Monday, November 1, 2010

Harihar

Location : Behind Trimbakeshwar, Nasik
Height : 4450 ft above MSL
Base Village : Nirgudpada
Type : Hill fort
Difficulty Level : Moderate
Reaching there : From Nasik head towards Trimbakeshwar & then divert left to reach Nirgudpada

Harihar as seen from the base village - Nirgudpada

Haihar from the machi

Steps hewn out of rock to reach the fort

Harihar as seen from route to Trimbak



Sunday, October 31, 2010

Avchitgad fort

Avchitgad as seen from the base

Series of 7 water cisterns


Flag post at the western bastion





Karad Kot



 

Ganesh Durg

Entrance of the Ganesh Durg fort

Entrance as seen from the other end

Durbar Hall - Ganesh Durg fort

Entrance as seen from other end

Bagni

Fortification ruins of Bagni fort

Fortification ruins of Bagni fort

Bahaddurwadi - बहाद्दुरवाडी किल्ला

Built by : Raja of सांगली (सांगलीच्या महाराजानी हा किल्ला बांधला)
Location : 19 km SW of Peth, 16 km S of Islampur in Valva taluka
Height :
Base Village : Bahaddurwadi
Type : Land fortress (गढ़ी)
Difficulty Level : Very Easy
Reaching there : On Mumbai-Bangalore highway NH4 divert left at Tandulwadi. Bahaddurwadi is 5 km from here.

Ganesh temple at the entrance

Round bastion of the fort

Fortification ruins of the fort

Ruins of the fort

Stong fortification of the fort

View from the fort entrance