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Photo: Photo by Cj.samson via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)Where Shivaji first raised the flag of Swarajya, self-rule, and where he ruled from for over 25 years before moving to Raigad.
A remote hill fort in the Sahyadri range near Pune, historically significant as the site where Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj first raised the flag of Swarajya (self-rule) in 1645-46, marking the symbolic birth of the Maratha Empire. Its rugged, largely unrestored ramparts and the twin-pronged Sanjeevani and Suvela machis (fortified ridges) make it a challenging but rewarding trek. The fort remains free to visit with no formal ticketing infrastructure. It is considered one of the most historically significant Maratha forts.
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Built in 1892 as an act of charity during a famine, it later became a prison. Gandhi was held here during Quit India, and Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai died in custody. Their memorials stand in the garden.
Believed to be where the young Shivaji spent his childhood. What stands today is a 1980s reconstruction after fire destroyed the original.
Sambhaji, Shivaji's son, was born here, and here in 1665 Shivaji signed a treaty ceding forts to the Mughals.