Purandar Fort

Purandar Fort
Purandar Fort
Pune district, Maharashtra
	Purandar Fort
Site information
Type	Hill fort
Owner	Government of India
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	Ruins
Location
	Purandar Fort Shown within Maharashtra Purandar Fort Purandar Fort (Maharashtra)
Coordinates	18°16′50.8″N 73°58′25″E / 18.280778°N 73.97361°E
Height	1,374 metres (4,508 ft)
Site history
Materials	Stone

Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above the sea level in the Western Ghats, 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the southeast of Pune.^[1]

The twin forts of Purandar (or Indraneel Parwat) and Vajragad (or Rudramal) of which the latter is the smaller of the two, is located on the eastern side of the main fort rising 1,347 metres (4,419 ft) above sea level.^[1] The village of Purandar takes its name from this fort.^[2] It is the birthplace of Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Survey of India - Scale 1:50K Map sheet number 47F/15
^ This monsoon visit Purandar fort
^ Maharashtra state tourism site

[soi-47f15-1] Survey of India - Scale 1:50K Map sheet number 47F/15

[2] This monsoon visit Purandar fort

[express-3] Maharashtra state tourism site

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