STRENGTH OF MARATHA ARMAR-VIJAYADURGA FORT

 

    Vijayadurga fort is situated on the mouth of river Vaghatone in Sindhudurga District of
Maharahtra. The fort is huge and has very strong water front. The fort was earlier known
as Gheria Fort.

   As per historians the Vijayadurga fort was constructed by Silhari Bhoja King in 1200 AD.
and later on in 1665 Shivaji Maharaj constructed new triple wall to further strenghten it to
make it stronghold of Maratha navy known as Armar of Marathas, as he believed that if you
have strong navy you can have control over sea. He also built other forts in water wherever
possible.

   If you are interested in History then Sindhudurga is a right place to visit as it has got a Sindhudurga fort,beautiful beach,Kunkeshwar temple and of course the famous fort of Vijayadurga. The fort is so idealy situated and so strongly built that all the possible invaders such as British, Dutch and Portuguese had to stay away from it.

Please do visit the place as you will enjoy for sure.

KOPESHWAR TEMPLE--KHIDRAPUR

   Kopeshwar Temple at Khidrapur is located in Shiroli district and situated on the bank of river Krishna.It's one and half hour journey from Kolhapur.It is the most magnificient and ancient temple for those who worship Lord Shiva.It is a huge stone structure,which depicts the best confluence of architectural and sculptural form.Even though the temple is dedicated to lord shiva,but as usual you cannot find the image of Nandi inside the towering gateways.This place is famous as an ancient battlefield.
  This temple is an attraction to those who are interested in stone sculpture forms.
   10km. from Khidrapur is Narsubawadi a pilgrimage centre on the bank of river Krishna-Panchaganga confluence.From Kolhapur this place is 35km.
   Both the places are worth to visit, specially for worshippers of Shiva and Dattaguru .It creates spiritual awareness among the devotees.We can see such temple at Tambdi Surla in Goa.Compared to Kopeshwar temple it is very small.