during this trek .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Base village:- </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bari Village ( 40 kms from </span></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Igatpuri Railway station by </span></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">State Transport (ST)</span></span><span style="color: #565656; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">)</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To start point: from Igatpuri to Bari Village, it is 40 km/2 hours by the Bhandardara State Transport (ST) by bus. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A better option is to catch a bus/jeep to Ghoti, which is 7km away and get a jeep from there to Bari. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To Hub: from Mumbai, take NH3 to Igatpuri over the Kasara Ghat, via Senapati Bapat Marg (Tulsi Pipe Road) Bus stand in Mumbai to Nasik via Igatpuri.</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peth fort </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(also called Kotligad or Kothligad) is a small Fort (1500ft.) is situated to the east of Karjat in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the famous treks in the Karjat area, because of its small height and easy climbing. It is also known as the <em>Fort of Peth</em> because of its vicinity to Peth village at its base.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Peth Fort is around 21 kms north-east of Karjat.Peth fort contain </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">bhairoba caves </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">and </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">around 15 water tanks.</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Its a small fort used more as a defense station </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">during Sambhaji's era,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> and is surrounded by other forts like Bhimashankar, Padargad, Rajmachi and Siddhagad. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The cave and the temple carvings date back to the 13th century. Not much is known about the history until the 18th cent. In 1716, this cave was captured by the British. Then later on, on November 2, 1817, it was recaptured by the Marathas under the leadership of Bapurao who belonged to the generation after Bajirao. It was recaptured by the British, on December 30, 1817, the very next month, under Captain Brooks. The British had the fort till 1862 as an outpost for vigilance on the surrounding valley and the hills all around it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The locals when spoken to tell that this is not actually a fort but a sort of light house from where the directions were given to know the advancements of the enemy. in fact it can be called a watch tower to keep a vigil on the mawal area in the greater province of the Marathas. Its absolutely breath taking to climb and to have a feeling of the engineering marvel being crafted when there were no engineers like today or even no PWD departments as well. only the foresightedness of the Maratha warrior has been behind the development of the watch tower standing atop the small but sturdy hillock. the stone is a single black expanse reaching till the Peth village standing on the fertile soil with abundant natural resources for water and farming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more pics<span style="color: red;"> <b><a href="http://trecksphotos.blogspot.in/2012/06/peth-fort-karjat.html" target="_blank">click here</a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">To reach Peth, you can take a bus or tumtums (six-seater rickshaw, but of course they can accommodate many more people) from Karjat station to Ambivli village via Kashele, the journey will take around 1 and 1/2 hours. From Ambivli the trek starts to Peth village, which is a scenic one as you pass through dense forests. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>10.00 am, 2 pm, 5 pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">On reaching the fort, a common sight in many forts in Maharashtra, is this cave called Bhairoba, as it holds the idol of Lord Bhairoba. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">This cave has well-sculpted pillars and is clean to accommodate many people at a time (around 40). The floor is very flat which makes it good for camping too. There are also water cisterns near the entrance of the cave. Inside are small rooms which were used by the Marathas to store ammunition. To get a panoramic view of the surroundings, you can take the vertical tunnel to reach the pinnacle. An excellent view awaits you, as you see the majestic Sahyadri range and the Konkan plains.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just 13km from Palghar station stands the majestic fort of Shirgaon. The fort, steeped in history, lords over the sea and a village. Marathas won this fort in 1739 along with the forts of Dahanu, Kelve and Tarapur. The Portuguese had dominance over this fort before Marathas. In 1818, the British captured this fort from the Marathas. The fort stands about 200feet tall and spans more than 150feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Portuguese renovated this fort and increased its area by while keeping the original brick and red stone construction intact. The five-feet cannon on the northwest of citadel marks the history of the battles that took place over here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The picturesque environs of the fort and cleanliness attract many historians apart from the regular tourists. The most exciting bit is the palm tree with six to seven branches, a rarity.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The frequency of public transport is not good if you are travelling directly from Kelve beach to Shirgaon Fort. From Palghar station there are plenty of ST buses and tum tums to take you to Shirgaon Fort.</span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Palghar, Maharashtra, India19.7019886 72.774732519.6722521 72.735250499999992 19.7317251 72.8142145tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-39485727663641099842012-05-19T22:47:00.002-07:002012-06-03T05:45:21.803-07:00Rajmachi Fort<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Rajmachi Fort is famous for trekking. The beautiful place is has exotic natural locations as well as it is a historic site. Rajmachi can be reached via the town of Lonavla along the Khandala plateau. Lonavla is an important train station on the Indian rail network. It is most convenient to start the trekking from the morning itself at around 11am. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Near Kalbhairavnath Temple, there is some space that can be used as a campsite. Those who do not want to stay outside can stay inside the temple. There is a tank, which is 100m away on a path to the left of the temple, water is available here. One has to cook his own food or buy some village-made food of Bhakri and Chutney. Once the trekkers reach the fort, one will realize that the climb was really meaningful. </span><br style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Opposite to Kalbhairavnath Temple, there is another fort called Shreevardhan. The fort has lots of secret tunnels leading to battlements. There is a place called Manranjan behind the temple that gives one a nice view of the plains. Trekkers who want to explore the area can go the base of Manranjan where there are some simple rock-cut caves. Return route is easier to follow; still trekkers are to be careful while getting down from the steep slopes.</span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">residents of udhewadi village will accommodate you for night if </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">you wish to stay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">1) From <b>Karjat <--> Kondane Caves <--> Rajmachi Village <--> Rajmachi Fort</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 17px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Climb down to Tungarli hills from lonavala and then walk. </span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Lonavala, Maharashtra, India18.7480556 73.407222218.6882361 73.328258200000008 18.8078751 73.4861862tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-89319806984206135842012-05-19T21:53:00.000-07:002012-06-03T05:45:12.246-07:00Elephanta Caves<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Elephanta Caves</b> are a complex of ancient cave temples on Elephanta Island, an hour-long ferry ride from Mumbai. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, Elephanta Island is not only a worthy destination in itself, it also provides a great view of Mumbai's skyline and an escape from the chaos of the city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The origins of the temple caves, thought to date from about the 7th century, are obscure. It is known, however, that the island was originally called <b>Gharapuri </b>- the Portuguese renamed it <b>Elephanta </b>after they found a large stone elephant near their landing place. The figure collapsed in 1814 and was subsequently moved to the far-off Victoria Gardens and reassembled.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shortly before the Elephanta temples were created, Bombay had experienced the golden age of the late Guptas, under whom the arts flourished. Sanskrit had been finely polished, and Kalidasa and other writers had helped incite a Hindu religious revival under the court's liberal patronage. Shaivism, the worship of Shiva, inspired the building of these temples.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of Elephanta's priceless statues were damaged or destroyed by the Portuguese, who apparently used the Hindu gods for target practice. There have also been reports of vandalism and carelessness by modern visitors, so take extra care to avoid damage during your visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hour-long ferry ride provides a good introduction to Hinduism thanks to the guides on board. Try to plan your trip so you see the sunset over Mumbai on your return journey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elephanta Island is quiet and picturesque, with light-green foliage and monkeys scampering about. Try not to bring food to avoid harassment by the monkeys.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Entry to the caves is via the main northern entrance to a massive hall, supported by large pillars, where the enormous Mahesamurti statue is housed. At 6.3m (18 ft.), the remarkable sculpture depicts Shiva in his three-headed aspect: as Creator (facing right), Protector (the crowned face at the center), and Destroyer (facing left, with serpents for hair).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other sculptures near the doorways and on side panels celebrate Shiva's accomplishments. The beauty of this stonework lies in the grace, balance, and sense of peace conveyed in spite of the subject's multiple actions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One statue shows Shiva bringing the Ganges River down to Earth, letting it trickle through his matted hair. He is also depicted as Yogisvara, lord of Yogis, seated on a lotus, and as Shiva Nataraja, the many-armed cosmic dancer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left of the Mahesamurti is Shiva as both male and female, Ardhanarishvara, an aspect suggesting the unity of all opposites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Elephanta Caves can be reached from the Gateway of India, Mumbai.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nearest railhead are Churchgate (W.R.) & Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST, C.R.)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India18.9220018 72.834565718.9201343 72.8320982 18.9238693 72.8370332tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-40500051301914061442012-05-08T10:37:00.002-07:002012-06-03T05:45:02.295-07:00Thanale Caves (NeaR Pali)<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These caves are some of the most ancient rock-cut temples not only in Maharashtra but in whole India and were located at complex site of the trade route, where the path goes through complicated mountain pass. Here have been found punch-marked silver coins from the times of Emperor Ashoka (268 - 227 BC). Thus it is possible that they were created in 3rd century BC, although it is possible also that they were built somewhat later. At their heyday these temples were luxurious and most likely quite influential. It is possible that these caves are "Siristan" mentioned in inscriptions at Pandav Leni Caves, Nashik.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of 5th century AD the port of Chaul declined and trade routes changed. Around this time caves were abandoned. Once lively and beautiful complex of temples was forgotten.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In January 1890 caves were rediscovered to the science by missionary J.A.Abnot, although earlier these caves served as a hideout to revolutionary Vasudev Balwant Phadke.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nowadays the beautiful location and exciting aura of these caves has turned them into popular destination for trekkers. Unfortunately this has turned into humiliation of Indian heritage - beautiful stone-cut ornaments and sculptures of gods and goddesses are covered with worthless graffiti left by "lovers".</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ancient rock-cut chambers are located in beautiful mountainous site. Most frequently used path starts in Thanale village and goes through dense forest, along waterfalls and mountain scenery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Caves are located at the foot of overhanging enormous cliff. All caves are cut in a row. Unfortunately time has taken its toll - facades of caves have been lost due to natural circumstances - fall of rocks. Southernmost 8 - 10 caves are blocked by collapse of cave roof.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In total there were made 28 caves. Several caves have exquisite adornment - stone carvings on portals of the doors and ceilings including an impressive relief above the cell-door showing serpent deity - <em>naga</em>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cave 3 (counting from the northern side) contains 13 stupas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cave 13 contains remnants of plaster with paintings, discovered by M.N.Deshpande. Most likely these paintings were created in late period in the history of these caves - circa 5 century AD. Ancient artists used just a few colors - red and two shades of yellow, dark blue and white.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A landmark of Maratha history is the birth place of 'Chatrapati' Shivaji Maharaj. Shivneri fort was a difficult fort to climb in those times and Shahaji, father of Shivaji, worried about the safety of his pregnant wife Jijabai, chose Shivneri as the place where she could safely give birth to her son. Shivneri fort is a well maintained fort and all the important landmarks in Shivneri fort has been well marked.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best option is to go to Junnar and take the Sakhali Vaat or Rajmarg to go to the top of the fort.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monsoon, it’s the best time of the year.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a number of hotels in Junnar which provide decent accommodation facilities. On special request, one can also stay on the fort but it requires prior intimation.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A number of eatables are sold inside the fort but it’s advisable to carry the food from Junnar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">3)Peshwe Smarak</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> is a place where the Prime Ministers of the Maratha Kingdom, the Peshwas originally stayed. The old path leading to Laxminarayan mandir which peshwe used is still there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">Bagmandla beach Situated near Srivardhan is a very clean and secluded beach near Harihareshwar, you will surely enjoy playing in the white sands and clean water on the beach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">Harihareshwar (</strong><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Dakshin Kashi</strong><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">)</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> located at only 18 kms. from Srivardhan is also a beautiful place with with an ancient Shiv Temple and Kalbhairav Temple situated on the beach. Harihareshwar beach is also a </span><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">very clean and excellent beach</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">. MTDC has very a good resort at Harihareshwar with Tents to stay.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> It is also known as Dakshin Kashi.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">Diveagar</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">, a nearby town shot to fame when an ancient half statue of Ganpati made of gold and some ornaments were found in a farm. The Shekhadi Road leading to Diveagar is a very pleasant drive as the road is parallel to the coastline and you can see many breathtaking views along the entire stretch of the road. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">If you are staying in Diveagar you can visit the nearby <b>fishing village Bharadkhol</b>, where you can buy fresh fish every morning at an auction.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Kuda caves near Tale are also worth your visit</strong> but are slightly off the road. Visiting Kuda while coming to Srivardhan is more convenient as it is on the way to Mhasala near Mangaon and you will only spend a few hours more. However you are <strong>advised to take food and water</strong>with you as there are no hotels or shops nearby for many kilometers.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Shrivardhan, Maharashtra, India18.049835 73.01029218.0196405 72.97081 18.080029500000002 73.049774000000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-88684703579232563432011-07-17T05:34:00.000-07:002014-09-25T02:47:58.712-07:00Prince of Wales Museum<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya </b> formerly <b>Prince of Wales Museum of Western India</b>, Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India was founded in the early years of the 20th century by some prominent citizens of Bombay, with the help of the government, to commemorate the visit of the then <b>Prince of Wales</b>. It is located in the heart of South Mumbai near the Gateway of India. The museum was renamed in the 1990s after Shivaji, the founder of Maratha Empire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The museum building is built in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, incorporating elements of other styles of architecture like the Mughal, Maratha and Jain. The museum building is surrounded by a garden of palm trees and formal flower beds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The museum houses approximately 50,000 exhibits of ancient Indian history as well as objects from foreign lands, categorized primarily into three sections: Art, Archaeology and Natural History. The museum houses Indus Valley Civilizationartefacts, and other relics from ancient India from the time of the Guptas,Mauryas, Chalukyas and Rashtrakuta.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-collection_2-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"></sup></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Location:</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, Byculla, Mumbai</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Built in:</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1872</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Attractions:</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Archeological findings & relics</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How to Reach:</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>One can easily reach here by boarding buses or trains, or by hiring autos or taxis from the city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;">Bhau Daji Lad Museum is the oldest museum in Mumbai city of India. Rani Jijamata Udyan makes the picturesque setting of this historical museum at Ambedkar Road, in Byculla area of Mumbai. Built in 1872, it was initially christened as Victoria & Albert Museum after the museum of London. The museum has a great collection of archaeological relics, maps and photographs that peep into the history of Bombay. It was later renamed after its benefactor, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad, who dedicated his life to this museum.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;">The history of Bhau Daji Lad Museum reveals that it was planned with an amount of Rupees 6,000, at the initiative of Dr. Bhau. The marvelous structure of building had lost its sheen with the times, but thanks to Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Mumbai (INTACH) that is renovating the museum with utmost care. The treasury comprises of more than 6000 valuable artifacts, including sculptures, pottery, coins, ivory work, paintings, etc. It has special sections on the social and cultural life in India also.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323232; line-height: 18px;">Apart from the above compilation, the museum has over 4,000 reference books and manuscripts in its supervision. The clay models, costumes, finely shaped silver, copper ware etc, are amongst the most-cherished compilation which is worth taking a glance. Victoria & Albert Museum also contains atypical photographs of early Bombay and testimonials from the colonial past. The half-done collection was first exhibited to Lord Canning in 1856. Today, Bhau Daji Lad Museum is revived in its appearance, with gold ornamentations on wall corners, ceilings, hand railings and blue-painted pillars.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-51800274310411040942011-07-17T05:13:00.000-07:002012-06-03T05:43:51.800-07:00Nehru Planetarium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The <b>Nehru Planetarium</b>, Mumbai, a part of the Nehru Centre, Mumbai, was inaugurated on 3 March 1977 by the then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi. Over the years, this has grown into a Centre for scientific study of astronomy and space science. The planetarium is equipped with a Digistar 3 planetarium projector which was installed in 2003, replacing the earlier Carl Zeiss Universal Projector.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312934646249974435.post-70027849195803451222011-07-17T05:07:00.000-07:002012-06-03T05:43:41.687-07:00National Gallery of Modern Art Mumbai<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b>National Gallery of Modern Art</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b>NGMA</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">) is the leading</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Indian</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">art gallery. The main museum at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">New Delhi</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">was established on March 29, 1954 by the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Government of India</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">, with subsequent branches at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Mumbai</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">and [[Bangalore. Its collection of more than 14,000 works includes artists such as</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Thomas Daniell</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Raja Ravi Verma</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Abanindranath Tagore</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Rabindranath Tagore</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Gaganendranath Tagore</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Nandalal Bose</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Jamini Roy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Amrita Sher-Gil</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">as well as foreign artists, apart from sculptures by various artists. Some of the oldest works preserved here date back to 1857.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NGMA Mumbai was opened to the public in 1996. It hosts various exhibitions and art collections of famous artists, sculptors and civilisations. It is located near Regal Cinemain Colaba. Exhibits include:</span></div>
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