Bike trip to Konkan region May 2008


Alibaug and Korlai forts


Fort Raigad

Shivaji renovated and expanded the Fortress of Rairi and renamed it Raigad (the King’s Fort), the name he gave it when he selected it for his capital when he was in the process of assuming the royal character.
Fort Raigad with Takmak Tok as seen from Pachad village
The fort of Raigad bears testimony to the glorious [...]

Alang-Kulang


Trimakeshwar-Brahmagiri-Harihar-Basgad


Ganesh Chaturthi

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Ankai-Tankai-Gorakshanath

This region receives scanty rain & hence was an ideal spot during monsoons catering to the visual senses with the green of the emeralds and the blues of the sapphires. The cloud approached and backed away without disintegrating in to the rain drops spreading the fragrance of the wet mud. But the ambience was already [...]

Tikona Fort

 

Fort Mahuli

Mahuli Fort, at 2815 ft., this is very popular spot frequented by Mumbaikars on weekends. Ease of access and the very much tranquil environs near the suburb of Asangaon is really luring more and more picnickers to Mahuli. Earlier this fort was frequented by trekkers, but now Mahuli is more of a picnic spot. Mahuli. [...]

Sunset

A beautiful sunset