Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

Friday, December 1, 2017

Dharur Fort is located in Dharur city, in the Beed district of Maharashtra. 

Panoramic view of Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

That's Me at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

After exploring Dharmapuri fort, we travelled via Ambajogai to reach the fort. Directions to the same are tagged on Google maps, the road that Google maps had selected was superb, though the distance between both forts is around 72 KM, we still reached Dharur within 1 1/2 hours.

Bastions at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

The village is located very close to the fort premises, there is provision for food and water in the village.

The fort has a long history, it states that there was a old fort here called Mahadurga, the fort has been conquered by mains rulers in the past.

One of the Darwaza to enter Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

Look at this pic, doesn't the fort fortification look amazing. the bastions also look good.

What we did notice is that, work is being carried on the renovation of this fort, which is good. But it was dusty in the fort premises.

What we did come across is that this fort is a mix of land fort and hill fort, its main entrance is via land, and has got valleys on the other three sides. A very strategic way of building a fort from defense point of view.  

Bastions and Darwaza at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

At the entrance there are two huge bastions. As the fort walls are low in height, there are holes in the walls, used to fire at enemy soldiers.

Structures within Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

This fort has got plenty of bastions within its premises.

Manohar and Me at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

The renovated fort walls are broad at certain places, if there was a ramp leading to these walls, we would have got the car, Hehe.

Structures within Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

There is a water body both within and outside the fort premises, water is not portable.  

Bastions at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

There are a couple of structures within the fort premises, there are no signboards stating what historic significance they hold.

Broken Bastion at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

There is also a Pit (Muslim saint or holy man) in the fort. The walls of its enclosure are painted white.

Fortification and water body within Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

There are a couple of tombs in the fort premises. Not sure who they belong to.

Darwaza at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

Within the forts there are many broken walls and Darwaza.

Bastions and fortification of Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

The view of the three valleys around the fort walls is amazing.

This fort is huge, it took us around an hour to explore it. We were not able to see any cannons on this fort.

Pir at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

Next what, we again had lunch (chinese cusine) at a local streetside eatery and then headed back to Mumbai. Mumbai was around 450 KM away that is roughly travel time of around 12 hours.

Structures within Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

This trip was different from our regular trips, some of the land forts we explored on this trip were outstanding. though we didn't have to climb, we just loved to get lost in its abundant history.

Structures within Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

Unknown tombs at Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

Bahadurgad Fort, Unknown Tombs near Jagdamba Devi Temple in Rashin, Karmala fort, Paranda Fort, Dharashiv Caves, Ausa fort, Kharosa Caves, Udgir Fort, Kandhar Fort, Nanded Fort and Dharmapuri Fort are the places we explored on this trip. 

Panoramic view of the valley from Dharur Fort aka Fatiyabad fort in Beed district of Maharashtra.

Keep reading my blogs, many more trips to come.


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Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Dharmapuri fort is located very near to Ambajogai. It is on the road which leads to Ahmedpur from Ambajogai.  Directions to the same are available on Google Maps.

Panoramic view of Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

After visiting Nanded Fort, we decided to take rest at Ambajogai. So we decided to first check out the Govt Guest House, if we could get a place to stay there, we were lucky to get a place to stay for the night, at a cost of Rs 400 for two. Dinner was again Chinese cusine at a local streetside eatery.

Ambajogai, is a small town, which has got provision for food, hotels,banks and ST bus stand.

It was at Ambajogai Govt Guest House that we learnt that there is a Fort called Dharmapuri nearby. We were informed that the fort is around 30 KM from here on the way to Ahmedpur. I immediately started by research on the internet to check as to the whereabouts and also the looks of the fort. The fort looked appealing as the fort walls were intact.

Ambajogai Govt Guest House

The next morning, Manohar and me had to take a call whether to see the fort or not, as Dharmapuri Fort is around 30 KM away. But after exploring the fort, we had to again travel via Ambajogai to reachd Dharur Fort. Nevertheless we still decided to visit the fort.

Due to a wrong selection of roads, thanks to Google Maps, it took us little less than 2 hours to reach Dharmapuri Fort, the road was so bad that we had to drive at speed of 20. It even affected the car suspension.

That's me below the blue skies

Finally we were able to see a glimpse of  the fort in a distance, the fort bastion looked amazing. We parked the car in the base village and from there walked up to the fort. Please note that there is provision for food and water in the village.

After climbing a series of steps we reached the fort entrance. There was wild vegetation growing all around the fort and to top it, the locals also come here for their nature calls. Shameless people.

Chor Darwaza to enter Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

Not much is known about the history of this fort. 

There used to be a Maha Darwaza to enter the fort once apon a time, currently it is filled with rocks and only a small portion is kept open, like a Chor Darwaza to enter the fort premises.

It was  a small fort which could be done in around 30 minutes. 

Rooms within near the fort walls of Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

There was plenty of wild vegetation within the fort premises.

Like always we decided to climb on the walls and then try exploring the fort. As it is a land fort the walls are not very tall in height, they would have been a storey or two high.

What should I say, the fortification of this fort is intact from the outside. The bastions are really big and offer a fantastic view of the surrounding. There is a lake nearby the fort,  we could see women washing clothes by its bay.

The lake and bastion of Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

On one of the bastions is a "Pir" (Muslim saint or Holy man). after walking on the fort walls, we decided to get down and explore the fort in the wild vegetation.

Pir on one of the bastions of Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

We were able to see this inscription on the fort walls. Not sure what it meant,a s there were no signboards around. We also saw different types of stone fitted into the fort walls, these stones didn't belong here and were bought from elsewhere.

Inscription on the fort walls of Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

There were two rooms in the fort premises, the entrance to them was via the Chor Darwaza. Nothing in them. But above the Chor Darwaza was a inscription on the room wall.

Manohar and Me standing atop one of the bastions of Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

There is also a big well in the fort premises, but due to the thick vegetation, it is a bit difficult to reach it.

Well in Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

Bastion of Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

After exploring the fort premises, we heard children screaming, it was then we realized that there was a monkey in the fort and that the children were trying to get rid of it.

Stone artifact at Dharmapuri Fort located near to Ambajogai in Maharashtra

We then headed back to car, to see the last fort on our itinerary, Dharur Fort.

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