The Raigad holiday

Raigad locality is established in the Konkan region in the south-western side of Maharashtra. It is disperse over an area of 7,148 sq km. Raigad embraces dense forests along with the Western Ghats of Sahyadri variety.

Raigad is located at an altitude of 2,851 feet above ocean level and shares its boundary with the Mumbai Harbour, Thane, Pune, Ratnagiri and the Arabian Sea. The place visited is entitled after mountain Rairi located along the locality headquarters. The river creeks, which include Gandhar and Kal, flow through the mountainous terrain of the Sahyadri variety.

In 1656, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj defeated Chandra Rao More to win the region and after four years, the capital of the Maratha Kingdom was moved to Raigad. In triumph, he won Raigad Fort, which is also referred to as the Gibraltar of the East.

The inaccessible outpost is constructed on an irregular wedge-shaped mass of rock at an altitude of 2,700 feet overhead ocean grade. Some of the best features of the very old fort are the Samadhi of Shivaji and the location of Balekilla. The place vilocationd is well known for its outposts, which encompass Purandar, Vichitragad, Lohgad, Tikona and Sinhagad.

A major affinity of the district is the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta, boasting Hindu and Buddhist caves. Boratyachi Nal along with Lingana and Raylingi hills are some of the adventure locations of the locality. Raigad has maintained its diverse and wealthy heritage heritage in the folk arts such as keertan, bhajan, koli promenade and bharud.