Bhushangad is a

hill fort A hillfort is a type of fortification, fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the late Bronze Age Europe, European Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe, Iron Age. So ...

in the

Khatav Khatav is a town and tehsil, taluka (administrative division) located in the Man-Khatav subdivision of the Satara district, India. Geography Khatav is situated to the south of the Satara district. Vaduj is the headquarters of the taluka, which ...

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

of the Satara district of

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. It is oval in shape, and rises above the surrounding plain. Its top is flat, and measures to be about in area. The origins of the fort are unclear. Local legend attributes construction of the fort to King Singhana of Devagiri (1210–1246).- Construction has also been attributed to Shivaji I in 1676, as part of a fortification of the area that included the nearby

Vardhangad Fort Vardhangad Fort (Khatav T; 17° 40' N, 74° 15' E; RS. Koregaon, 9 m. W; p. 1,686) lies on the Bhadle-Kundla spur of the Mahadev range at a point of it on the boundary between the Koregaon and Khatav Talukas, seven miles north-east of Koreg ...

Sadashivgad Sadashivgad or Sadashivagada is a village located in Karwar, Uttara Kannada district, in the state of Karnataka in India. Significant and picturesque, it is now a popular tourist destination located by the Kali river bridge, which has been buil ...

and

Machindragad Machindragad Fort is a fort located 20 km from Karad. Though it is close to karad town it is in Walawa taluka, Sangli district, of Maharashtra. The fort is situated on a solitary round topped hill east of the base village. History T ...

. The fort is home to the only temple of Haranaidevi (an incarnation of

Durga Durga (, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around combating evils and demonic ...

), who is revered by the

Kulkarni Kulkarni is a Marathi Brahmin surname common amongst Deshastha Brahmins, the CKP community, and Karhade Brahmins of Maharashtra. “Kulkarni” is also a Brahmin surname in a few parts of northern Karnataka. The name "Kulkarni" is a combinati ...

s clan. There is also a temple dedicated to Maruti.

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