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Shrivardhan Fort
श्रीवर्धन किल्ला
Part of Sahyadri Hill Range
Pune district, Maharashtra
Shrivardhan Fort.(sunday 19-9-2010).
Shrivardhan fort
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Shrivardhan Fort
Coordinates 18°49′37.8″N 73°24′00″E / 18.827167°N 73.4°E / 18.827167; 73.4
Type Hill fort
Height 3600 Ft.
Site information
Owner Government of India
Controlled by


Flag of the Maratha Empire Maratha Empire (1739–1818)
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom

  • Flag of the British East India Company (1801) East India Company (1818–1857)
  • British Raj Red Ensign British Raj (1857–1947)
Flag of India India (1947-)
Open to
the public
Yes
Condition Ruins
Site history
Materials Stone

Shrivardhan Fort is one of the two hill forts that constitute the Rajmachi fortification, the other being Manaranjan Fort.[1] It is located in Rajmachi village which 8.5 km from Lonavala in the Sahyadris mountain range. At 900 m(3000 feet) above sea level it was the taller of the two peaks and was named after Shrivardhan Ganpatrao Patwardhan. Other than a rampart there is no visible construction. It was probably used at a watchtower for the Sahyadri region. There are two water tanks at the top of the hill but one of them has an iron pillar in it.[2]

How to reach[]

There are two ways to reach the fort 1) Lonavla Tungarli way- It is an easy path which takes about 1 hour to reach the base village Udhewadi 2) Karjat-kondivade way- it requires a trekking up the hill for 2-hour. This route passes through dense forest area through the Ulhas river valley.[3]

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