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Kenjalgad Aka Mohangad

2012-01-03T07:54:00.000-08:00

The fort has three large water tanks about forty feet square and six small ones for storage of water and grain. But there is no living spring inside the fort. The largest tank is in the southern face and is quite thirty feet deep. The tanks were emptied when the fort was dismantled by blowing up the outer sides which were formed by the ramparts and letting the water empty itself down the hill side. On the west is a sort of nose projecting beyond and a little lower than the main ridge of the fort, also strongly fortified. There is a narrow promenade on the ridge at the foot of the scarp and on the north side is a large cave with excellent water and partly used for storage purposes.

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Darga Window

2011-05-11T09:10:00.000-07:00

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This Photos were clicked from inside of Gol Ghumat Darga Junnar. That was the first time I tried inside out snaps with shutter off. Those images are not so clear cause I kept my machine was in auto mode to avoid the blurriness. Inside out photography need more in depth knowledge how to adjust the exposure of light.

Kalavantin Durg

2011-02-28T19:48:00.000-08:00

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Kalavantin Durg is adjacent to Prabalgad fort. On the Mumbai Pune express highway one can take the Shedung exit. Shedung is the base village of Prabal and Kalavantin forts. The trek is a 3 hours climb from here. You need to trek up the machi and from the village on machi there are rock cut steps which lead us to the top of the fort.

Children Photography

2011-02-04T20:21:00.000-08:00

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There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million !!

Krishna River Ghaat in Wai

2011-01-22T21:32:00.000-08:00

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The temple of Dholya Ganapati is located along the Krishna River in wai village near mahableshwar. This place is really beautiful, you always find the river side ghaat busy with people, few of them come here for washing cloths, children trying their swimming, tourist observing this human created situation and wondering how this place is still make the difference.

Nane Ghat

2011-01-07T20:14:00.000-08:00

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Naneghat is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range near Junnar in Pune district of Maharashtra, India. During the reign of the Satavahana (200 BCE–190 CE), the pass was extensively used as a trade route between Kalyan and Junnar.[1] Literally, the name nane means "coin" and ghat means "pass". The name is given because this path was used as a tollbooth to collect toll from traders crossing the hills

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Shekru - Indian Giant Squirrel - Rafuca Indica Elphinstoni

2011-01-05T20:33:00.000-08:00

We were very lucky; some how we manage to catch glimpse and snaps of Shekru, A rare species declare by Indian govt. Shekru is only fond in Bhimashakar mountain ranges.

Tall tree canopy is Shekru's World. This snaps was taken at Jivdhan base forest in 2 Januarey 2011. Shekru is Marathi name of Indian Giant Squirrel - Rafuca Indica Elphinstoni. The image is not very sharp as the animal was on move.

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Fort Jivdhan

2011-01-05T19:26:00.000-08:00

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The whole range of these forts originated during the rule of Satvaahan era. This is clear from the entrances carved out in stone. The fort stands at an important position and most important guard of Naneghat. From here any help to Naneghat could reach in less time. It was under Bahmani control and after that it went to Nizamshah. In 1636, Nizamshahi declined. Shahajiraje rescued Murtiza, the last Nizam from Jivdhan and took with him to the fort of Pemgiri. But he was trapped by Mughals and had to hand him over to them. This was the end of Nizamshahi. In 1818, the British captured all the forts here and destroyed them. Jivdhan too became a victim and the main entrance was destroyed. Even today the marks of those wounds cannot go unnoticed as we climb the fort.

Fort Jivdhan From Ghatgar

Fort Jivdhan From Nane Ghat

Nana Cha Angtha

Khada Parsi Aka Wanarlingi

Final Rock Patch

Kalyan Darwaja

Dhanya Kothar

Devi Jivaai

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Fort Hadsar

2011-01-05T19:10:00.000-08:00

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The Sahyadri range has plethora of forts. Likewise, Taluka Junnar, belonging to the Pune districts is decorated with a good number. Hadsar is a beautiful fort located in this region. Starting from Naneghat, one can combine Jeevdhan, Shivneri, Lenyadri, Hadsar and Harishchandragad into a six-day trek. Fort Hadsar, also known as Parvatgad, was constructed in the Satvaahan era and was quite inhabited during that period. It is located on the outskirts of Nagar (Ahmednagar) in order to protect the trade route passing through Naneghat. Documentary evidence shows that fort Hadsar was included in the treaty made by Shahaji Raje with the Mughals in 1637. In 1818 the British forces conquered Junnar and the forts in the region. Like in case of other forts, the approach-ways of fort Hadsar were destroyed at that time as well.

North - West Route

Hatkeshwar Range

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Fort Visapur

2010-12-30T09:47:00.000-08:00

Lohgad and Visapur lay in Nane Maval. This region came under Nizamshahi after dissolution of Bahmani rule. It went into the hands of Mughals in the treaty of Mahuli, between Shahajiraje and Mughals. Seeing that the Mughals were not able to keep a control over the region, Shivaji Maharaj captured almost all the forts here till 1660. he lost the fort again to Mughals in the treaty of Purandar in 1665. However Aurangzeb broke the treaty. In 1682, Shahbuddin, a Mughal Sardar invaded the region, and killed 60 Marathas in an anguish. However Marathas escaped to Visapur. They were chased, but moved in time to the village of Kusapur. On 4th march 1818 Colonel Prother captured Visapur, and the next day Lohgad fell into his hands.

Old Window's - Maharashtrian Wada Type

2010-12-13T08:43:00.000-08:00

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The old Maharastrian wada Window's is a classic example of extraordinary architecture. I am really impressed by those old wada beauty. (Photo Place - Old Saswad City)

Smoking is Injurious to Health

2010-11-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

(Enter into Grey Area of Life - Smoking is Injurious to Health)

(An One Way - No Returns, if You Cross the Border)

(Odd Man Out)

(Frame Remains Empty)

(Choice is yours - Grow like green of gray)

Nature at its best !!!

2010-10-24T10:11:00.000-07:00

Cloud Photography

2010-10-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

A Busy day of Forger

2010-10-16T04:13:00.000-07:00

This snaps was taken from 200 mtrs in the morning, around 8 am in baroda city. The forger was busy in his work, he really do not know about my intention and photo clinking. Observe his changing facial expressions snap by snap.

Salute to his Dedication, Concentration, Love, Loyalty and Belonging to work

Cloud Photography

2010-05-09T22:10:00.000-07:00

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If you’re into landscape photography then you will almost certainly know that clouds can have a massive impact on the atmosphere and beauty of a shot. Whether they are whispy and light cirrus clouds or thick and smoky cumulus, a cloudy day is often the perfect time to pull out the camera.

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Black & White Photography

2010-05-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

The Black & White Photography is a very unique pattern photography, you need to be very focused about the object you are targeting and the direction of light source.

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From Bhimgiri Fort

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From Bhimgiri Fort

Sunset Photography

2010-05-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

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I have a large collection of sunset pictures and photos from my extensive travels. I enjoy taking sunset pictures and using the natural subjects of my surroundings in the composition.

Beautiful reflections and constantly changing light situations make for unique and interesting pictures as the sun sinks lower in the sky until it finally dips beneath the horizon. Then, as though in a final attempt to keep the earth lit, the suns light reflects dramatically in the surrounding clouds.

Taking sunset pictures can be a challenging but also very rewarding experience.

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Kille Raigad

2010-05-01T00:51:00.000-07:00

From Kille Raigad

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Gandhar pale caves mahad

2010-05-01T00:08:00.000-07:00

Gandhar pale caves mahad, is one of the oldest Buddhist caves found near mahad.

From Kille Raigad

Bhimgiri Fort

2010-04-29T20:45:00.000-07:00

From Bhimgiri Fort

(Nigdale Town)

From Bhimgiri Fort

(Fort Bhimgri)

From Bhimgiri Fort

(Bhimgiri Vally - One can reach bhimashankar via this route)

From Bhimgiri Fort

(Cave in Bhimgiri Fort)

From Bhimgiri Fort

Lenyadri or Ganesh lena group

2010-04-29T20:35:00.000-07:00

The Lenyadri or Ganesh lena group is the main group and located 4 km north of Junnar across the river Kukdi. The hill is variously known as Sulaiman Pahar and Ganesh Pahar, the latter due to the location of a Ganesha shrine, the latter due to the location of a Ganesha shrine in one of the caves, which is a later addition.

From Ganesh & Tulja Leni

Tulja lene - Junnar

2010-04-28T20:18:00.000-07:00

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Junnar group of caves are further classified into various sub-groups depending upon the location of these excavations. They are:

Tuljalena located on the Tuljabai hill, 5 km west of Junnar, near kabadwadi. This is the smallest group here at Junnar with 11 caves datable from circa 1st century B.C. to 1st century A.D. These caves are situated together in a row and face roughly east-north east.

From Ganesh & Tulja Leni

From Ganesh & Tulja Len

From Ganesh & Tulja Leni

Gol Ghumat

2010-04-01T20:33:00.000-07:00

Gol Ghumat: was Build in 1546 by Mughal, Near the Junnar hamlet Pune district.

Junnar is a city with thousands of years of history in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a taluka headquarter. Situated at the base of the Sahyadri Mountains, it is around 100 km east of Mumbai and 94 km north of Pune. Also located near this city is Shivneri Fort, birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje.

Gol Ghumat situated about 3 km from Junnar bus stand, at Aagar Vittalwadi, Hapusbaug. This is one of the important historical Landmark in the region.This tomb was a great architecture example of Mughal era.
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From Gol Ghumat

Friends Forever

2010-03-29T20:59:00.000-07:00

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