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

Shirala Fort

Ruins at Shirala fort

The river that flows along the Shirala fort

Stone carvings at the fort

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Shrimallanggad

The towering apexes of Shrimallanggad

Shrimallanggad as seen from base village

Manikgad

Manikgad fort as seen from base village

Ghanagad fort

Ghanagad for as seen from base village - Ekole

Tipu's fort at Palakkad

Fortification of Palakkad Fort

Round bastions of Palakkad fort

Entrance to the Palakkad fort

Gajalakshmi Shilpa atop Palakkad entrance

Bastion of Palakkad

Prachitgad

Prachitgad Fort

Water cistern enroute Prachitgad

Sada enroute Prachitgad

One needs to negotiate these jungles to reach Prachit

Iron ladder to reach atop Prachit

Water Cistern atop Prachitgad