Visited Tikona Fort yesterday along with a group of treckers at Aker solutions where my bil works. After a long long time got to do what I have been lasting to.. Incidentally one of the fellow trecker with whom I got introduced started talking about the forts/places in Sayhadris he visited and it got me talking about the places I had visited during my peak days (1989-1994).. the list was long.. Tikona, Visapur, Lohagad, Bhimashankar, Mahuli, Kalsubai, Harishchandragad, Mahipatgad, Rasalgad, Ratangad, Gorkhgad, Shivneri, Vasota, Nane Ghat, Peth, One Tree Hill, Rajmachi and may be a few more..
Just realised have started the second innings with Tikona -
Tikona (also known as Vitandgad) is the dominant hill fort in Maval in western India. It is located near Kamshet around 60 km from Pune The village nearest the fort is called Tikona-Peth or Tokono-Peth. The 3500 ft high hill is pyramidal in shape and the name Tikona means "triangle".[1]
The fort is a trekking destination noted for the large doors, the temple of 'Trimbakeshwar Mahadev', a water tank and some Satvahan caves. Trek organisers also commend the views of Pawna dam and the nearby forts of Tung, Lohagad and Visapur.[1] There is a lake at the summit.[2]
Malik Ahmed Nizamshah of the Nizam dynasty conquered the fort in 1585 and aanexed it to the Nizam territory. In 1657 Shivaji Maharaj (The Great Maratha Emperor) brought the whole of Konkan, which had been Nizam territory, under his control when he conquered Tikona along with the forts of Karnala, Lohgad, Mahuli, Songad, Tala, and Visapur. This fort was a strategic nexus: the centre of control for the entire Pawana Mawal region. In 1660, Netaji Palkar was charged with ensuring the security of
