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Kalavantin Durg: World’s Most
Dangerous Hill Fort
Located at an elevation of 2,300 feet in the Western Ghats near Mumbai, the
Kalavantin Durg is a truly amazing feat that as used as a atch toer in
the !ast"
#s one of the 23 forts that ere handed over to the Mughal $m!ire by
%hiva&i according to the 'reaty of (urandar in )**+, it as later reclaimed by
the Maratha forces in )**"
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'he fort is believed to be built around the time of -uddha or a!!ro.imately
around +00 -/ for a ueen named Kalavantin hose story seems to have
been lost in the mist of time"
1ne of its most im!ressive features is the ste!s leading u! to the fort that
ere cut into the roc of the hill ith such !erfection" 'here are no railings
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on the edge and no ro!es on the all to su!!ort the climb, hich maes the
climb don !retty tough to handle if one suffers from vertigo"
'he ste!s u! to the !ea are almost a three hour climb hile getting to the
fort is yet another challenge to face, recommended only for the e.!erienced
treers" oever, once at the summit, the !anoramic vie is breathtaing
and one easily forgets the climb or the throbbing body ache as the entire
valley unfolds in front of you4
5ot only the city of Mumbai can be vieed from here but also other forts lie
(eb, /handeri, Materan, Karnala and $rshai are a sight to see" #ccessiblefrom Mumbai6(une $.!ressay, the fort is a main tourist attraction and it no
longer holds any military significance as as the original intent"
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1n every %himga 7estival of oli, locals from Machi6(rabal 8illage dance on
to! of the fort and they consider it a !art of their culture and heritage"
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Kalavantin Durg9s location and treacherous ste!s u! to the to! have given it
the rightly deserved re!utation of being the most dangerous fort in the
orld"