Bhimgiri Fort

This is a hill fortress, located at 18 km to south of bhimasankar. There are two ways to reach at Bhimgiri.

The road from Rajgurunagar to Bhimgiri via wada, the regular ST buses available for wada from Rajgurunagar. The road to Bhimgiri is passed trough chaskaman dam. The fort Bhimgiri is situated in beautiful Bhima Vallly. If you visited in the rainy season, it’s seems to like visited God’s own country, the road towards bhimgiri follow along with Chaskaman back water.

If you decided to reach bhimgiri by Manchar, you can. The Route Manchar, Ghodegaon, Shinoli and then Kondawale a small hamlet before 14 km from Bhimashankar. From Kohdawale you have to take left towards small town Nigdale. The road condition is not good, if you drive on bike must care, spcially around ghat section before Nigdale. Once you cross village Nigdale you will meet a Cole where a small temple of Jaanubai is situated. the place is know as Shirgaon, From here you will meet the Main road RajguruNagar – Bhmgiri.

Bhimgiri is a small Hill, surrounded by dense forest. The small hamlet Bhimgiri is located to south of the fort, you have to start your trek from here. A 45 min simple trek ends at the middle of hill, where you can find group of caves. The shivlinga and Nagnath sculpture was a pandav age, even you can found potable water tanks in the near by caves.

From Bhimgiri Fort

Even you can proceed further towards summit of the fort along with very narrow cattle path, which leads north side to fort. There are four water tanks and destroyed traces of fortification you can found on the top of the fort. Once you will reach at summit, you can able to view beautiful valley and surrounding. If one will decided to approach Bhimashankar from this route you can, the route is 5 km away from here.

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Fort Vajragad

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Today, the Fort Vajragad has nothing to offer except few basic ROCK-CLIMBING learning skills. The fort is very close to the Fort Purandar. Fort Vajragad is also known as "Rudramal". When Mughals, under the leadership of Mirzaraje Jaysingh, attacked the kingdom of Chatrapati Shijavji Maharaj, their army surrounded the Purandar fort along with the Fort Vajragad.

It was the Fort Vajragad which fell to Dilekhan's army and thus making it more easier for the Mughals to launch severe attack on Purandar fort. The location of both these forts i.e. Fort Purandar and Fort Vajragad is such that, if anyone of these fort fell to enemy's hand, the other fort will fell automatically.After the Treaty of Purandar, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj handed 23 forts to Mughals. Vajragad was one of them. The main entrance i.e. Maha Darwaja of this fort is still in good condition and shows the strength of the fort.

From Vajragad Aka Rudramal

How to reach Vajragad from Purandar?
When you enter Purandar via Bini-darwaja, proceed towards the statue of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. One pathway will go towards your left hand side when you are facing the statue. Take that pathway and proceed on the same. The fort Vajragad is at your right side. The pathway do not have directions/signs to take turn towards the fort. You have to take a right turn which slightly shows a minor incline and from the bushes you have to find out the way to the main door. From the Statue of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, it will take around 30-45 mins to reach to the main door of Vajragad(if you are not lost).

How to reach?
Own Vehicle:
1. From Pune Satara Road via Katraj GhatYou can visit this fort by taking Pune Satara road. Take a left turn at KETKAVLE. Again take the road going towards the left side where the right side road will take you to the Balaji Temple. This road will take you to Narayanpur. At Narayanpur, you visit the Shri Gurudev Datta Temple and the Mahadeo temple. This Mahadeo temple was built in Yadava's dynasty.Keep going ahead of Narayanpur, you will find a road going towards your right. Take this road and this road will take you directly to the foothills of the fort.

2. From Dive GhatYou can visit this fort by taking the Dive Ghat route as well. After crossing the Dive Ghat, you will come in the SASWAD village. After crossing the ST Stand in Saswad, you will find a road going towards your right hand side. This road will take you to Narayanpur. Before Narayanpur, you will find a signboard indicating road towards Purandar. This road is at your left hand side. This is the same road decsribed above.

S.T. bus to Saswad from Pune takes us to the foothills of Purandar fort. Pune-Narayanpur bus is also available to reach up to the base village, Narayanpur.Via SaswadS.T. bus to Bhor from Saswad will drop you at the bus-stop of 'Purandar Ghat matha' in Narayanpur village. A road on the left side along the two houses situated on mountain ahead leads to Bini Darwaja of Purandar which can be reached approximately in 45 minutes.

Fort Type: Hill Fort Fort Height: 4400 ft (approx) from min-sea level Base Village: Narayanpur

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