Ratangad
Fort in Ratanwadi, India
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Ratangad is a fort in Ratanwadi, Maharashtra, India, overlooking Bhandardara in the Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra bordering the Thane district. The fort is about 400 years old. Ratangad is also called Jewel of the Sahyadris.[2]
| Ratangad | |
|---|---|
 Ratangad fort seen from Ratanwadi | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,297 m (4,255 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 19°30′N 73°41′E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Marathi |
| Geography | |
  Ratangad Location of Ratangad, Maharashtra | |
| Location | Ratanwadi, Taluka Akole, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India |
| Parent range | Western Ghats |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Hill Fort |
It has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it at the top which is called 'Nedhe' or 'Eye of the Needle'. The fort has four gates: Ganesh, Hanuman, Konkan and Trimbak. Sculptures of Ganesh and Hanuman are on the main gate.[3]
Image gallery
The two ladders crossed to reach the main fort area
Nedhe (or eye of the needle)
Tryambak Darwaza, the main entrance to Ratangad
The way down from the Tryambak Darwaza
Another entrance to Ratangad
The remains of a smaller entrance, the Thieves entrance or Chor Darwaza
Amruteshwar temple, Ratangad built in the Hemadpanthi style
Vishnutirth
An old structure at the fort
Ratangad with Ratangad peak(Khutta) at right
Strobilanthe callosa—Karavy
Impatiens balsamina—Terada
Smithia purpurea—Barka
Senecio bombayensis---Sonki
Walking along eastern ridge
