Rajgad
Shivaji's capital for twenty six years before Raigad, and a long walk up.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.2460, 73.6822
Get the Rajgad stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Rajgad. 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 Rajgad
Torna Fort 7.1 km
The first fort Shivaji took, at sixteen.
Madhe Ghat 13 km
A waterfall southwest of Pune with Torna, Rajgad and Raigad all in the same country.
Varandha Ghat 15 km
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
Sinhagad Fort 15 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.
Panshet Dam 16 km
A dam on the Ambi southwest of Pune, one of four that together keep the city in water.
Bhatghar Dam 18 km
One of the oldest dams in Maharashtra, built by the British on the Velvandi near Bhor.
Khadakwasla Dam 24 km
The dam on the Mutha that Pune drinks from, with the National Defence Academy along its bank.
Raigad Fort 25 km
Shivaji's capital and where he was crowned in 1674, on a plateau reached by fourteen hundred steps or a ropeway.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Rajgad?
Rajgad is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Torna Fort (7.1 km), Madhe Ghat (13 km), Varandha Ghat (15 km).
How do I get the Rajgad stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Rajgad 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 Rajgad 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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