By Jay Mehta
Our tour got over pretty much on fourth dimension equally the sailors had to teach dorsum to the jetty for some other ride. We reached dorsum inwards no time. It was quite hot inwards the afternoon equally nosotros reached together with kokosnoot H2O provided the much needed recess from the estrus earlier nosotros began our journeying dorsum to Mumbai.
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Sumber http://indiauntravelled.blogspot.com/ Murud Janjira is a unique isle fort, virtually 500 years old, located close Murud hamlet inwards Raigad district of Maharashtra, alongside amazing beach landscapes on the agency which volition forcefulness y'all to direct maintain a halt together with absorb the moment. The appealing beach together with the kokosnoot & betel palms along the coastal expanse of Murud add together to its beauty. After driving for a dyad of kilometers from Murud beach, nosotros had the showtime glimpse of the fort, coupled alongside amazing landscape of fort, sea, beach together with mountains – all inwards i shot.
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| Murud-Janjira Fort surrounded yesteryear beautiful sea, beach together with mountains – all inwards i shot! |
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| Fort from a dissimilar angle! |
We had to halt for a piece to bask the landscape. The – non thence hot – morn weather condition made it slowly to create so. After spending virtually 10 minutes absorbing the 2d together with clicking some pictures, nosotros were dorsum on the route for the final mile (literally).
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| Young boys helping out the ferry passengers |
From Janjira beach, nosotros boarded a boat that took us to the Janjira fort. While on the boat, I couldn't tending but hum the vocal from the motion-picture demo Swades – yeh jo des hai tera– given the publish of people they stuffed inwards a unmarried boat, without whatsoever life jackets!
Janjira is an amazing fort, particularly when you're aware of its history together with connect it alongside what y'all meet there. It is necessary to listen the history from a guide instead of roaming around the fort on your own. When y'all direct maintain the boat from Janjira beach, i guide is onboard together with fills y'all on the details throughout the 45 minutes that y'all pass inwards the fort.
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| Our Guide, Explaining the History of the Third Largest Cannon inwards India |
Fortunately nosotros had a proficient guide (as I cross checked the facts on Google, later) who kept telling us some amazing facts virtually the fort construction, tube routes to the body of body of water equally good equally Rajapuri village, the tertiary largest cannon inwards Republic of Republic of India (on which he is seen sitting) together with also how the Siddis created these 22 bastions fort after demolishing the master smaller fort. Since then, Janjira is the solely unconquered fort inwards Republic of Republic of India inspite of several attempts yesteryear Shivaji Maharaj, the Portuguese, the Dutch together with the East Republic of Republic of India Company.
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| Fort from Inside |
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| Images of Playing Lions together with Elephants on the Fort Wall |
Have y'all come upward across such unknown historical gems on your travels?
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