Casa - Padmadurg
Venue : Raigad, Maharashtra
Nearest village : Raigad, Murud
Padmadurg aka Casa is a medieval water fortress placed in Raigad district of Maharashtra. This fort built by means of Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is within the sea near Murud village. Murud is a taluka village in Raigad district. [Near Murud] There are other forts like Janjira and Samrajgad.
Siddi have become very robust with the help of the close by Janjira citadel . With their armor electricity , they created awe at the coast. To slash the tyranny of the Siddhas, Shivaji Raja determined to build a fortress on a turtle-formed island in the sea of Murud. as a result , Padmadurg alias Casa turned into constructed . Maharaj exclaimed, "through constructing Padmadurg, some other Rajapuri has been erected at the banks of the Rajapuri (Janjira).
One thing that has been recorded here in records is that Lai Patal of Padmadurga bravely assisted the Moropants in attacking Janjira. Patal had come from Padmadurga behind Janjira at night time and dared to climb the ramparts. Breaking thru the fortifications become a daunting challenge ; however the time of Moropant and Patal did now not fit and the try failed; but seeing the braveness he confirmed , Shivaji Maharaj commemorated Lai Patil with a palanquin; but Lai Patla with courtesy refused the palanquin because it turned into of no use to the spiders roaming in the river. From this, it have become clean what the maharaja was . He asked the Moropants to build a brand new ship and call it 'Palkhi' and hand it over to Lai Patal. apart from this, the kings gave Lai Patlas umbrellas, garments , flags and sea urchins. To attain Padmadurg, the fishermen of Dandarajpuri take a boat or a mechanical boat to look the sea . The citadel is underneath the manage of the military . so they want permission to go there.
Casa fort has elements . a primary fortress and a citadel in the front of it. Padkot is basically extinct, however the fortifications of the primary fortress are still intact. In the front of the main gate stands a huge tower. The top of this bastion is sort of a blossoming lotus petal. this is why it need to were named Padmadurg.
A function of the construction of this fort can be seen here . Lime is used as cementing in two stone walls . over the last 3 -and-a-half of centuries, the ramparts have been eroded with the aid of ocean waves and salt water. The erosion of this stone is 5 to ten cm. it's it. yet the limestone between the 2 stones is still intact. this option of Shiva-technology construction amazes guy . After seeing the square well in Padkota, the cannon, the remains of homes , one is going to the principle fortress and sees a mound of conch shells carried from the sea at the rock between Padkot and the main fort .
It takes 4 or 5 steps to go into the Mahadwara of Padmadurga. inside the door are porches for guards. there is additionally a stairway to the fortress . stays of new and antique systems can be visible in the center element . For a while , an workplace of the customs office in India turned into located right here . while this Chowkivaja office was shifted from right here , the ownership of a lot of these systems got here to nature, so it appears that all the structures have long past to waste. even as there's salt water on all four aspects , there are four tanks for clean water inside .
Janjira and Samrajgad forts are seen from the ramparts. also , the beaches of Murud look remarkable from here .
Alibag-Revdanda-Murud is a educate path to Murud. Murud may be reached from Nagothane or Kolad at the Mumbai-Panaji dual carriageway , then Rohe-Chanere Birwadi. Murud can also be reached from Indapur on the Mumbai-Panaji highway through Tala-Bhalgaon.
