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Bhavangad Fort Walls
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Bhavangad Fort (Шаблон:Lang-mr, Шаблон:Lang-hi, transliteration: Bhavа̄ngad Killa) is a fort located at Saphale - Madhukar Nagar 3 km from village Kelve, in Palghar district, of Maharashtra. This fort is in very dilapidated condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc. were built without using limestone at many places. This fort was built to by Shrimant Chimaji Appa Peshave to capture the Fort Bassein by Maratha Army.

History

This fort was built by Shrimant Chimaji Appa Peshave to check the atrocities by Portuguese. This fort was built in 1737, with the help of 2000 laborers. This fort played a prominent role in the conquest of the fort Bassein.[1] This fort was captured by British in 1818.

Places to see

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Lord Shiva Tample
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Bhavangad Fort

The Fort is in a dilapidated state. Few remains of the bastion, fort walls, and the water cistern are seen on the fort. There is a temple of Bhavangadeshwar temple on the highest point on the fort. It takes about an hour to walk around the parapet wall and visit all the places of the fort.

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Шаблон:Forts in Maharashtra Шаблон:MarathaEmpire