The meeting point of the river Shashtri and Arabian Sea is called as the creek of Jaigad. For the protection of this creek two forts were constructed, one is ViJaigad at the north direction and the other is Jaigad at south.
Jaigad fort is besides the village
Jaigad. Vehicles can reach up to the main entrance of the fort by a tar road.
There is a deep pit (Khandak) around the fort on east and north direction. On
the right side of the bastion near to the main door, there is a door to enter
into the deep pit. After entering through this door, steps are there to reach
to the fortifications of the fort. The fortifications are still in strong and
sound condition.
The main entrance is after the deep
ditch. This entrance is in between two bastions. On the top of these bastions
government rest house is being constructed. In the premises of the Jaigad Fort
there is a Lord Ganeshji’s Temple, Light house and an old splintered mansion of
care takers of the fort.
There are few rooms into the eastern
fortifications. Two wells of approximately 70 feet deep are there in the
premises. The third well of around 100 feet deep is present on the right hand
side of the main entrance. All these wells are having a huge stock of potable
water (In spite of the close by Arebian Sea). On the left hand side of main
entrance small temple of Hanumanji is being constructed. Auspicious place
Goddess is present into a cave near to the fortification. In short, one can say
that Jaigad Fort is an ancient and beautiful place to visit.
Getting There :
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By Air :
Mumbai is nearest airport.
Mumbai is nearest airport.
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By Rail :
Nearest railway station is ratnagiri.
Nearest railway station is ratnagiri.
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By Road :
MSRTC is having a good number of buses from Ratnagiri Bus Stand to Jaigad. Private Vehicle can reach up to the fort by tar road. The fort is around 35 kms from NH-17 (From Nivali phata)
MSRTC is having a good number of buses from Ratnagiri Bus Stand to Jaigad. Private Vehicle can reach up to the fort by tar road. The fort is around 35 kms from NH-17 (From Nivali phata)
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