Lohgad
Name : Lohgad
Venue : Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Nearest village : Lonavla, Malwali
Mountain
Geographic Location :
Lohgad castle may
be very strong , lofty and bold . The nearby Bhaje and Bedse Buddhist caves have
been built around
the time of BC. The castle is expected to have
been constructed seven
hundred years in
the past .
In 1489, Malik Ahmad established Nizamshahi and conquered many forts. Lohgad
is one
in all them. In 1564, the 7th king of Ahmednagar, Burhan Nizam II, turned
into imprisoned at
the fort . The citadel came below Adilshahi in 1630. In 1657, Shivaji Maharaj
conquered the Kalyan and Bhiwandi areas and annexed the Lohgad-Visapur region to the Swarajya.
The fort was ceded to the Mughals in
the course of the Purandar conquest in 1665. in
a while 13th may
also 1670, the Marathas recaptured the castle .
The wealth delivered at
the time of the
primary Surat looting became introduced to Lohgad by
using Netaji Palkar. In 1713, Shahum Maharaj graciously gave Lohgad
to Kanhoji Angre. In 1720, he came to Peshwa from Angria. In 1770, it turned
into captured by
means of Nana Fadnavis chief Javji Bamble. Nana later exceeded over the management of the fort to Dhondopant Nitsure. In 1789, Nana bolstered the fortress . within
the fortress , Nana constructed a baw with 16 ears and carved an inscription on its facet , because
of this that
in 1711, balaji Janardan Bhanu - Nana Fadnavis constructed this baw from Bajichat below the supervision of Dhondo Ballal Nitsure.
Nana introduced all his belongings to Lohgad below the supervision of Nitsurya. Nitsure have
become a Kailasavasi in 1800 and later in 1802 his wife moved to the castle . The fortress became captured by the British in 1803. however then any
other Bajirao won it once
more . On March 4 , 1818, widespread Prother came to
triumph over Lohgad. He won Visapur first
of all . When the British took Visapur The Marathas left Lohgad.
Ascending the citadel , one has to go
through four entrances and a spiral path .
1. Ganesh Darwaza : below its left-right bastion, the Savale circle
of relatives become sacrificed and in go
back , their descendants were given Patilki of Lohgadwadi. There are
inscriptions at
the internal .
2. Narayan Darwaza : This door become constructed by
using Nana Fadnavis. there's a basement right
here , wherein rice and nachani were stored .
4. Mahadarwaja : This
is the
primary gate of the fort . The idol of God Hanuman is carved on it. The work of
those gates turned
into carried
out with
the aid of Nana Phadnis from 1st November 1790 to 11th June 1794. As soon as you enter via Mahadarwaja, a Dargah is started
out . Adjacent to the Dargah are the ruined remains of the Sadar and the blacksmith keep . There
may be dirt to make creation lime outside this dargah. On
the proper is the flagpole. Nearby , a cannon has been mounted by
using a
few amateur castle enthusiasts in
the square of Simmet. A similar cannon is mendacity in front of Laxmikothi in a damaged country . In
case you walk to the proper of the flagpole, where is Lakshmi? This
is wherein the lodging comes
in . in
which there
are many rooms. If
you go a
touch to the proper next to the Dargah, there
may be part
of the hill. There's a Shiva temple there. there's a small pond as you walk instantly ahead . This pond is octagonal. There
may be additionally a consuming water tank subsequent to it. That
is the handiest consuming water facility at
the fortress . Fifteen to
twenty minutes stroll from there
is a big pond. Nana Fadnavis has built this pond. This base is hexagonal. at
the way to Vinchukata, subsequent to the massive lake, you
could see a
few ruins of the fortress . To the west of Lakshmi Kothi is Vinchukata. This
Vinchukata is a trunk of a mountain that's fifteen hundred meters lengthy and thirty meters wide . To get to Vinchukatya, you
have to pass down one level and go beyond . seen from the castle , this element looks
as if a scorpion sting, for
this reason it's
far referred
to as Vinchukata. This vicinity has suitable water deliver . This scorpion have
to have
been used to look
at the environment of the fort . Coming from the castle , you should go
to the vegetable caves of Bhaje village.
The buildings on Lohgad are lying . there
is a cave on
the fortress which
could sleep one
hundred humans . The northern tip of Lohgad is turning
into steeper. beneath Vinchukata is a dense forest .
Visapur, a castle of Lohgad, has a huge floor . there's additionally a big stone wall. There are also historical inscriptions. There are vegetable caves inside
the belly of the mountain. they're carved earlier
than advert .
The
largest feature of Lohgad is the incision made at
the end of
the ridge. this type of linear route may be visible on only a few forts. After crossing Lohgadwadi, this spiral course starts offevolved. as soon as someone steps on this route, then that individual does now not move disregarded with the aid of the guards. it's far nicely looked after.
There are extraordinary towers along the way.
From it, you possibly can keep an eye on
the person coming from outdoor. at
the manner there are four gates specifically Ganesh Darwaza, 2d Narayan, 1/3 Hanuman and Fourth Mahadarwaja. Hanuman Darwaza is antique. the other three doors and
a nice line are built with the aid of Gina Nana Phadnis. within the location between the second and 0.33 doors there
may be a basement.
This organization of gates of Lohgad is particular and is built with notion. after you reach the fortress, you can see all this path from the top tower. This creation on the brink of the ridge is very lovely.
Ways to reach the Lohgad Fort :
There are three ways to get to Lohgad.
1) Coming from Pune or Mumbai, get off at Malvali station near Lonavala with the aid of passenger teach or local. From there move the express highway and take the road at once to Lohgad from Bhaje village. The direction is lengthy and wide. After strolling for an hour and a half of from there, Gaimukh reaches the gorge. there is a village referred to as Lohgadwadi near Khindi. Turning proper via the gorge means Lohgadas and turning left means guy reaches Visapur fort. There are four gates to go into Lohgad thru this route.
2) From Lonavla you may pass at once to Lohgadwadi by means of wheeler or four wheeler. Lonavla-Bhangarwadi-Dudhivare gorge-Lohgadwadi. After going a touch in addition alongside the road main to Pavana Dam, there's a avenue on the left. Lohgadwadi is three to four km from there. There are steep climbs and very risky turns. the journey is ready half of an hour. but here S.T. there's no enterprise facility. If you have your very own vehicle, it's far higher to head by using tracks from Lonavla.
3) Kale Colony is located close to Pavana Dam. From there, the Gaimukh bypass between Lohgad and Visapur is truly visible. A street beneath the Pavana Dam results in the hill at the left facet of the Gaimukh pass. Isma's bungalow named Agarwal is in this hill. It takes 2 hours to attain the fortress through this path. Pune-Paud-Kolvan-Tikona Peth-Dudhivare Khind-Lohgadwadi. From there you could attain Lohgad in half an hour. At the way you can see Hadashi's Satyasai Ashram, Pratipandharpur Temple and Pavana Dam.
There are many shortcuts to get there. you may without problems discover. Please do not use rickshaws or other personal vehicles. you may easily get there on foot.
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