Forts in MaharashtraNowhere in the country would you encounter such a profusion of forts. And such variety. Sited on an island, as at Murud-Janjira or guarding the seas as at Bassein, or among the Sahyadri hills, as at Raigad, whose zig-zag walls and rounded bastions sit like a sceptre and crown amidst hills turned mauve. Most of the forts in Maharashtra whether up in the hills or near the seas are associated with Shivaji --the great Maratha warrior and an equally great fort builder. Moreover, these forts were treated as mini-cities, such as Panhala, which is now a hill station. The concept of the fort-city was, however, not peculiar to Shivaji alone. The Portuguese who came to India as traders and missionaries, built within a century of their coming, Bassein, a garden city to rival many a European capital.  Pratapgarh  samadhi of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj  Sinhagad Fort  Alibaug  Rajgad  Raje  ShivSamadhi  purandar  Pratapgad  Lohgad  Janjira  Arnala
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Pab Prabhakar Indore M.P
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sacheen
i will always wish wat a brave hero he was
nice article..
also do visit the article on sinhagad in puneritraveller
Hi nice photographs..
Also do visit the article in puneritraveller .com
JAY SHIVRAY
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