Sarasgad fort is situated near village

Pali Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist '' Pāli Canon'' or '' Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of '' Theravāda'' Bud ...

in the

Raigad district Raigad district (Marathi pronunciation: �aːjɡəɖ, previously Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The district was renamed to Raigad after the fort that was the first capital of the former Marath ...

of Maharashtra. Pali lies about 10 kilometres East of

Nagothane Nagothana is a census town in Roha Taluka, in the Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Kanyakumari - Panvel National Highway # 66 (NH66) goes through this town. Geography Nagothana is located at . It has an average elevatio ...

along the Nagothane-

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road. This fort height from sea level is 490 meters

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Sarasgad Fort is the twin of

Sudhagad Fort Sudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about west of Pune, south of Lonavla and east of Pali, Raigad, Pali in Raigad District. The summit is above sea level. The entire area around the fort is declared a ...

. It can be identified by its four pinnacles and thus was mainly used as a watch place to check the surrounding region. The construction of the fort is now not in a good condition but the huge rock steps are something to be seen. On the way from the south, there are 111 steps carved in stone. The door from this side is known as
Dindi darvaja
. There are two routes that lead to the top of this fort from Pali.

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On the top is the

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temple providing an excellent panoramic view of all the mountain ranges surrounding this area.

Sudhagad Sudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about west of Pune, south of Lonavla and east of Pali in Raigad District. The summit is above sea level. The entire area around the fort is declared a Sudhagad wil ...

Sankshi fort Sankshi Fort सांक्शी किल्ला This fort is located in Pen Taluka of Raigad district of Maharashtra. It is from Pen. History A Sank king built the fort. He had a daughter named Jagamata. The king was killed in battle, ...

Sagargad Location Sagargad Fort सागरगड is located in Alibag taluka of Raigad District. The path to the fort starts from Khandale village on Alibag-Pen Road. This fort can be visited all round the year. A gentle walk of 2 hours from the villag ...

and TailBaila can be easily viewed from the top of Sarasgad. There are many caves that were used for soldiers and other purposes because the fort has the very little area available on its top. There are around ten tanks carved in rocks. They provide cool water supply throughout the year, which is very important for any fort.

History

It was one of the forts which was captured by Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I of Ahmednagar in his konkan campaigns in 1485.

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gave 2000 hones (golden coin used as currency during Shivaji Maharaj's time) for repairing the fortifications of this fort. After the victory over Vasai,

Chimaji Appa Chimaji Balaji Bhat was born in a Chitpavan caste family in 1707 and died in 1740, commonly referred to as Appa or Bhau, was the son of Balaji Vishwanath Bhat and the younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa of Maratha Empire. He was an able military ...

donated a Portuguese bell to the Ballleshwar temple which he had brought from

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in 1739. Till independence, this fort was in

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princely state.

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Among the

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s, Ballaleshwar at Pali is the only

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who is famous by the name of his devotee and who is dressed up as a

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. This place is nestled between the fort Sarasgad and Amba River.

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