TRAVEL ALONG THE SEA SHORES OF MAHARSTRA(MURUD JANJIRA AND BEACH OF NAGAON)

MURUD JANJIRA AND BEACH OF NAGAON

WHY MURUD JANJIRA FORT?

1)IT WAS OUR CLASSES CAMP OF 3 DAYS AND 2 NIGHTS ,SO WE DECIDE TO TAKE A  PLACE WHICH CAN BE REACHED WITHIN 4-5 HOURS FROM THE CLASS KANDIVALI,MUMBAI.

2) WE WANTED TO TRAVEL ALONG CLEAN BEACHES AND ANY TWO FORT WHICH WERE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER .

3)WE EXPLORED THE MURUD JANJIRA FORT ON THE FIRST DAY ITSELF IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF THE ANCIENT STRUCTURE WHICH WAS BUILD IN THE END OF 17 CENTURY AND IS STILL STANDING STRONG ON THE SALTY ARABIAN SEA

    GETTING THERE :
MURUD IS APPROXIMATELY  170 KM FROM KANDIVALI , MUMBAI  .THE ROUTE BEING FROM KANDIVALI-JVLR-GHATKOPAR-VASHI-PANVEL-KARNALA-ALIBAUG-NAGAON-MURUD
WE STARTED  OUR JOURNEY AT 6:30 AM MONDAY MORNING AND PRECISELY AFTER TWO AND HALF HOUR WE REACHED OUR FIRST STOP-KAMATH'S FOR BREAKFAST
AS THE CHECK IN TIME TO THE HOTEL IN NAGAON WE HAD EVERY  INTENTION TO ENJOY THE JOURNEY   
AFTER A SUMPTUOUS AND IDEAL SOUTH INDIAN BREAKFAST AND COFFEE WE HIT THE ROAD AGAIN AT 9:30
AFTER VASHI THE JOURNEY WAS LITTLE SMOOTH ,RELAXING AND ENJOYABLE PROVIDED YOUR NO IN RUSH  .THE ENVIRONMENT OF NAGAON VILLAGE WAS VERY CALM AND PEACEFUL WITH NO RUSH OR TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS WE EASY REACHED OUR HOTEL(HOTEL SAGAR SURSTHI) BY 11:30.
STAY:
THE MAIN REASON FOR SELECTING THIS HOTEL WAS THAT,IT WAS CLOSE TO THE BEACH . THE RESORT PROVIDED US VERY CALM ENVIRONMENT AND SOUND OF THE SHORES OF THE BEACH WAS AUDIBLE IN THE RESORT. IT HAD A BIG AREA FOR PLAYING ALONG WITH  PLAYING FACILITIES PROVIDED TO US .
THE RESORT HAD A VERY HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS FOOD WHICH WAS THE SECOND REASON TO SELECT THIS HOTEL. THE NIGHT WAS JUST AWESOME WITH LIGHTING'S PLACED AROUND THE HOTEL VERY ATTRACTIVELY AS WE  VISITED THE HOTEL DURING DIWALI VACATION .
ON THE NEXT DAY WE HAD OUR BREAKFAST WHICH WAS THE DELICIOUS MISAL PAV. THEN WE ENJOYED PLAYING CRICKET AND VOLLEYBALL AFTER HAVING OUR LUNCH AT 12:30 WHICH HAD SRUMI,POMFRET,PRAWNS AND THE SOL KADI. AND THEN AT 1:30 WE HEADED TOWARDS MURUD JANJIRA FORT.ALONG THE JOURNEY WE ALL ENJOY THE ROUTE WITH ALL MY FRIENDS .
MURUD JANJIRA FORT: 
WE REACHED THE MURUD JANJIRA FORT AT 3:30 PM , THE MAIN DESTINATION OF OUR TRAVEL WHICH HAD A FASCINATING LOOK FROM THE BEACH ITSELF.WE MADE USE OF THE  SAIL BOAT TO REACH THE FORT WHICH COSTED RS-20/-AND ONE CAN ALSO MAKE HIS JOURNEY WITH THE PRIVATE BOAT WHICH COSTED RS-600/-.
 WE THEN ENTERED THE FORT WHICH WAS BUILD UP ON THE OVAL SHAPE ROCK OFF THE ARABIAN SEA. THE SAILOR OF THE BOAT WAS A GUIDE TOO WHICH COSTED A DIFFERENT RS-20/- FOR US .THE GUIDE EXPLAINED US ALOT OF THE MURUD JANJIRA FORT
SOME INFORMATION  OF THE MURUD JANJIRA FORT(ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL GUIDE) :
1)THE  FORT WAS BUILD BY THE END OF 17 CENTURY BY THE  MALIK AMBAR ,WHO WAS AN ABSSINIAN MINISTER IN THE COURT OF THE SULTAN .
2)THE FORT CONSIST OF ONE MAIN DARVAZA ,ONE CHOOR DARVAZA AND ONE BHULBHULLIYA ,THE BHULBHULLIYA HAS BEING CLOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS THE TOURIST USE TO GO THE BHULBHULLIYA FOR FINDING THE PLACE WHERE IT OPEN AND USE TO LOSE THERE LIVES
3)THE FORT CONSIST OF A HUGE WELL WHICH GIVE PURE WATER WHICH WAS USED BY THE PEOPLE WHO USED TO LIVE IN THE FORT (AROUND 500 TO 1000 PEOPLE USE TO LIVE HERE).
4)THE FORT ALSO CONSIST OF A DARGAHAND TEMPLES AS THE PEOPLE WHICH USED TO LIVE WERE BOTH ,HINDU AND MUSLIM. 
5 )THE FORT ALSO CONSISTS OF THE SECOND MOST HEAVY AND POWERFUL CANNON OF ALL THE TIME CALLED KALAALA BAGDANDI WHICH WAS WEIGHTED 22.5 TONS.
THE FORT HAS WINDOWS FROM WHICH THE PERSON SITTING INSIDE THE FORT CAN EASILY HAVE A LOOK ON OUTSIDE MOVEMENT BUT THE OUTSIDER CANNOT EASILY LOOK AT THE PERSON SITTING ALONG THAT WINDOW.
6) IT ALSO CONSIST OF A SMALL  4 STORED PALACE IN WHICH THE SULTAN AND HIS WIFE USED TO STAY.
                                                                                                                     

THEN WE MOVED OUTSIDE THE FORT BY THE SAIL BOAT AGAIN AND THEN WE MOVED TO THE SIDDI PALACE TO JUST HAVE A OUTLOOK TO THE PALACE THE PALACE WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL AND IT WAS ALSO VERY FASCINATING JUST LIKE MURUD JANJIRA FORT WHEN LOOKED FROM OUTSIDE .THEN WE MADE OUR WAY AGAIN TO THE HOTEL ,WE ARRIVED THE HOTEL AT 10:30.

NEXT DAY(LAST DAY):WE ENJOYED OUR LAST DAY BY PLAYING ALONG THE BEACH .WE PLAYED TREASURE HUNT ,RACING ,SWIMMING ,HORSE RIDING,AND YES WATER SPORT TOO .WE HAD BANANA RIDE ,PARAGLIDING AND MANY MORE THEN AT THE AFTERNOON AROUND 3:30 PM AFTER SLEEPING FOR A WHILE, WE MADE OUR WAY BACK TO THE HOME TO LIFE IN THE CITY!!!!

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