Dear All,
We @ ‘Nisarg Trust’, invite
you for overnight trek to ‘Rajmachi’ on 20th July and 21st
July 2013.
Information about Rajmachi:
Height: ~2710 ft (Over MSL)
Grade: Medium
Endurance Reqd: High
Rajmachi:
Beyond
our crowded cities, busy schedules and hectic lifestyles, there lies a peaceful
place, located right in the laps of the Sahyadris, embraced by nature, shelled
by greenery, overlooking the Konkan Coast and the Mawal plateau at the same
time, a historic fort called – Rajmachi !!!
The Buddhist
caves on the western slope of Rajmachi plateau, known as ‘Kondane’ caves, were
carved by ‘Satvahanas’ in the period around 200 BC. The existence of these
ancient caves indicates that Rajmachi had been identified as an important place
right from the Buddhist period. It can also be assumed that ‘Rajmachi’
was originally built during the same period.’ Later, in 1657, Shivaji Maharaj
captured this fort from ‘Adilshahi ruler.’ Rajmachi
was built to protect ‘Bor Ghat’ in the surrounding region which was used to
transport unloaded goods from Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Nalasopara ports to Pune
region.
It is a unique
fort having wide plateau on all sides of the twin citadels. Rajmachi(Udhewadi)
village is situated on the same plateau. There are two citadels, ‘Shrivardhan’
and ‘Manaranjan’ situated on Rajmachi. There is a rich treasure of
historical monuments on Rajmachi, viz. mighty ramparts and walls, gateways,
secret exit gates, remnants of administrative offices, water storage tanks and
reservoirs, remnants of residential quarters, temples and idols of deities. ‘Kalbhairav’ temple
is situated in the col between Shrivardhan and Manaranjan. Local inhabitants
worship ‘Kalbhairav’ even today.
A big water
reservoir constructed about 200 years ago is situated to the South of Rajmachi
village. The route to the lake goes through the dense forest. A carved stone
plate in the wall of the water reservoir indicates that it was built by Ramrav
Narayanrav Deshmukh, Mamlatdar of Danda Rajpuri. An ancient Shiva temple, built
in Hemdpanthi style, is situated on the western side of the water
reservoir.
Rajmachi
offers excellent views of Borghat, Shiravta and Valvand dam, Manjarsumbha, Dhak
fort, Lohagad, Visapur, Tung, Tikona, Kothaligad, Bhimashankar hills. Route towards
Rajmachi from Lonavla offers excellent views as we encounter many waterfalls on
the way.
Minutiae:
Saturday, 20th July 2013
Meeting Point: Lonavla Railway Station
You can board Deccan Express, Timings
are given as below:
CST: 7:00 AM
Dadar: 7:13 hrs
Thane: 7:33 hrs
Kalyan: 7:58 hrs
Karjat: 8:48 hrs
Lonavla: 9:38 hrs
If you miss the train, you will miss the
trek with us.
Please do carry your tickets for Deccan
Exp upto Lonavla.
9:45 AM: Gather at Lonavla station
10:15 hrs: Move to Fanasrai by private
vehicle
11:30 hrs: Reach Fanasrai, Start trek
towards Rajmachi
2:00 PM: At Rajmachi / Udhewadi, Freshen
up, Lunch at Udhewadi village at villager’s house.
16:00 hrs: Start trek to Manaranjan
fort, explore and descend
18:30 hrs: Back to Udhewadi, Rest,
Dinner
21:00 hrs: Nature trail in the forest
behind Manaranjan and Shrivardhan forts.
23:00 hrs: Retire for the day.
Sunday, 21st July 2013
6:00 AM: Wake up call, Finish morning
chores and breakfast
7:30 hrs: Trek to Shrivardhan fort,
explore, descend
11:00 hrs: Rest for a while, Move to
lake and see ancient Lord Shiva temple.
1:30 PM: Back to village, Lunch in the
village
3:00 PM: Start return journey. Trek to
Fanasrai, Move to Lonavla by Jeep from there.
6:30 PM: Reach Lonavla station
Board either Intercity / Indrayani express from
Lonavla.
We will be back in Mumbai around 21:30 hrs
(Tentatively)
Estimated expenditure is about 900/-
This includes Lonavla to Lonavla travelling
charges,
Lunch and Dinner for the 1st
day,
Breakfast and Lunch for the 2nd
day,
2 Tea.
For registration, kindly transfer 900/-
in the following account:
Axis Bank Account No: 911010053009069
Branch: Badlapur, Thane(MH)
Name: Ruturaj S Joshi
IFSC Code: UTIB0001342
Branch: Badlapur, Thane(MH)
Name: Ruturaj S Joshi
IFSC Code: UTIB0001342
Note:
Registrations through phone calls only.
Registration
/ Queries:
Ruturaj: 9158266904
Anup: 7798050085
Email: nisargtrust@gmail.com
Things To Carry: -
ID Proof
ID Proof
Torch (MUST)
A Water Bottle (~2 Litres is a must)
Proper bedding
Extra pair of clothes
Camera, Cell Phone (Optional)
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.
Personal medicines if u require usually (Optional)
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.
Personal medicines if u require usually (Optional)
Windcheater
Wear Good footwears
A haversack to put all these things
Note: Pack your bags properly
to prevent your valuable things from getting wet.
Regards,
Team Nisarg Trust
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