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तळागड

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तळागड

तळे गावाच्या पश्चिमेस देवाच्या डोंगराच्या पूर्वेकडील तुटक शिखरावर, 304.8 मी. उंचीचा हा गड आहे.चढण्यास सर्व वाजूंनी उंच व अवघड वाटत असला तरी सुमारे 60 मीटर वर गेल्यावर पूर्व, दक्षिण व उत्तर बाजूंनी उंच व अवघड वाटतो. पूर्वेकडे कडयाच्या खाली तटबंदी आहे. कडयाच्या खाली उत्तर बाजूस पडक्या स्थितीतील हनुमान दरवाजा आहे. त्यासमोर कातळावर कोरलेली हनुमान मूर्ती आहे. जवळच कडयात खोदलेले टाके आहे. दरवाजाजवळ टेहळणी बुरुज आहे. या दरवाजापासून दुसरी तटबंदी सुरु होते. आग्नेय व ईशान्येस बुरुज आहेत. वरचा भाग सुमारे 365.70 मीटर लांब व 27.43 मीटर रुंद आहे. उत्तर व दक्षिण बाजूस तटबंदी असून पूर्व- पश्चिम टोकास बुरुज आहेत. पश्चिमेस गड अरुंद आहे. वरच्या भागातील दरवाजाजवळ पूर्व बाजूस बूरुज व मशिदीचे अवशेष आहेत. मशिदीपासून पश्चिमेस प्रत्येकी 1.39 चौ. मी. ची तीन टाकी आहेत. उत्तर तटबंदीस चोर दरवाजा असून तो बुजलेला आहे. पश्चिम भागात सदर कचेरीचे अवशेष, धान्य साठविण्यासाठी गुहा, सहा कोरडी पाणी टाकी व महादेवाचे पडके देऊळ आहे. सुरगडावरील कोठीसारख्या लक्ष्मी कोठीचे अवशेष आहेत. येथून गडाची रुंदी कमी होते. हा किल्ला राष्ट्रीय संरक्षित स्मारक आहे.

सन 1648 मध्ये शिवाजी महाराजांनी आदिलशहीकडून तळागड काबीज केला. आदिलशाही सरदार अफझलखानाच्या स्वारीच्या वेळेस सीदीने या गडाला वेढा दिला होता. परंतु खानाचा वध झाल्याचे समजताच त्याने वेढा उठविला. सन 1665 च्या पुंदर तहानुसार हा किल्ला शिवाजी महाराजांकडे राहिला. सन 1735 मध्ये पहिल्या बाजीराव पेशव्याने किल्ला काबीज केला होता. त्याच वर्षीच्या सीदी-मराठे तहानुसार गडाची मालकी मराठयांकडे राहिली. कर्नल प्रॉथरने 17 एप्रिल 1818 रोजी या गडाचा पाडाव केला.

Pali Sudhagad Photos

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Konkan Railway map

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Shivtar Ghal

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This is the way to divine waterfall
Ramdas Swami dictating Dasbodha to Kalyanswami.
Shivthal Ghal waterfall
Shivthal Ghal waterfall
Shivthal Village

Kulaba Alibag Fort

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Kulaba Alibag Fort
Kulaba Alibag

Built on a rock island near Alibag town, 112kms south of Mumbai, the Kulaba for is an imposing structure, measuring roughly 275 metres from north to south and 100 metres from east to west. At low tide one can walk across to the fort. The height of the fort-wall varies from 6 to 8 metres at different places. It has a wide parapet with 17 bastions. The main gateway of the fort, called Maha Darwaja, is in the north-east corner and faces the city. The teak-door had strong iron-spikes driven in them. There is also a small gate on its southern side. The masonry of the fort is without lime mortar. Inside the fort there is a fresh water tank, a well and several temples, the Ganapati temple being still in good condition. In the northern corner of the parapet, there still stand two English canons facing the open sea. To the sough of the fort was ship-dock, visible even now at low-tide.

The Kulaba fort was Shivaji’s last construction and was completed almost on the eve of his death in April, 1680. it attained importance under the Angres and was the main base of the Maratha navy. It had palaces for the members of the Angre family, houses for their officers and storing arrangements for grain and other necessities. None of the buildings have survived. The rule of the Angres, who were also known as Kulabkar, came to an end in 1840 AD.

To the north of the main for there is a small fort-like structure called sarjyakot, sometimes referred to as the 18th bastion of Kulaba. Sarjyakot was constructed to answer the artillery of hirakot situated on the Alibag shore.
Picture: The Maha Darwaja of the Kulaba fort (above). The southern gate of the fort (below), and the two English canons on the parapet facing the open sea (insert).
Kulaba Alibag

KONKAN RAILWAY STATION PHONE NOs.

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KONKAN RAILWAY STATION PHONE NOs.

Station Name.

 STD Code No. Phone NO.
Station Name.

STD Code No.

 Phone NO.
KOLAD 02194 250083
*1072
PERNEM 0832 2201283
THIVIM 0832 2298682
MANGAON 02140 263230 KARMALI 0832 2285798
VEER 02145 270055 VERNA 0832 2754289
KARANJADI 02145 272044 MAJORDA 0832 2790902
*1072
DIVANKHAVATI 02356 263021
*1072		 MADGAON 0832 2703950
KHED 02356 263598 BALLI 0832 2670270
ANJANI 02356 263870
*1072		 CANACONA 0832 2643644
CHIPLUN 02355 256376 ASNOTI 08382 266360
*1072
KAMATHE 02355 054352 KARWAR 08382 282370
SAVARDA 02355 264082 HARWADA 08388 248377
ARAVALI RD. 02354 244824 ANKOLA 08388 230680
SANGMESHWAR 02354 252237 GOKARNA ROAD 08386 279487
UKSHI 02354 246246 KUMTA 08386 223820
BHOKE 02352 246222
*1072		 HONNAVAR 08387 236189
RATNAGIRI 02352 228951 MANKI 08387 257333
NIVSAR 02352 245219 MURDESHWAR 08385 268788
ADAVALI 02351 230183 BHATKAL 08385 223791
VILAVADE 02351 236016 SHIROOR 08254 253192
RAJAPUR RD. 02353 221220 BIJUR 08254 256461
VAIBHAVWADI RD. 02367 255726 SENAPURA 08254 279214
NANDGAON RD. 02367 248509
*1072		 KUNDAPURA 08254 237365
UDUPI 0820 2524351
KANKAVLI 02367 232243 BARKUR 0820 2587419
*1072
SINDHUDURG 02362 228775
*1072		 PADUBIDRI 0820 2540279
MULKI 0824 2290838
KUDAL 02362 222604 SURATKAL 0824 2475938
SAWANTWADI RD. 02363 258315 THOKUR 0824 2408605

kONKAN RAILWAY

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THE TRAIN SERVICES ON KRCL ROUTE

TIME TABLE

( This time table is effective from 1st Nov.2007 . )

 GENERAL TRAINS PASSENGER TRAINS

SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS

SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Name

Train No.

Frequency
Bhavnagar - Erlakulam

0945

 Mon
Erlakulam - Bhavnagar

0946

 Thu

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - Madgaon

109

Daily

Madgaon - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

110

 Daily

Dadar Terminus - Ernakulam

165

 Wednesday

Ernakulam - Dadar Terminus

166

 Thursday
Dadar Terminus - Manglore

167

 Saturday
Manglore - Dadar Terminus

168

 Monday

GENERAL TRAINS

Towards Train Name

From

To Train No

Days on KR Route

Goa

 Garib Rath Lokmanya Tilak Term. Kochveli 2201

Mon,Fri
Garib Rath Kochveli Lokmanya Tilak Term. 2202

Mon,fri
Jan-Shatabdi Express Dadar (T) Madgaon 2051 All Days
Madgaon Dadar (T) 2052 All Days
Konkankanya Express CST Mumbai Madgaon 0111 Daily
Madgaon CST Mumbai 0112 Daily
Mandavi Express CST Mumbai Madgaon 0103 Daily
Madgaon CST Mumbai 0104 Daily

Mangalore

 Matsyagandha Express LTT (Kurla) Mangalore 2619 Daily
Mangalore LTT(Kurla) 2620 Daily

Kerala

 Netravati Express LTT(Kurla) Ernakulam 6345 Daily
Ernakulam LTT(Kurla) 6346 Daily
Rajdhani Express Nizamuddin Trivandrum

2432

Mon, Wed
Trivandrum Nizamuddin 2431 Wed,Fri
Mangala Express Nizamuddin Ernakulam 2618 Daily
Ernakulam Nizamuddin 2617 Daily
Kerala Sampark Kranti Kochveli Nizamuddin

2653

 Friday
Nizamuddin Kochveli

2654

 Monday
'Goa' Sampark Kranti Madgaon Nizamuddin

2449

 Tuesday
Nizamuddin Madgaon

2450

 Sunday
Trivandrum Hapa Express Hapa Trivandrum

6333

 Fri
Trivandrum Hapa 6334 Tue
Nagarcoil Gandhidham Express Gandhidham Nagarcoil 6335 Mon
Nagarcoil Gandhidham 6336 Fri
Ernakulam Okha Express Okha Ernakulam 6337 Tue,Sun
Ernakulam Okha 6338 Thu,Sat
Poorna Express Pune Ernakulam 1097 Sun
Ernakulam Pune 1098 Tue
Marusagar Express Jaipur Ernakulam 2978 Sat
Ernakulam Jaipur 2977 Mon
Trivandrum Express Jodhapur Trivandrum 6311 Thu
Trivandrum Jodhpur 6312 Sun

PASSENGER TRAINS

Train Name

Train No.

Frequency
Mangalore - Verna – Mangalore KR1 / KR2

Daily
Karwar - Madgaon – Karwar KAM1 / KAM2

Daily
Dadar - Ratnagiri – Dadar KR3 / KR4

Daily
Diva-Sawantwadi - Madgaon - Sawantwadi - Diva KR5 ,KR7 / KR6 ,KR8

Daily

RATNAGIRI district

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In 1731 Ratnagiri (रत्नागिरी) came under the control of Satara kings; in 1818 it was surrendered to the british. A fort was built during the Bijapur dynasty and strengthened in 1670 by the Maratha king Shivaji, which is located on a headland near the harbour. It is one of the ports of the konkan coast. It has a palace where the last king of Burma, Thibaw and later Veer Savarkar were confined.
It is also believed that the Pandavas having performed their pilgrimage on the 13th year had settled in the adjourning territory of the Ratnagiri district and when the Pandavas and the Kauravas had the famous war at Kuruskshetra, the king of this region Veeravat Ray had accompanied them there.
Ratnagiri (रत्नागिरी) district is located in the southwestern part of Maharashtra State on the Arabian Sea coast. The sorrounding area is bordered by the Sahyadri Hills on the East and Arabian Sea on the West. It forms a part of the greater tract known as Konkan. This region was under the rule of the Mauryas, the Nalas, the Silaharas, the Chalukyas, the Kadambas, the Portuguese, the Marathas and subsequently the British. In 1948 the independent princely state of Sawantwadi was merged with the Indian union and in 1956 with Bombay Province. In 1960 with the creation of Maharashtra, Ratnagiri became a district. In 1981 Ratnagiri district was bifurcated and the new district of Sindhudurg was created.
Ratnagiri has nine tahsils ; Mandangad, Dapoli, Khed, Chiplun, Guhagar, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Lanja and Rajapur. Chief rivers in Ratnagiri are the Shastri, Bor, Muchkundi, Kajali.
Ratnagiri is the district headquarters. It is the birth place of Lokmanya Tilak and many other eminent personalities.
Ratnagiri is noted for the delicious golden Haapus हापुस [Alphonso] mangos. The heavy rainfall results into highly eroded landscape in the coastal region. Fertile alluvial valleys produce rice and coconut as the main crops; fruits and cashewnut cultivation is being promoted.
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