| Purandar
|
| At a Glance |
| Trek |
Purandar |
| Alias |
- |
| Type |
Hill Fort |
| District |
Pune |
| Height above mean sea
level |
~ 4550 ft (~1387 m) |
| Base
Village |
Narayanpur |
| Minimum
Duration |
2 days |
| Region |
Pune |
| Transport |
Kalyan to Pune
(road/rail, ~ 150 km)- Narayanpur (road, ~ 40 km)
(Vehicle like jeep can reach upto the level of
Purandeshwar mandir now). |
| Time to
reach the top |
About 3 1/2 hrs from base village
(About 45 minutes from Purandeshwar mandir) |
| Water
Availability |
Potable water isn't
available |
| Best
season to visit |
November to
February |
| Sights to
visit |
Purandeshwar mandir, Kedareshwar mandir,
Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa mandir, statue of Murarbaji Deshpande, a par of Sar darwaja, remnants etc. |
| Difficulty Rating |
Simple |
| Shelter |
Purandeshwar mandir, Kedareshwar
mandir | |
| Location |
This famous fort (famous for Purandar treaty) is located on Narayanpur -
Saswad road. Narayanpur is about 40km from Pune on Pune- Satara
road.
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| |
| Precaution |
Though Purandar has many water cisterns (at least 25), they don't hold potable water, especially in summer.
So better to take enough water from base village itself.
|
| |
| Sight Seeing |
Purandeshwar mandir is in a good condition and has been maintained well (except for the modern coloring) |
| |
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This is second of the pair of Sar
Darwaja. As can be seen, it's in a good condition. Sitting in
the darwaja quietly in the darwaja and imagining the glory of
Maratha's gives a different feeling!!
|
| Note |
| All references regarding duration
of trek and transport are given with respect to Kalyan, which is
about 50 km north-east of Mumbai. |
| Contact |
| cdeepan@gmail.com Deepan Ashok Choudhary |
| abhijit.avalaskar@gmail.com Abhijit Ulhas Avalaskar |
| Last updated on : 1st Dec 2005 |
