Gorakhgad

Gorakhgad

Gorakhgad

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Gorakhgad Fort is a fort located 24 km from Murbad, Thane district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Thane district. This fort was mainly used by sadhus or hermits for meditation.and also by local people's of surrounding village,[1] It was also used to guard the ancient trade route passing through Naneghat.

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Location

The nearest town is Dehri Talekhal village which is 24 km from murbad.

Description

After main entrance gate there is an inscription in Marathi. There are rock cut water cisterns near the cave. The water is available round the year for drinking purpose. The cave is spacious and has square pillars.[2] There is a small Mahadev temple on the top. The Ahupe Ghat and Siddhagad can be seen from the top.[3]

  • Main gate of Gorakhgad Fort
  • Gorakshnath temple on the top
  • Cave on the fort
  • Inside the Cave in the fort
  • Rock-cut water cistern
  • Way to the balekilla
  • Inscription in Prakrut Marathi
  • Steps to balekilla

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Gorakhgad, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra". Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Gazetteers Of The Bombay Presidency - Thana". Gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    Book "Saad Sahydrichi-Bhatkanti killyanchi" by P.K. Ghanekar

19°11′31.9″N 73°32′26.8″E
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