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[[Image:Fort_Bhushangad.jpg|thumb|Bhushangad from the plains]]'''Bhushangad''' is a [[hill fort]] in the [[Khatav]] [[taluk]] of the [[Satara district]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is oval in shape, and rises {{Convert|600|ft|m}} above the surrounding plain.<ref name="satara"/> Its top is flat, and measures to be about {{Convert|300|sqyd|m2}} in area.<ref name="bombay"/>
[[Image:Fort_Bhushangad.jpg|thumb|Bhushangad from the plains]]'''Bhushangad''' is a [[hill fort]] in the [[Khatav]] [[taluk]] of the [[Satara district]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is oval in shape, and rises {{Convert|600|ft|m}} above the surrounding plain.<ref name="satara"/> Its top is flat, and measures to be about {{Convert|300|sqyd|m2}} in area.<ref name="bombay"/>


The fort was originally built by [[Seuna_Yadavas_of_Devagiri#Singhana_II|Singhan II]] (1210–1247 CE) of the [[Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri|Devagiri Yadavs]],<ref name="satara">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SATARA/places_Bhushangad.html|title=Satara District Gazetteer|access-date=2009-02-21}}</ref> with the exact date of its construction not known. However, [[Shivaji]] Maharaj fortified considerably in 1676, and so it is usually attributed to him.<ref name="fof">{{cite web|url=http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|title=Friends of forts|access-date=2009-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405125744/http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|archive-date=5 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The nearest fort is 5 miles (8 kilometres) away.
The fort was originally built by [[Seuna_Yadavas_of_Devagiri#Singhana_II|Singhan II]] (1210–1247 CE) of the [[Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri|Devagiri Yadavs]],<ref name="satara">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SATARA/places_Bhushangad.html|title=Satara District Gazetteer|access-date=2009-02-21}}</ref> with the exact date of its construction not known. However, [[Gharge-Desai (Deshmukh)]] Rajas of [[Nimsod State]] ruled it and so it is usually attributed to them.<ref name="fof">{{cite web|url=http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|title=Friends of forts|access-date=2009-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405125744/http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|archive-date=5 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The nearest fort is 5 miles (8 kilometres) away.


The fort is home to the only temple of Harinaidevi (an incarnation of [[Durga]]), who is revered by the [[Kulkarni]]s clan. There is also a temple dedicated to [[Hanuman|Maruti]].<ref name="bombay">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency|publisher=Govt Central Press|year=1885|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LbwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=bhushangad|access-date=2009-02-21}}</ref>
The fort is home to the only temple of Harinaidevi (an incarnation of [[Durga]]), who is revered by the [[Kulkarni]]s clan. There is also a temple dedicated to [[Hanuman|Maruti]].<ref name="bombay">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency|publisher=Govt Central Press|year=1885|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LbwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=bhushangad|access-date=2009-02-21}}</ref>

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Bhushangad from the plains

Bhushangad is a hill fort in the Khatav taluk of the Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It is oval in shape, and rises 600 feet (180 m) above the surrounding plain.[1] Its top is flat, and measures to be about 300 square yards (250 m2) in area.[2]

The fort was originally built by Singhan II (1210–1247 CE) of the Devagiri Yadavs,[1] with the exact date of its construction not known. However, Gharge-Desai (Deshmukh) Rajas of Nimsod State ruled it and so it is usually attributed to them.[3] The nearest fort is 5 miles (8 kilometres) away.

The fort is home to the only temple of Harinaidevi (an incarnation of Durga), who is revered by the Kulkarnis clan. There is also a temple dedicated to Maruti.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Satara District Gazetteer". Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Govt Central Press. 1885. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Friends of forts". Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.

See also[edit]

Coordinates: 17°27′53″N 74°24′23″E / 17.4648°N 74.4063°E / 17.4648; 74.4063


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