Paranda land Fort is located in Paranda a small town in the
Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.
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| Fortification of Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
After visiting the Karmala fort, we took directions from
google maps and traveled for around 40 KM to reach the Paranda Fort.
Another amazing land fort we visited in Osmanabad district
is Naldurg fort.
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Entrance to Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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| That's me at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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The entrance to Paranda fort is very near to the Paranda ST
bus stand. The fort walls can be seen from the ST bus stand. One can board
buses plying to nearby cities here. The
ST bus stand also has a Sulabh Sauchalaya (wherein one can attend to nature's
call and bathing)
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| Fortification and moat area of Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
As the fort is near the ST bus stand there is provision for
food and water near the ST bus stand. But not inside the fort.
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Fort timings on the Fort Darwaza at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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| Way to the fort walls at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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Paranda is a land fort, the fort bastions and fort walls
were intact, which made me even more eager to visit the fort from the inside.
As Paranda is a land fort, the walls were a little more than
a storey tall, so how would they protect the fort from the enemies. They built
a moat around the fort premises.
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| Well in Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
There is no entry fee, but the fort timings are from 9 AM to
5 PM all days of the week.
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| Fortification of Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
History states that this fort was built by Mahmud Gawan of
the Bahamani Sultanate in the 15th century.
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Fortification of Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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| Structure at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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The main door of the fort has been redone. Once you enter
the main door, you have walls on either side and they have jarokha (overhanging
enclosed balcony) from wherein one could see whoever is entering the fort
premises.
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Jarokha on fort walls at Fortification of Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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Ammunition room at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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| Mosque within Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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A little history of the fort.
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| Information on Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
The fort has got two walls for fortification, the outer wall
is slightly smaller in height in comparison to the inner wall. Need to say that the walls and bastions are
intact. There is a newly constructed Shiv Temple between the fort walls.
We decided to climb over the inner wall to get a good view
of the fort both from inside and outside. Placed on each of the fort bastions
are these beautiful cannons. The cannons had beautiful art work on them.
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| Another Darwaza to Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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| Rooms at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
As it is land fort, the fort area is not much, the entire
fort can been seen in entirety in around 45 minutes.
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| Two fort walls at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
We then got down from the fort walls and decided to take a
stroll within the fort premises, there were a couple of unnamed structures, not
sure what they were.
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| Temple in Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
We can across this storage room for ammunition, it housed
cannons and cannon balls. Interesting. Haven't seen that before in the forts I
have visited so far.
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| Within Paranda Fort premises in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
There is a huge water well in the fort premises. The water
is not portable. But one can go a level below ground level via the stairs.
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Beautiful cannon at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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Beautiful cannon at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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Beautiful cannon at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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Beautiful cannon at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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| Beautiful cannon at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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There is also a Masjid in the fort premises, It is under
renovation, not sure if it is still in use.
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Fortification of Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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| Structure at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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Looks like the Govt or the ASI has finally taken some
initiative to look after the maintenance of the fort.
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Structure at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra
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| Structure at Paranda Fort in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra |
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We then headed back on the road, our next pitstop was
Dharashiv Caves.
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