The fort is located on southern tip of a
hill range that spans in the North South direction and runs parallel to the
Sahyadris. Out of the three forts situated on this range, only Rasalgad has
easy reach. The fort is spread on an area of 5 acres. The fort has temples of
two goddesses Solai and Waghai which have many carvings on them. On the North
Western side of the fort there is one old structures and a water tank on which
there is one stone inscription on the water tank. In the same corner is citadel
which has a storehouse and palace. In the southern part there is one water tank
in the cave having four pillars. There are canons on some bastions of the fort.
There is one big stone lamp post or Deepamal. There is also one rare stone
sculpture of Hanuman at the entrance.
The fort has been developed somewhere in
ancient times. The known history of the fort starts from the time of Shivaji
when it was first in the territory of More of Javli from whom Shivaji won this
fort. Afterwards the fort changed hands from Peshawas to British in 1818.
In 2003, Rasalgad was declared as a
protected monument by Archaeological Survey of India. Some restoration work has
been done by the department in the fort but there are complaints about the
original structures being damanged and lack of aesthetics in the work.
Khed, Camping is possible in the fort.
Mumbai->mahad->khed->tale->rasalgadwadi->rasalgad
fort.
By Air : Mumbai is nearest airport.
By Rail : Khed is nearest railway station.
By Road : Khed can be reached by direct ST buses
from Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur. While coming from Goa, one has to get down at
Chiplun or Bharane Naka on the highway and then come to Khed. Khed is also
connected by train to Mumbai and Goa. Catch ST bus from Khed to rasalgadwadi.
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