Gambhirgad
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox military installation
|name = Gambhirgad Fort
|partof = Palghar Hill Range
|location = Palghar district, Maharashtra
|image = 300px
|caption = Gambhirgad fort
|map_type=India Maharashtra#India
| map_size = 300
|map_caption = Shown within Maharashtra
|type = Hill fort
|coordinates = {{coord|20|03|18.3|N|73|03|01.5|E}}
|materials = Stone
|height = 2252 Ft.
|used =
|condition = Ruins
|ownership = Government of India
|open_to_public = Yes
|controlledby = {{flagcountry|India}} (1947-)
}}
Gambhirgad Fort is a fort located 58 km from Dahanu, Palghar district, of Maharashtra. This fort is less important fort in Palghar district. The fort is in ruins and restoration is to be done.
History
Gambhirgad Fort was part of Jawhar State. When Jayabha Mukne became the sole master of Jawhar, He gave the gambhirgad fort to a Warli chief. Latter it was owned by Jawhar State government.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOF0DwAAQBAJ&q=Gambhirgad+mukne&pg=PA170|title=The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai|last=Elison|first=William|date=2018|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=9780226494906|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay02unkngoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay02unkngoog/page/n316 703]|quote=Gambhirgad mukne.|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Tha'na (2 pts.)|date=1882|publisher=Government Central Press|language=en}}
How to reach
The nearest town is Khanvel which is 20 km from District Silvassa. And second Kasa which is 26 km from Dahanu. The base village of the fort is Patilpada which is 32 km from Kasa. There are good hotels at Kasa, now tea and snacks are also available in small hotels at Saiwan. The trekking path starts from the hillock south of the Patilpada. The route is medium level but safe and wide. There are no trees on the trekking route. It takes about 2.5 to 3 Hours to reach the entrance gate of the fort.{{cite web |url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Gambhirgad-Trek-G-Alpha.html |title=Gambhirgad, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra |website=trekshitiz.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828165234/http://www.trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Gambhirgad-Trek-G-Alpha.html |archive-date=2012-08-28}}
Places to see
There are water cisterns, small temple and a bastion on the fort. It takes about an hour to visit all places on the fort.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
{{coord|20|03|18.3|N|73|03|01.5|E|display=title}}
See also
References
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}
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Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire
Category:16th-century forts in India
Category:Tourist attractions in Pune district