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Purandar Fort

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Purandar Fort

Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above sea level in the Western Ghats, 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the southeast of Pune. The twin forts of Purandar (or Indraneel Parwat) and Vajragad (or Rudr

amal) of which the latter is the smaller of the two, is located on the eastern side of the main fort rising 1,347 metres (4,419 ft) above sea level. The village of Purandar takes its name from this fort. It is the birthplace of Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.

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