SHIVNERI FORT IS HISTORIC MILITARY FORT LOCATED NEAR JUNNAR IN PUNE DISTRICT. SHIVNERI IS BIRTHPLACE THE OF THE KING CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ,THE FOUNDER OF MARATHA EMPIRE.
SHIVNERI IS INDEED A MASSIVE FORT WITH STEEP ROCKS ON ALL SIDES AND STURDILY BUILT BASTIONS.IN SUCH A SAFE AND SOUND PLACE MATA JIJABAI GAVE BIRTH TO SHIVAJI ON 19 FEBRUARY 1930.
THERE IS SMALL TEMPLE OF SHIVAI DEVI INSIDE THE FORT. SHIVAJI WAS NAMED AFTER GODDESS SHIVAI. SHIVAJI MAHARAJ SPENT MOST OF HIS CHILDHOOD ON THIS FORT.AT THE CENTER OF THE FORT THERE IS WATER POND WHICH IS CALLED BADAMI TALAV.TO THE SOUTH OF TALAV (LAKE) THERE ARE STATUES OF MATA JIJABAI AND YOUNG SHIVAJI. IN FORT WE FIND TWO WATER SPRINGS CALLED GANGA AND YAMUNA WHICH HAVE WATER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
OTHER ATTRACTIONS: 2 KM AWAY FROM THIS FORT THERE ARE LENYADRI CAVES WHICH IS ONE OF A ASHTVINAYAK TEMPLE IN MAHARASHTRA. DAMANKHEL KULASWAMI KHANDOBA TOO IS JUST 3 KM AWAY FROM SHIVNERI. THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF KONKAN PLATEAU CAN BE ENJOYED FROM THE NENE GHAT HERE NEAR THE FORT.ANOTHER FORT JIVDHAN TOO, EASILY AFFORDABLE.
HOW 2 REACH: TO REACH THE FORT SHIVNERI,YOU HAVE TO PASS THROUGH JUNNAR. BUSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE JUNNAR BUS STAND TO THE FORT.IT WILL BE JUST 2 KM JOURNEY BY ROAD.REGULAR BUS SERVICES TO JUNNAR IS AVAILABLE FROM SWARGATE AND SHIVAJI BUS STAND (PUNE). SO IT IS QUITE EASY TO REACH JUNNAR FROM PUNE.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD FACILITY :THERE IS NO SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FORT.SO IT IS ADVISABLE THAT YOU CARRY YOUR OWN FOOD.
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