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| Naldurg fort in Osmanabad from a distance |
We left from Govt guest house to visit the fort around 7AM. We were at the fort premises around 730 AM. Parked the car near
the police station and walked to the main entrance of the fort.
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| Entrance to Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Fortification of Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
At certain places the fort has multiple levels of
fortification like Solapur fort and Vijaydurg fort. The fort was are in good condition. Restoration work is being carried on the fort premises by the govt.
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There are around 25 houses here. They have
been here for the last 400 years.
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| History of Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| One of the Darwaza at Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
There are plenty of monuments on the fort.
The names of which are missing.
It took us more than 2 hours to see it. Then
came the rains and we got lost on the fort. We didn't have rain wear for protection
either.
The bastions on the fort are huge and offer
amazing view of the area around.similar to the bastions at Raigad fort.
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| Cannons at Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
One can walk on the broad walls of the fort
to see it from the inside and outside.
For the monuments one has to walk to them
and they are far away from each other
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
Grafitti on the monuments only shows that
ignorant people have visited the fort.
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Two levels of fortification at Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
There are many monuments in ruins here.
There is a Masjid there , it is in service
and hence locked to general public. A couple of other monuments are also under
lock and key.
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| Fortification of Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
They are many water bodies here, not
natural but created.
There is a natural lake also, which is
currently re worked upon by the govt to plans to make this place a tourist
destination. Like Lohgad fort.
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Waterbody with dam within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
There is also a dam built on the lake. The dam
is multi purpose and has rooms within them. We didn't go in them as it smelled bad
as they were inhabited by bats.
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
The fortification reminded me of
my trip to Sindhudurg, Vijaydurg and Murud Janjira.
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Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad
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| More cannons at Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
Due to the cloudy weather the photos were dull. We didn't break a sweat either due to the fantastic weather.
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
Now on our way back to Mumbai. We started
the journey at 1030 from Naldurg. Crossed Solapur at 11:25 AM, as we are travelling
on the highway.
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Structures within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
The toll ate up most of our money. I hate paying
tolls, but for such a good road it was worth paying. We managed to cover 11 places
inclusive of everything in 4k.
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| Dam Structure within Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Fortification of Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
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| Fortification of Naldurg fort in Osmanabad |
Paranda Fort and Dharashiv caves are also located in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra.
NOTE: Please click on the words in large font in the blog to read about them.
