The Fortress called Korigadh
The fight continues. Sea vs the Hills. It was hill time today.
I am back from not-so-exhausting trek to Korigad Fort, located in the Sahyadris close to Lonavala. In the days of yore, when Shivaji ruled the Maha Rashtra, this fort played an essential role in fortifying his territory. The qila bulwarks cover a 1.5 km area and can only reached after shuttling over 500 steep steps. There is a green plateau inside the fort, where a lone temple stands.
It was heart-warming to see such an archeological splendour well preserved and non-commercialized. Except for a few cellphone towers which irked me to no end.
I am back from not-so-exhausting trek to Korigad Fort, located in the Sahyadris close to Lonavala. In the days of yore, when Shivaji ruled the Maha Rashtra, this fort played an essential role in fortifying his territory. The qila bulwarks cover a 1.5 km area and can only reached after shuttling over 500 steep steps. There is a green plateau inside the fort, where a lone temple stands.
It was heart-warming to see such an archeological splendour well preserved and non-commercialized. Except for a few cellphone towers which irked me to no end.
posted by Tejas at 9:26 AM
1 Comments:
Ironically it is commercialized. It is owned by Sahara and is part of their Amby valley. In fact back in 2003 itself they were doing some interesting things there..who knows they might not allow the mortal populace to the fort soon ..
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