This fort has had quite a long history, It was called 'Kondana' after
the sage Kaundinya. The Kaundinyeshwar temple, the caves and the
carvings indicate that this fort had probably been built two thousand
years back. It was captured from the Koli tribal chieftain, Nag Naik, by
Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1328 AD.
Sinhagad: View from the "Pune Darwaja"
Shahaji Bhosale, as the commander of Ibrahim Adil Shah I, was
entrusted with the control of the Pune region. His son Shivaji, however,
refused to accept the Adilshahi and initiated the task of setting up
Swarajya. He gained control of Kondana in 1647 by convincing Siddi
Amber, the Adilshahi Sardar who controlled the fort. Bapuji Mudgal
Deshpande played key role in this activity.In 1649, it had to be handed
over to Adil Shah for Shahaji Maharaj's release. Shivaji Maharaj
recaptured it back in 1656 again with the help of Bapuji Mudgal
Deshpande,who convinced Fort commander by giving land in newly created
Shivapur[disambiguation needed] village and peacefully gained control of
fort.This Fort saw attacks of Mughals on 1662, 1663 and 1665. In 1664,
Shahistekhan- mughal general even tried to bribe people of fort to hand
over the fort to him but he was unsuccessful. Unfortunately in a
Purandar Pact it went into the hands of the Mughal army chief Mirzaraje
Jaysingh, in the year 1665. In 1670, Shivaji Maharaj re-conquered this
fort and then it stayed under Maratha rule till 1689. After the death of
Sambhaji, the Mughals regained control over. Again in 1693 the Marathas
recaptured it headed by Sardar Balkawade. Chatrapati Rajaram took
asylum on this fort during Mogul raid on Satara but Rajaram died on
Sinhagad on the 3rd of March 1700 & in 1703 Aurangzeb conquered the
fort. In 1706, it once again went into the hands of the Marathas.
Pantaji Shivdev of Sangola and the Pant Pratinidhis played key role in
this battle. Then this fort remained with Marathas till 1818, when the
British conquered it. British however took three months to capture this
fort highest time ever for them to win any fort in the Maharastra.
Tamhini' Ghat which is a near mulshi, faces a steep cliff on one
side and a really deep valley on the other. There is a century old
temple of the 'Vanjai' mata around the place and is worth a visit.The
road snakes its way through extremely scenic valleys and cliffs at every
turn and one can drive on just for the sake of the view itself.During
Monsoon one gets to see many waterfalls all through out this drive. The
road is also covered with monsoon mist. Monsoon happens to be the best
time to drive around this area.
City |
Places |
Pune |
SINH GARH |
Pune |
TAMHANI GHAT |
Day |
Programs |
Halt |
Meal |
Day 1 |
Dept. 5 a.m. from Borivali via Vile parle Dadar - Thane - Panvel for Sinh Garh & N.H. in Pune |
Pune |
B, L, D |
Day 2 |
After B/f, Depart from Pune to Tamhani Ghat via Mulshi Dam,Enjoy Local S/S of Tamhni Ghat,After Lunch proceed to Mumbai |
Tour End |
B, L |
Description |
Non AC Hotel / AC Bus |
PER PERSON (ON TWIN SHARING BASIS)
|
Rs 4000 /- |
EXTRA PERSON IN SAME ROOM
|
Rs 3750 /- |