Naneghat
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- Elevation 750 m (2 461 ft) m(2,461ft) Naneghat Themountainpass Location MalshejGhat
- NationalHighwayNo.222 Kalyan to Nirmal(AndhraPradesh)viaNagar Sindola Fort Jivdhan Fort Hadsar Fort Chavand FortClimbing
- Naneghat WhilegoingthroughMalshejGhat,wecaneasilygetaglimpseofNaneghatafterMurbad.The significantlyshapedthumblikepeakandthepinnacleofVandarlingi arethemostdistinctlyseen i ifi l h d h b lik k d h i l f V d li i h di i l spots.Thiswasthemostimportanttraderoute,asitconnectedharbour ofSopara andKalyan directlytoJunnar andPaithan.Thenameitselfsuggeststhatitwasafamousandsignificant route.Nanemeansfamous.Todayitisagoodtrekkingspotfortrekkersandtourists. Bor Ghat,MalshejGhatandNaneghatweretheforemostroadlinksforcommutingcoasttothe plateau.TheSatvaahans hadmadeNaneghattheirmainroutetoJunnar.Duringtheirtenurethe mostimportantwayofcommutingwasNaneghat,whichlinkedKalyan &Sopara toPaithan. TodayonehastoreachJunnar bygoingallthewaythroughMalshej,whichisabiground.But Today one has to reach Junnar by going all the way through Malshej which is a big round But Naneghathadmuchreduceddistanceandwasadefinitelyshorterroute.However,astime proceeded,itwasdestroyedbyalienrulersandthenpaidnoattention. ThefirstthingwecanseeafterreachingNaneghatisthespaciouscaveofNaneghat.Theancient The first thing we can see after reaching Naneghat is the spacious cave of Naneghat The ancient carvings,whichareseenonthewallsofthecave,remindusoftheSatvaahan period.Herewe findinscriptionsinBrahmi scriptalloverthecave.Theseindicatethemagnificenteraofthe Satvaahans andtheirgenerosity.Theseinscriptionsaregraduallybeingdestroyed,andonlya partofitisremaining.Theinscriptionsareveryprecious,andareundergoingdestructiondueto thenegligenceofArcheology.ThewidelyspreadplateauofNaneghatisanastonishment.Tothe leftthestepsbesidesthecaveleadustotheplateauandgoingtotherightleadustoNana's thumb.Afterclimbingallthewaytothebottomofthethumb,whenweclimbthestairs,wedo notexpectabigplateau.Thusthisrouteleadsdirectlytoahigheraltitudequickly,unlike MalshejGhat,whichgoesallaroundthemountains.AtetheentrancetotheGhatisabigstone Malshej Ghat which goes all around the mountains Ate the entrance to the Ghat is a big stone madevessellikething,inwhichcoinsastollwereput.
- Nanacha Angatha (thumb)
- Rajeev in action
- Gawaran mewa
- Rajeev, Avinash, Yuvraj and Ratnakar
- Vaishakhare on Kalyan - Malshet road
- Ratnakar, Yuvraj, Rajeev and Avinash
- Rajeev's faithful companion
- Nanacha Angatha
- Avinash in action
- Avinash in action
- Avinash in action
- Avinash in action
- The spacios cave is good for night stay
- Blue tiger butteryfly
- Avinash
- Rajeev cooling off
- The spacious cave
- Rain water storage tanks
- Yuvraj
- The tank made of stone for collecting the toll (coins)
- Platue after crossing the Naneghat. Nobody could imagine such a view after crossing Naneghat. Naneghat avoided the entire long route via Malshej Ghat to Junnar Jivdhani gad
- Flowers of Jambhli Manjiri - Pogostemon deccanensis
- Ganesh temple at Naneghat
- Ganesh idol and
- Jivdhani gad
- Nanacha angatha (Nana's thumb)
- Climbing Nanacha Angatha
- View from Nanacha Angatha (thumb) We had our lunch near this rain water source
- Jivdhani gad
- Yuvraj, Rajeev, Avinash, Sachin and Ratnakar
- We had our lunch near this rain water source
- Siesta after heavy lunch. Rajeev away shooting photographs.
- Blue tiger butterflies
- Jovdhani gad
- Nanacha angatha
- Climb to Naneghat
- Electric wires from the Tower going down
- Flowers of Sonki
- Electric wires from the Tower going to Junnar area
- Going back...
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