Sajjangarh Fort, Satara

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Sajjangad meaning Fort of Good People, is located near the city of Satara, India. Edit

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Sajjangarh Fort, Satara is one of the main attractions near Satara city of Maharashtra. Sajjangarh Fort, located at distance of 12 km away from Satara city, was named so to honor Shri Samarth Ramdas Swami who lived here.Sajjangarh Fort, which is about 312 m high and covers an area of about 1525 sq. mt, was earlier known as ‘Aashwalayangad’ and ‘Aaswalgad’.

Sajjangad Fort

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Sajjangad fort was made by Bahamani Emperors in between (1347-1527). After that in (1527-1686) it came under Adilshah dynasty. Mughal king defeated Adilshah and the fort came under Mughal rule. Previously known as Parali, it was renamed to Sajjangad after Shivaji Maharaj requested Shri Ramdas Swami to set up his permanent monastery. It was built by the Shilahar family in between 10th and 11th century AD. Sajjangarh Fort is also famous for the mausoleum of Samarth Ramdas.

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Throughout the year.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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1-2 Hours.

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Transfer taxi services is useful for the travellers who wants only pickups and drops facility means transfer from one Satara place to another like airport pickups and drops, railway station pickups and drops, bus stand pickups and drops and hotels pickups and drops.

Bus : Satara is well connected to all nearby towns through buses, and frequent buses will be available to the towns and cities of Pune, Mumbai, Raigad, Khandala, Guhagar, Chiplun, Baramati, Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani. Both semi deluxe buses and deluxe buses will be available to Satara and important cities like Mumbai and Pune will even have air conditioned coaches that ply to Satara. Bus fares for the normal class of travel will range around Rs 150-200 from the nearby locations within the state.

Train : Satara itself has train stations and is well connected to the rest of country through railways.Satara has a railway station that is fairly active, and many trains that run from the neighbouring state of Karnataka pass through this railway station. You can opt for trains from Bangalore and Mysore that pass through Satara and reach Dadar, Gandhidham, Ajmer and Jodhpur. These trains will charge around Rs 350 for the basic class of travel and Rs 1200 for AC First Class. Day trains will also cost you around Rs 350.

Air : Satara does not have its own airport but the nearest airport of the region is Pune located at a distance of 110 km.

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