This is Dhodap... famous for milk products.. daily 10 to 15 tonnes Milk Mava is supplied to Mumbai from here.. Last top pinnacle requires rock climbing...
Mulher..... Mayurpur of Mahabharata.....
Mulher Fort in Satana, on a hill about two miles (3.21 km.) south of the Mulher town and 2,000 feet (609.60 metres) above the plain, lies at the head of the Mosam valley about forty miles (64.37 km.) north-west of Malegaon. The hill is half detached from a range which rises westwards till it culminates in Sather about twelve miles (19.31 km.) further west, The hill has three fortified peaks near one another, Mulher in the middle, Mora to the east, and Hargad to the west.
Mulher, the strongest of the three, and known as Bale Killa or the citadel, is about half a mile in extent. About half way up, after passing three gateways, comes a rolling plateau with the ruins of what must have been a considerable town. There are still some houses, a mosque and some cisterns and reservoirs. The whole plateau is beautifully wooded chiefly with mangoes and banyans. It is defended by a masonry wall which runs along the edge of the lower slope and at each end is carried to the foot of the upper scarp which is about 100 feet (30.48 metres) high. The upper scarp is approached through the usual succession of gateways. The further ascent is undefended until an angle is reached in the natural scarp above, and the crevice leading thence to the plateau above the scarp is defended by a succession of gateways now more or less ruined. The point of the plateau thus reached is nearly at the western end of the western-most of the two plateaus of which the hill-top is formed. There is a more prominent angle and crevice nearer the middle of the hill-top, but the top of this crevice has been closed by a solid masonry wall, which also forms a connection between the two portions of the plateau which are at this point separated by a dip of some fifty to a hundred feet (15.24 to 30.48 metres).
The east half of the plateau is slightly higher than the west half, and is defended at the point just mentioned by walls and gateways, which make the eastern part a citadel or inner place of defence. Near the third gate are three guns known as Fateh-i-lashkar, Ramprasad, and Shivprasad, each seven feet long. There was a fourth gun called Markandeya Toph which the British Government is said to have broken and sold. On the flat top inside the fort are the ruins of a large court-house, and a temple of Bhadangnath in good repair with a terrace in front bearing an inscription. Here and there on the slopes are about fifteen reservoirs, some underground, others open. All of them hold water throughout the year. There are two ammunition magazines and a third with three compartments.
Mulher, the strongest of the three, and known as Bale Killa or the citadel, is about half a mile in extent. About half way up, after passing three gateways, comes a rolling plateau with the ruins of what must have been a considerable town. There are still some houses, a mosque and some cisterns and reservoirs. The whole plateau is beautifully wooded chiefly with mangoes and banyans. It is defended by a masonry wall which runs along the edge of the lower slope and at each end is carried to the foot of the upper scarp which is about 100 feet (30.48 metres) high. The upper scarp is approached through the usual succession of gateways. The further ascent is undefended until an angle is reached in the natural scarp above, and the crevice leading thence to the plateau above the scarp is defended by a succession of gateways now more or less ruined. The point of the plateau thus reached is nearly at the western end of the western-most of the two plateaus of which the hill-top is formed. There is a more prominent angle and crevice nearer the middle of the hill-top, but the top of this crevice has been closed by a solid masonry wall, which also forms a connection between the two portions of the plateau which are at this point separated by a dip of some fifty to a hundred feet (15.24 to 30.48 metres).
The east half of the plateau is slightly higher than the west half, and is defended at the point just mentioned by walls and gateways, which make the eastern part a citadel or inner place of defence. Near the third gate are three guns known as Fateh-i-lashkar, Ramprasad, and Shivprasad, each seven feet long. There was a fourth gun called Markandeya Toph which the British Government is said to have broken and sold. On the flat top inside the fort are the ruins of a large court-house, and a temple of Bhadangnath in good repair with a terrace in front bearing an inscription. Here and there on the slopes are about fifteen reservoirs, some underground, others open. All of them hold water throughout the year. There are two ammunition magazines and a third with three compartments.
This is Hargad.. unknown... some old built (more than 3000 years old) monuments... no water after deewali.. difficult to find the way to trek... we lost at least half an hour to find the way...
Salher and Salota from Vaghambe... Nothing more to say... This is the Highest fort in India.....
Salher and Salota from Saptashringi...
Salota... Friend of Salher... Difficult to trek... requires rock climbing...
Satmala Range of Sahyadris from Saptashringi.... Makandeya, Ravlya, Jvlya, Dhodap, Ikhara..
Parsuram Temple on the top of Markandeya...
Rajdher... one of the well built fort... lasting since more than 2000 years.. when Mughals attacked and destroyed the stairs.. people living on the top died there itself, without food... after seeing this, people on Indrai killa, which is in front of this, they ran away... ONE 50 MERTERS LADDER HAS BEEN PUT TO OVERCOME THIS.... please trek this fort as this is the biggest example of ruining our ancient India....
Indrai... we found lot of the things here.. an ancient village (at least 2000 years old)... many signs of our ancient India.... please see me Indrai Trek album....
This is Koldher... Difficult to trek... I have yet to plan.. No water no food.. no stairs.. just rock climbing.. I will upload more information after trekking this fort...
Mangi-Tungiji.....The religious place... easy to climb.. BUT...THRILLING EXPERIENCE to walk on the ridge between them.. 1 KM long but only 10 feet wide.. 3000 feets both side deep.....
Mangi-Tungiji, Nhavi and Tambolya.....
Nice collection yaar............
ReplyDeleteThanks Sanjay..... we should plan some remaining forts like Rajdher, Koldher, Hanuman, Galwan, Dherkharak, Nhavi, Tambolya etc. during next season..
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