The info below is from Wikipedia
Pix are all mine
On the way to Sajjangad and Thosegar falls you have pass a small tunnel (bogda as the locals call it)
Climb to Sajjangad starts...
There must be some 90 steps not very steep ... it's an easy climb up took us approx 40 minutes... with halts for clicking pix.
The views are very nice and pleasing to look as is the greenery which is lush this time of the year (Oct.2023)
Sajjangad (Marathi: सज्जनगड), meaning "Fort of Good People", is located near the city of Satara, India. It is the final resting place of Sant Ramdas in 18th century India (born 1608)
Its a famous pilgrim site.
Height 3350 feet
The fort was built by Bahamani rulers in between (1347-1527). Later (1527-1686) it came in possession of the Adilshahi dynasty. This fort was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on 2 April 1673 from Adilshah. Previously known as Parali, it was renamed Sajjangad. it came into possession of the Mughals in 1700, and was renamed . as Navrous tara.The fort was recaptured within years by the Marathas. It remained in Maratha hands until the demise of the Maratha empire by the British in 1818.
In the afternoon and at night, devotees are served free of cost food (Prasad) by shri samarth seva mandal sajjangad and sansthan.
The trust that has been in exsistance for a very long time maintains the area and also provides free of cost accommodation for devotees who wish to stay overnight on the fort. Every year during Shiv Jayanti thousands of devotees visit the shrine by walking up to it.
Below is the parking lot
Anguli mata temple
Lunch time
enjoying my seat and view in the clouds...
temple complex inside the fort
the view from above
temple
the pool needs to be kept clean at all times...(Insect breeding grounds)
pond
Topi time...
cool off with his magic concoction...
Kashibai Gavand Museum – Tapovan Ashram, Satara.
When you visit Satara or Sajjangad or on the way to the most famous waterfall named
Thoseghar do not forget to visit this museum. Its on the way to Thoseghar waterfall near Borne gaon (see google location map below) touching to the road so you will not have to travel far for this place.
2 of these beauties you will get to see in their parking area... amongst other amazing stuff
thats the well preserved museum
amazing and huge stamp collection painstakingly maintained
natural crystals and fossils.
Thoseghar falls ...
On our walk it was surrounded by youngsters and so we also took a quick look to see what it was...
Its eyes are somewhere below the false eyes to scare off predators we were told
the eyes are FAKE ! On our walk to the Thosegar falls
The rainwater falling on the mountain ranges at Kaas plateau, Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani hillsgets collected in the Thoseghar Waterfall and further originates as Tarlee River. Many ancient temples and historical places are situated around the waterfalls.
Thoseghar waterfalls is a scenic spot located near the small village of Thoseghar, 20 km from Satara city, at the edge of the Konkan region, in Western India.
The waterfall is located at an altitude of around 1,500 feet above sea level and is fed by the river Mhaisal.
majestic... barely 400 meters walk from the entrance...entrance tickets cost ₹50/ pp
Being the most popular waterfall, it is one of the highest falls in India, and also the most visited fall in Maharashtra
total 3 falls we could view from the place we were standing.
Our last stop for the day and evening was the wind turbines farm...
Lovely winding scenic roads barely any vehicular traffic ... lots of animal traffic though...
Wind energy project...
Chalkewadi Windmill Farms is a wind power project located in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It consists of a cluster of wind turbines that generate electricity by harnessing the power of wind. The windmill farm has a capacity of 49.5 MW, and it was commissioned in 2012.
We stayed for 2 nights at the farm stay in Kidgaon 20 kms fm.Satara... it was an enjoyable stay awsimmm food and people running the home stay very happy to please their guests...
one thing for sure on both our evenings going back to our farm stay was a task even google would bring us to our destination via one route and take us back via an absolutely different route... once dark and in un familiar territory I am totally lost.
Dinner was from their farm grown foods... made exactly the way you want it...
I eat practically saltless, non spicy and non oily foods which they complied with .
their address and contact details...
the soya grown in their fields we had for dinner
Shubham our host and my friend checking out the ginger shrubs
Natural colours all around us at the Ingawale farm stay
The green roof is where we were staying
A farmer's home with beautiful colourful flowers cultivated by him and his family
their main water supply
relaxing before we leave for home
our ride in the Ingawale fields
its a 2hr drive into Poona
That's it Folks !
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