Historical PlaceHill fort

Gagangad

Twelfth-century fort in the rainforest of Gaganbawada, west of Kolhapur

01 — The story

Gagangad is a fort in Gaganbawada tehsil of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, built in 1190. It lies about 55 km west of Kolhapur city, in the thick rainforest of the Western Ghats.

A road reaches the foot of the hill, and from there the walk up to the fort takes around an hour. At the base of the fort are a Mahadev temple and the math of Gagangiri Maharaj.

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02 — About

Coming soon

We’re still writing about Gagangad: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.