Trek to Tikona Fort
Tikona fort, also known as Vitandgad, is one of the easier forts to climb and would be a good introductory, yet interesting trek. The fort is close to Pavana Dam. The fort is on...
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Apr 8, 2011 · Last modified Oct 2, 2014
Tikona fort, also known as Vitandgad, is one of the easier forts to climb and would be a good introductory, yet interesting trek. The fort is close to Pavana Dam. The fort is on...
fort / Narayanpur / trek / walk
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jan 19, 2011 · Last modified Aug 28, 2014
The original plan was for a trek to Purandar fort with everyone from the management team. At the end, that too after last minute threats, we were a group of three guys and a...
fort / lonavala / nature / trek / walk
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Sep 10, 2010 · Last modified Sep 1, 2017
A beautiful fort in a beautiful location, good roads to the base and an easy climb make Lohagad fort one of the more popular destinations to visit close to Pune. But thankfully, it has...
cave / fort / nature / trek / view point / walk
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Aug 5, 2010 · Last modified Oct 2, 2014
The buddhist excavations at Bhaja, also known as Bhaja caves, date almost to the 1st century AD and are believed to be one of the oldest buddhist religious centres in this area. it is...
drive / fort / Narayanpur / nature / trek / walk / water / waterfall
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jun 28, 2010 · Last modified Oct 2, 2014
Purandar fort near Saswad/Narayanpur is one of the easier hill forts to trek to. It takes around 45 minutes to 1 hr to get to the top of the plateau and a further 30...
Two weeks back, i was driving from Lakshmi road (had been to Chitale Bandhu) to Rasta Peth. On turning around a corner, a huge wall came into view. it didn’t look like a normal...
This was the first outing after the rains had started. Having seen the “wet green” in photographs of the western ghats, my expectations were very high. Sinhagad lived up to these expectations. It was...
drive / fort / Narayanpur / temple
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jul 20, 2009 · Last modified Dec 26, 2012
My first outing in Pune was to the Balaji temple near Narayanpur village. I didn’t take my camera with me at that time, but the place/route was good enough to make a second visit...
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