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...
Unspoilt Unhurried Untouched Unconfined Unexpected Unconquered
Unparalleled Un paralleled Unmatched Unstressed Un stressed
Unlimited
Standingassilentsentinelstohistoryarethe350oddfortsofMaharashtra.Beatenby
g y y
theseawaves,lashedatbythetorrentialDeccanrains,orscorchedintheblazingsun,
standimposingrampartsandcrumblingwalls,thelastlingeringmemoriesof
Maharashtra'smartialtimes.Nowhereinthecountrywouldyouencountersucha
profusionofforts.Andsuchvariety.Sitedonanisland,orguardingtheseasoramong
theSahyadrihills,whosezigzagwallsandroundedbastionssitlikeascepterand
crownamidsthillsturnedmauve.
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