Note : In the caption at [1:11] there is a typo where the year is mentioned as 1948 instead of 1648.
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Sudhagad is a hill fort located near Pali in Raigad district, Maharashtra. B.C. Second-century caves Thanale and Khadsamble can be seen near Sudhagad, so the fort might be equally ancient. The fort stands on the "Sawashani cha Ghat" route, descending from Tailbaila to Konkan.
The fort was formerly known as Bhorpgad. After conquering this fort in 1648, Shivaji Maharaj named it as Sudhagad.
Recently, the area of ​​Sudhagad has been declared as a sanctuary. The name of Pali Sudhagad taluka of Raigad district is given from this fort. Its height is 2030 feet above sea level and this fort has a very large plateau.
There are 3 routes to the fort. One way comes from the village Dhondse. On this route one can see 2 water tanks and a Mahadarwaja. It takes 3 hours to reach the fort from Dhondse village.
Another route comes from Thakurwadi near Pachhapur village. 2 ladders are installed on this route. This route is easy. It takes 2 hours to reach the fort via this route.
After about an hour from Thakurwadi we reached at Pacchapur Darwaja.
The Pacchapur darwaja structure no longer exists. One route from Pachhapur village comes near the Pachhapur entrance.
Here we can see two large bastions. There is gallery like section in bastions. There are steps to get down there.
There are many lakes and rock cut water tanks on the fort. Many of the structures on the fort are still in good condition.
Sudhgad was the glory of "Bhor Sansthan". Because of its vast expansion, Sudhagad was considered as the capital fort by Shivaji Maharaj. Later, Sambhaji Maharaj and Aurangzeb's son Akbar met in Pachhapur.
Reaching on the platue from Pachhapur entrance, a large lake is seen on the left. Moving on, we reach 'Pant Sachiv Wada'. Here 40-50 people can stay comfortably. Also, in the temple of Bhorai Devi, 20-25 people can be accommodated.
Behind wada, there is a temple of Bhoreshwar. Continuing on, the left path leads to the Escape route and straight path leads to the plateau of the Bhorai devi temple. On the left to the temple of Bhorai Devi, one can see lake and some structures of storerooms.
The road from Dhondse village comes up near the temple of Bhorai Devi. After descending this route for 15 minutes, we reach at Mahadarwaja. This entrance is built in 'Gomukhi' structure. This gate is a replica of the mahadarwaja of Raigad.
The fort is surrounded by Tailbaila, Ghangad and Sarsgad. Walking from the storeroom structures, we reach the Takmak tok.
One can reach Mumbai to Sudhagad via Khalapur Pali. This distance is 115 km. The distance from Pune to Sudhagad via Lonavla Khopoli Pali is 130 km. Pachhapur - Thakurwadi is about 12 km from Pali on the Pali Bhira route. From Pune - Tamhini Ghat via Bhira, Thakurwadi (base village Sudhagad) is 115 kms.