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"Forts In Maharashtra" -Provides: * Popular Forts InMaharashtra(India) * Details About Forts *Also Can Know How ToReach At Forts "Forts In Maharashtra" -Standing as silent sentinelsto history are the odd forts of Maharashtra. Beaten by the seawaves, lashed at by the torrential Deccan rains, or scorched in theblazing sun, stand imposing ramparts and crumbling walls . the lastlingering memories of Maharashtra's(India) martial times. Nowherein the country would you encounter such a profusion of forts. Andsuch variety. Sited on an island, as at Murud-Janjira or guardingthe seas as at Bassein, or among the Sahyadri hills, as at Raigad,whose zig-zag walls and rounded bastions sit like a sceptre andcrown amidst hills turned mauve. Most of the forts in Maharashtra(India)whether up in the hills or near the seas are associated withShivaji --the great Maratha warrior and an equally great fortbuilder. Moreover, these forts were treated as mini-cities, such asPanhala, which is now a hill station. The concept of the fort-citywas, however, not peculiar to Shivaji alone. The Portuguese whocame to India as traders and missionaries, built within a centuryof their coming, Bassein, a garden city to rival many a Europeancapital.