Tala Fort is located near to Tala Village in Raigad district
in Maharashtra. The fort bastion and the orange flag swaying in the wind can be
seen from a distance.
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| Watchout for this signboard while trying to reach Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
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| Bastion at Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
We asked the locals for directions to trek up to the fort.
Watch out for this signboard at the village. Note there is no provision to park
vehicles here, but food and water provision is available in the market area.
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| Path to reach Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
There are no steps but the stones are placed like steps to
climb up the fort premises. Now watch out for this second signboard, the way up
the fort leads from here.
We walked over loose soil and small stones to reach the fort
premises.
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| Narrow path leading to Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
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| Water tank atop Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
As we get near to the entrance of the fort, the climb
becomes a bit tricky, the rock cut stairs get narrower and to top it they were
wet. Which made or climb difficult. But we still managed to reach the main
entrance.
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Orange flag at Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra
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At the main entrance, there is sculpture of Maruti (Hindu
God) Painted Orange. Near is a cave.
Currently water is filled in the cave premises, but it can offer refuge when
dry.
We then walked to one of the bastions of the fort. The
bastion offers a fantastic view of the surrounding. As there was little to no
wind and hot sun, we decided to go up to the top most point of the fort for
exploration.
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| Cave at Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
From the bastions a series of steps takes one to the top of
the fort.
Atop the fort are placed a couple of water tanks (water not
portable), broken structures and a Shiv Temple.
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| Dominic, Manohar and Me at Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
There is no shade atop the fort, no trees up here.
Atop one of the bastions sways the orange flag, we then
crossed the water tanks and walked to the other end of the fort.
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| Bastion at Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
We were not able to spot cannons atop the fort.
The fortification is not intact and broken in certain
places.
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| Ruins at Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
It took us around 30 minutes to reach the top, 30 minutes to
explore and another 20 minutes to reach the base.
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| Structure at Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra |
History doesn't state as to who built this fort, but
Adilshah of Bijapur, Shivaji Maharaj, Siddhis of Janjira, Peshwas and finally
British had control over this fort.
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View of the hills and valleys from Tala Fort located near to Tala Village in Raigad District in Maharastra
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The time was now 11:30 AM on my watch, we braked for lunch at Indapur. There we
decided that we would travel to Nizampur from there inorder to see the Mangad
Fort.
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