Santoshgad is situated near Phaltan taluka in Satara district. The base village is Tathwada. You can get state transport buses from Phaltan towards Tathwada.
It is easy forts and take 30 minutes to climb. On the way you will see monastery having Valmiki rishi statue.
Nothing much left on the fort. Human take is the water tank on the fort. Rocky staricases have been made to go inside it. There is small Shiva temple inside the tank.
You will get amazing views of Sitamai mountain range.
How to reach there: Pune-Hadapsar- Saswad- Jejuri- Phaltan-Tathwada(Base village)
It is easy forts and take 30 minutes to climb. On the way you will see monastery having Valmiki rishi statue.
Nothing much left on the fort. Human take is the water tank on the fort. Rocky staricases have been made to go inside it. There is small Shiva temple inside the tank.
You will get amazing views of Sitamai mountain range.
How to reach there: Pune-Hadapsar- Saswad- Jejuri- Phaltan-Tathwada(Base village)
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| First view of fort |
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| Route towards Santoshgad |
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| Monastery |
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| Entrance is totally destroyed |
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| Tathwada village |
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| Sitamai mountains!!! |
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| Dead end ahead! |
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| Remnants |
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| Hanuman take |
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| Shiv tample inside tank |
Dear Tourist,
ReplyDeleteMachi Prabal is an ancient and beautiful village. It is situated half-way up a mountain (such a plateau or ledge is called a "machi" in Marathi) at the base of the fort Prabalgad. Because of the two forts Prabalgad and Kalavantin and the natural beauty of the surrounding regions, many visitors and fort-enthusiasts are attracted to this place.
To fully explore this area, you will need at least two days. However, many visitors have had some difficulty in finding food and lodging near this village. Some visitors would return home after one day tour and others would spend the night sleeping outdoors on the grass and eating whatever they could bring or manage to obtain. It is also hard for ladies and children to stay here comfortably.
In order to provide a solution to this problem, the Bhutambare family has started a Kalavantin Durg & Prabalgad Dharshan Guide, Lodging& Food Service to help visitors. We provide you a tour package including every service you would require. The Bhutambare family provides these services using their own home as the base of operations.
I Would like to Introduce Myself , My name is Nilesh Bhutambre (I am called "Bhau" by those close to me, especially by everyone in my village). I’m only one “Adivasi “ boy who’s completing graduation in my village After completing my graduation and Diploma in Programming Language I am now employed as a Computer Operator & Programming Assistant at CEERI Unit, (a Central Govt. institute for research & development in the field of electronics) CSIR Madras Complex, Chennai.
Suggestions and feedback about the services provided by this venture are most welcome. Your suggestions will help us improve the service experience that we provide to other tourists like you.
Website :-http://prabalgad.jigsy.com/
Please e-mail your suggestions to: neel.nilesh0506@gmail.com or kalavantinprabalgad@gmail.com
You can contact me through my mobile-phone at 08056186321 (Please remember to add the "0" at the beginning.)
You are also welcome to read our blog to learn about news & updates from our side: http://prabalgad.blogspot.in/