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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