Elevation 742 m(2,434ft) Sajjangad Fortofgoodpeople Location Satara

Sajjangad Sajjangad was created by king Bhoj from Shilahar dine sty in 11th century. The wascreatedbykingBhoj fromShilahar dinestyin11thcentury.The villageatthebaseofthefortisasParalisothefortwasalsocalledas,thefort ofParali.Thementionofthisfortisfoundintheregionofthe4thBahamani kingMahommad Shah(1358to1375).Later,itwentinthehandsofAdilshah whograbbedaportionofBahamani state.ThementionofPhajal khanisfound who grabbed a portion of Bahamani state The mention of Phajal khan is found in1632astheinchargeofthefort.On2ndApril1673,thisfortwasconquered byShivajiMaharaj fromAdilshah. SaintSamarthRamdas permanentlyresidedonthisfortaspertherequestof ShivajiMaharaj.AndthefortwasnamedasSajjangad.Then,aftercoronation, ShivajiMaharaj cameforsanceofSamarthon3111678,Shivajisent Sambhaji to Sajjangad. However, Sambhaji ran away from Sajjangad on 3rd toSajjangad.However,Sambhaji ranawayfromSajjangad on3rd December1678andjoinedDilerkhan.AfterunfortunatedeathofShivaji Maharaj on18January1682,theidolofShriram wasonthefort.Ramdas Swamitooksamadhion2211682here.ThoughSamarthtransferredallthe rightsregardingtheforttoDivakar Gosavi,theadministrationwasallottedto rights regarding the fort to Divakar Gosavi the administration was allotted to Bhanji andRamji Gosavi.Howeverconflictsarosebetweenthem.When Sambhaji heardaboutit,hewrotetoJijoji Katkar,theKilledar ofSajjangad.The letterintendedtosettlethedisputeandtofollowtheordersoftherespected elderpeople.Lateron21April1700,thefortwascapturedbyMoghals and namedbythenasNaurasSatara.In1709Marathascapturedthefort. Howeverin1818thefortfellinthehandsofBritish.

Urmodi Dam BasevillageParli Gajwadi Sajjangad

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Sajjangad issituated9kmawayfromSatara city

DhwajachaBuruj Parkingarea

Thereare750stepstoenterintotheFort.

ShriChhatrapatiShivajiMahadwar

ShriSamarthMahadwar

Pethetil MarutiMandir Sonale Tale

StoreRoom Sonale TaleoppositeDharmshala

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Khambale Tale (locatednorthofShriRamTemple) (located north of Shri Ram Temple)

Urmodi Dam Khambale Tale

Urmodi DamasviewedfromDhrmshala topfloor

Ramdas Swami,thespiritualguruofShivajiMaharaj livedhisentirelifeonthisplateaufort.The maintenanceofthefortandshrineofSant Ramdas istakencareofbyShriRamdas SwamiSansthan,a trustwhichhasexistedsincethetimeofShriRamdas Swami.Thedailyroutineonthefortincludes morningprayers,Abhishek andPuja,Maha Naivedya,Bhajans andreadingofthemanuscriptDasbodh morning prayers Abhishek and Puja Maha Naivedya Bhajans and reading of the manuscript Dasbodh writtenbySant Ramdas.Themaindoorsofthefortareclosedonsunsettosunriseandhenceyou cannotenterthefortorevenexitfromthefortduringthistime. Shelterandfoodisprovidedfreeofcosttovisitors.

PartlyruinedMosque Angai DeviMandir Ghodale Tale (meantforhorses) ( f h )

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DhwajachaBuruj

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ParkingSpace

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TheDam ParaliVillage

ItissaidthatShivajiandShriSamarthwouldmeetanddiscussimportant issuesintheHanumanTemple(seebelow),awayfromthemainfort

Dhabyacha Maruti

InsideDhabyacha MarutiMandir

Dhabyacha Maruti

ShriRamandGanesh Temple Dhabyacha Maruti

ViewfromDhabyacha Marutiendofthefort

ViewfromDhabyacha Marutiendofthefort

ViewfromDhabyacha Marutiendofthefort

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Urmodi Dam

AboutafewyardsoutsideParalivillagearetwooldHemadpanti Templesfacingeast. ThesoutherntemplewasdesecratedbyeithertheBijapur Musalmans ortheMoghals. p y j p g Thenortherntemplewasafeeblecopyoftheoldraisedaftertheirdeparture. Therewasapondcloseby aboutfortyyardssquareandtenfeetdeepbeforetheUrmodi Dam wasbuilt.

Shiv Temple Shi T l (southerntemple)

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Thehallormandap isabouttwentyfourfeetsquarewithfourrowsoffourpillarseach,sevenfeetapart, supportingwithbracketsaflatrooftenfeethigh.ThecentraloneovertheroundslabinwhichtheNandi is placedhasacanopiedtop.

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