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	==How to reach==		==How to reach==
	The nearest town is [[Chandwad]] which is 69 km from [[Nashik]]. The base village of the fort is Indraiwadi which is 9  km from Chandwad. There are good hotels at Chandwad, now tea and snacks are also available in small hotels at Indraiwadi. The trekking path starts from the hillock south of the Indraiwadi village. The route is very safe and passes through dense scrubs. There is no marked path that leads to the fort. it is advisable to hire a local guide from the village. It takes about two hours to reach the scarp of the fort. a narrow path along the base of the scarp takes a northern detour to reach the rock-cut steps. The steps are 2m wide and 150 in number. It takes about 15 minutes to climb the steps. The entrance gate is nowhere seen. There is plenty of water available on the fort. The night stay on the fort can be made in the caves on the fort.<ref>http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Indrai-Trek-I-Alpha.html</ref>		The nearest town is [[Chandwad]] which is 69 km from [[Nashik]]. The base village of the fort is Indraiwadi which is 9  km from Chandwad. There are good hotels at Chandwad, now tea and snacks are also available in small hotels at Indraiwadi. The trekking path starts from the hillock south of the Indraiwadi village. The route is very safe and passes through dense scrubs. There is no marked path that leads to the fort. it is advisable to hire a local guide from the village. It takes about two hours to reach the scarp of the fort. a narrow path along the base of the scarp takes a northern detour to reach the rock-cut steps. The steps are 2m wide and 150 in number. It takes about 15 minutes to climb the steps. The entrance gate is nowhere seen. There is plenty of water available on the fort. The night stay on the fort can be made in the caves on the fort.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Indrai-Trek-I-Alpha.html \|title=Indrai, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra \|website=trekshitiz.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828221232/http://www.trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Indrai-Trek-I-Alpha.html \|archive-date=2012-08-28}}</ref>

	==Places to see==		==Places to see==
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	File:Indrai8.jpg\|Top of the fort		File:Indrai8.jpg\|Top of the fort
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
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{{Infobox Military Structure
|name = Indrai Fort
|native_name = इंद्राई किल्ला
|partof = Ajintha Satmal Hill Range
|location = [[Nashik district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|image = [[File:Indrai Fort.jpg|300px]]
|caption = Indrai Fort from Indraiwadi
|map_type=India Maharashtra
|map_size = 300
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]
|type = Hill fort
|coordinates = {{coord|20|21|40.8|N|74|12|33.5|E}}
|materials = Stone
|height = 1368.55m (4490 Ft)
|used =
|condition = Ruins
|ownership = Government of India
|open_to_public = Yes
}}

'''Indrai Fort ''' / '''Indragiri Fort''' is a fort located 75 km from [[Nashik]], in [[Nashik district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort though is an important fort in Nashik district but, it is less visited by the trekkers. In [[Chandwad]] taluka, there are 4 forts in a line on the Satmal hill range, the Chandwad fort, Indrai fort, Rajdher fort, and Koldher fort. This fort is easy to climb but requires 3 hours to reach the fort.

==History==
Much less history about this fort is known. This fort was surrendered to Captain Mackintosh in 1818 after the garrison in the fort saw burning of the neighboring [[Rajdher fort]].<ref>https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#IndraiFort</ref>

==How to reach==
The nearest town is [[Chandwad]] which is 69 km from [[Nashik]]. The base village of the fort is Indraiwadi which is 9  km from Chandwad. There are good hotels at Chandwad, now tea and snacks are also available in small hotels at Indraiwadi. The trekking path starts from the hillock south of the Indraiwadi village. The route is very safe and passes through dense scrubs. There is no marked path that leads to the fort. it is advisable to hire a local guide from the village. It takes about two hours to reach the scarp of the fort. a narrow path along the base of the scarp takes a northern detour to reach the rock-cut steps. The steps are 2m wide and 150 in number. It takes about 15 minutes to climb the steps. The entrance gate is nowhere seen. There is plenty of water available on the fort. The night stay on the fort can be made in the caves on the fort.<ref>http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Indrai-Trek-I-Alpha.html</ref>

==Places to see==
The rock-cut steps form a valley leading to the fort. A rock-cut inscription in [[Persian language]] is seen on the walls on the entrance. There are many rock-cut water cisterns on the fort. The Kacheri, the Mahadev temple, and 10 rock-cut caves are the places to be seen. It takes about one hour to visit all the places on the fort.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Indrai fort 1.jpg|Rock cut steps
File:Indrai4.jpg|Inscription in Farasi
File:Indrai5.jpg|Steps
File:Indrai2.jpg|Mahadev temple
File:Indrai3.jpg|Kacheri caves
File:Indrai6.jpg|Rockcut caves
File:Indrai7.jpg|Rockcut water pond
File:Indrai8.jpg|Top of the fort
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of forts in India]]
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]
* [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
* [[Maratha Army]]
* [[Maratha titles]]
* [[Military history of India]]
* [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Forts in Maharashtra}}
{{MarathaEmpire}}

[[Category: Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category: Forts in Nashik district]]
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
[[Category: Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]