Elevation 590m (1960ft) Location Pali Sudhagad NearPaliGanpati

Sudhagad SudhagadisoneoftheancientfortsinSahyadri.ItwasthegloryofBhor state.Initially, g y g y y SudhagadwascalledasBhorapgad.DuringempireofShivajiMaharajthisfortwasnamedas Sudhagad.Thisfortisapproximately590metersinheight.Sudhagadisahugefort.Itiscalledas thereplicaofRaigad. TheThanaleexcavationsinthisareaarenearly2200yearsold.ThisshowsthatSudhagadmay bethatmuchancient.Theconstructionandthegeographicalsignificanceindicatethatsome greatrulersmighthaveconstructedthefort.AccordingtothePuranas,SageBhruguhadstayed hereandhehadestablishedthetempleofGoddessBhoraionthisfort. SudhagadwasincludedinSwarajyain1648.Itisdescribedinoldrecordsasfollows:Malavji Naik Karake put the ladders in Sakharadara Initially Jadhav and Saranayak both climbed the fort puttheladdersinSakharadara.Initially,Jadhav andSaranayak bothclimbedthefort undertheguidanceofchieftainMaloji Bhosale.AfterthatHaibatrao climbedthefort.25 soldierswentaheadandkilledtheguards.Furtherthechiefofthefortwaskilledinanguishand thefortwasconquered. ShivajiMaharajrenamedBhorapgad asSudhagad.LaterSambhaji metAkbar(therebelliousson ofAurangjeb)inthePachchapur villagesituatedatthebaseofthisfort.Annaji Datto,Balaji Aavji Chitnis,hissonAavji Ballal andHiroji Pharjand wereallimportantpersonsinAshta j , j j j p p Pradhan MandalofShivajiMaharaj.Sambhaji haskilledalloftheminParlivillagenear Sudhagad.

Taile Baila Sudhagad

Sudhagad

Taile Baila

Surgad behind Pali Ganpati Temple We stayed in this Dhrmshala at night

Srinath, Suhas, Anil, Sandesh and Amar

Beetle insect

Srinath and Anil

Srinath and Anil

RAJEEV

Srinath and Anil

Maha Darwaja

Bhorai Devi Mandir

Bhorai Devi

Taile-Baila can be reached from Lonavla side Taile-Baila

T.P.

Bhorai Devi Temple to Sarkar Wada

Sarkar Wada

Information put inside the Wada

Caretaker of Sarkar Wada who provided us with tea and food

Bhorai Mandir

Taile-Baila in clouds Bhorai Mnadir

Unspoilt Unhurried Untouched Unconfined Unexpected Unconquered Unparalleled Un paralleled Unmatched Unstressed Un stressed Unlimited Standingassilentsentinelstohistoryarethe350oddfortsofMaharashtra.Beatenby g y y theseawaves,lashedatbythetorrentialDeccanrains,orscorchedintheblazingsun, standimposingrampartsandcrumblingwalls,thelastlingeringmemoriesof Maharashtra'smartialtimes.Nowhereinthecountrywouldyouencountersucha profusionofforts.Andsuchvariety.Sitedonanisland,orguardingtheseasoramong theSahyadrihills,whosezigzagwallsandroundedbastionssitlikeascepterand crownamidsthillsturnedmauve.