The Janjira fort is spread over 22 acres and has 22 Buruz (Buruz is marathi word which means outpost).
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| Janjira Fort as seen from the sea. (Balkrishna Jamdar) |
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| Murud - Janjira Fort in the sea. (Balkrishna Jamdar) |
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| With fellow passengers in the boat.. Boat approaching towards the fort..(Balkrishna Jamdar) |
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| Fort Walls - Fort Janjira (Balkrishna Jamdar) |
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| Watch Tower - Janjira Fort |
The watch towers were designed in such a way that soldiers could get wide view of the sea from inside, however from outside the fort these appeared as a small windows.
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| Shahi Talab. A sweet water lake inside the fort surrounded by salt water. |
The sweet water lake inside the fort was called as Shahi Talab.
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| Darbar. The main hall |
As told by our guide, the Raj Darbar or assembly hall was originally a five floor structure. Now only three floors have left and the rest have fallen down during passage of time. Some steps needs to be taken to save this structure.
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| Chor Darwaja or Secret Door - Janjira Fort |
When the main gate of the fort was closed. This route was used in emergency as secret gate.
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| Cannon Kalal Bangdi. (Firing Range 12 kms) |
There are three large cannons on the fort namely Chavdi, Gomukh ( Cow face shape on the front) and Kalal Bangdi. (The cannon was built by assembling the rings shapes ( Bangdi , Marathi word for Bangles also when it fired it sounded like Bangles in lady's hand).
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| Main Entrance - Janjira Fort |
Route Details :
- Pune - Mulshi - Tamhini Ghat - Kolad - Roha - Murud - Janjira.
- Distance : 190 kms from Pune.
- Time : 4-5 hrs. approx.
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