Mahurgad

Mahurgad stands in Mahur taluka, about 130 km from Nanded, close to the shrine of the goddess Renukadevi, a Shakti Peetha and a major pilgrimage centre 2 km from Mahur village. The fort predates the Yadavas and was held by Gond kings. It changed hands many times: the Bahmanis held it in 1358 and again from 1428, the Nizam Shahis from 1527, the Mughals from 1617, and from 1724 the Nizams of Hyderabad, until Hyderabad joined India in 1948. Under the Mughals it was held as a jagir by Savitribai Deshmukh, whom Aurangzeb honoured as Rai Bagan, the royal tigress.

Two paths lead up from the Renukadevi temple, reaching the gate in about 20 minutes; another route from Kinwat, the nearest railhead 50 km away, passes through dense jungle. The walls run for about six miles across two adjoining hills, with a tank called Injala or Brahmatirth between them. Both fort and temple can be visited in any season.