NationalHighwayNo.222 Kalyan to Nirmal(AndhraPradesh)viaNagar Sindola Fort Jivdhan Fort Hadsar Fort Chavand FortClimbing
Naneghat WhilegoingthroughMalshejGhat,wecaneasilygetaglimpseofNaneghatafterMurbad.The significantlyshapedthumblikepeakandthepinnacleofVandarlingi arethemostdistinctlyseen i ifi l h d h b lik k d h i l f V d li i h di i l spots.Thiswasthemostimportanttraderoute,asitconnectedharbour ofSopara andKalyan directlytoJunnar andPaithan.Thenameitselfsuggeststhatitwasafamousandsignificant route.Nanemeansfamous.Todayitisagoodtrekkingspotfortrekkersandtourists. Bor Ghat,MalshejGhatandNaneghatweretheforemostroadlinksforcommutingcoasttothe plateau.TheSatvaahans hadmadeNaneghattheirmainroutetoJunnar.Duringtheirtenurethe mostimportantwayofcommutingwasNaneghat,whichlinkedKalyan &Sopara toPaithan. TodayonehastoreachJunnar bygoingallthewaythroughMalshej,whichisabiground.But Today one has to reach Junnar by going all the way through Malshej which is a big round But Naneghathadmuchreduceddistanceandwasadefinitelyshorterroute.However,astime proceeded,itwasdestroyedbyalienrulersandthenpaidnoattention. ThefirstthingwecanseeafterreachingNaneghatisthespaciouscaveofNaneghat.Theancient The first thing we can see after reaching Naneghat is the spacious cave of Naneghat The ancient carvings,whichareseenonthewallsofthecave,remindusoftheSatvaahan period.Herewe findinscriptionsinBrahmi scriptalloverthecave.Theseindicatethemagnificenteraofthe Satvaahans andtheirgenerosity.Theseinscriptionsaregraduallybeingdestroyed,andonlya partofitisremaining.Theinscriptionsareveryprecious,andareundergoingdestructiondueto thenegligenceofArcheology.ThewidelyspreadplateauofNaneghatisanastonishment.Tothe leftthestepsbesidesthecaveleadustotheplateauandgoingtotherightleadustoNana's thumb.Afterclimbingallthewaytothebottomofthethumb,whenweclimbthestairs,wedo notexpectabigplateau.Thusthisrouteleadsdirectlytoahigheraltitudequickly,unlike MalshejGhat,whichgoesallaroundthemountains.AtetheentrancetotheGhatisabigstone Malshej Ghat which goes all around the mountains Ate the entrance to the Ghat is a big stone madevessellikething,inwhichcoinsastollwereput.
Nanacha Angatha (thumb)
Rajeev in action
Gawaran mewa
Rajeev, Avinash, Yuvraj and Ratnakar
Vaishakhare on Kalyan - Malshet road
Ratnakar, Yuvraj, Rajeev and Avinash
Rajeev's faithful companion
Nanacha Angatha
Avinash in action
Avinash in action
Avinash in action
Avinash in action
The spacios cave is good for night stay
Blue tiger butteryfly
Avinash
Rajeev cooling off
The spacious cave
Rain water storage tanks
Yuvraj
The tank made of stone for collecting the toll (coins)
Platue after crossing the Naneghat. Nobody could imagine such a view after crossing Naneghat. Naneghat avoided the entire long route via Malshej Ghat to Junnar Jivdhani gad
Flowers of Jambhli Manjiri - Pogostemon deccanensis
Ganesh temple at Naneghat
Ganesh idol and
Jivdhani gad
Nanacha angatha (Nana's thumb)
Climbing Nanacha Angatha
View from Nanacha Angatha (thumb) We had our lunch near this rain water source
Jivdhani gad
Yuvraj, Rajeev, Avinash, Sachin and Ratnakar
We had our lunch near this rain water source
Siesta after heavy lunch. Rajeev away shooting photographs.
Blue tiger butterflies
Jovdhani gad
Nanacha angatha
Climb to Naneghat
Electric wires from the Tower going down
Flowers of Sonki
Electric wires from the Tower going to Junnar area
Going back...
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