Asheri fort

Asheri Fort
अशेरीगड
Palghar district, Maharashtra
Asheri fort from the highway
Asheri Fort
Coordinates	19°49′13.5″N 72°55′16″E
Typ	Hill fort
Height	1680 Ft.
Site information
Owner	Government of India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Materials	Stone

Asheri Fort / Asheri is a fort located 102km from Mumbai and 88Km from Thane. It is in Palghar district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Palghar district. The fort is located on the hills near Mendhavan Khind on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. The base village Khodkona is a very small tribal village. The fort restoration is done by the local villagers.

History

This fort was built by the Bhojraja of Shilahar dynasty. It can be concluded that this fort is 800years old.The portuguese captured the fort in 1500. This fort was later captured by Peshwa in 1737 during the battle of Bassein. In 1817 this fort went into the hands of British.

How to reach

The nearest town is Manor which is 80km from Thane. The Fort lies between mastan naka and Charoti naka. There are local rickshaws available from either nakas to reach the base village Khodkona खडकोना. There are good hotels at Mastan Naka and Charoti Naka. Now tea and snacks are also available in small hotels on the Highway. The trekking path starts from the hillock north of the Khodkona. The route is very safe and wide. There is a dense forest on the trekking route. It takes about an hour to reach the col below the fort hill. The narrow path climbing up on the eastern side of the hill leads to the entrance of the fort.The night stay on the fort can be made in the cave on the fort. The local villagers make night stay and food arrangements at a reasonable cost.

Places to see

There are nothing much structures to be seen on the fort,except for the rock cut pond , which is full of lotus flowers and a cave inhabited by a sadhu.

Gallery

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  Portuguese mascot on the Fort
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  Rock cut stps on the fort
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  Vaghya dev tribal god
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  Forest below the fort

See also

• List of forts in Maharashtra
• List of forts in India
• Baji Prabhu Deshpande
• Marathi People
• Battles involving the Maratha Empire
• Military history of India
• List of people involved in the Maratha Empire
• Military history of Bassein