Raigad Fort
Shivaji's capital and where he was crowned in 1674, on a plateau reached by fourteen hundred steps or a ropeway.
- Where
- Mahad, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.2354, 73.4455
Get the Raigad Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Raigad Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Raigad Fort
Madhe Ghat 14 km
A waterfall southwest of Pune with Torna, Rajgad and Raigad all in the same country.
Torna Fort 19 km
The first fort Shivaji took, at sixteen.
Varandha Ghat 21 km
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
Panshet Dam 24 km
A dam on the Ambi southwest of Pune, one of four that together keep the city in water.
Rajgad 25 km
Shivaji's capital for twenty six years before Raigad, and a long walk up.
Devkund Waterfall 27 km
A plunge waterfall near Bhira in Raigad, dropping straight onto the rock below.
Mulshi Dam 34 km
A dam on the Mula west of Pune, whose water is dropped down the ghat to make power at Bhira.
Sinhagad Fort 36 km
Taken in a night assault in 1670 by men who climbed the cliff with rope and a monitor lizard, or so the story goes.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Raigad Fort?
Raigad Fort is in Mahad, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Madhe Ghat (14 km), Torna Fort (19 km), Varandha Ghat (21 km).
How do I get the Raigad Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Raigad Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Raigad Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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