Tringalwadi

Tringalwadi fort is located in the Igatpuri taluka of Nashik district. It is located on the ancient trade route passing through Thal ghat. The fort is located near village Tringalwadi. The Tringalwadi irrigation dam which is close to the village was built in 1978[1]

Tringalwadi Fort
Nashik district, Maharashtra
Tringalwadi fort from Tringalwadi village
Tringalwadi Fort
Coordinates	19°44′16″N 73°32′10.8″E
Type	Hill fort
Height	3238 feet
Site information
Owner	Government of India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Materials	Stone
Demolished	1818

How to reach

The village Tringalwadi is located 7 km from Igatpuri. Igatpuri is located on Mumbai-nashik Railway route as well as National Highway NH 160. There are two routes to reach the village Tringalwadi from Igatpuri first one passes through Igatpuri town and the other is by taking a northern exit to NH160 at Ghoti, further passing through village Balayaduri. The Tringalwadi fort is located on a hill which runs north-south. It is a mesa rock formation. The climb is very easy and takes about 30 minutes to reach the top of the fort from the village.

History

The presence of the caves indicate that the caves and the fort might be constructed around 10th century. The fort was built to overlook the trade route which connected Konkan to Nashik area. In 1636 the Shahaji (father of king Shivaji) had to cede it to the Moghuls after the defeat at mahulifort. It is not known when Shivaji took control of this fort, but in 1688 this fort was won by Moghuls.[2] It is one of the 16 forts which was surrendered to British in 1818 after the fall of Trymbakgad fort.[3]

Places to see

At the footshills of the fort is a cave called Pandav leni with beautifully carved entrance and a stone idol of Rishabhanatha in the garbha gruha. The cave has a large sabha mandapa. the western entrance to the fort is a unique structure of architecture. The steps and the entrance gate is carved from a single rock. There is an idol of veerHanuman or maruti near the entrance gate and two sharabhaidols carved on the top of the entrance gate. On the fort are ruins of old buildings and a smallBhavanimata temple. There is a cave and a rock cut water cistern on the western side of the hillock on the fort.<ref name="Gazetteer">

See also

• List of forts in Maharashtra
• Nashik

Gallery

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  The walk way below the scarp
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  The western entrance gate
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  Veer maruti idol
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  Bhavani mata temple
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  Rock cut water cistern

References

1. http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tringalwadi_Dam_D04948
2. Trekshitiz. "Tringalwadi". www.trekshitiz.com. Trekshitiz. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
3. Pathak, Arunachandra S.; Kutty, Sanjivanee (14 October 1975). Government of Maharashtra Nashik District (Second 1975 ed.). Bombay: Executive Editor and Secretary, Gazetteers Department, Government of Maharashtra. p. Places> Tringalvadi Fort. Retrieved 13 December 2019.