Vasota fort Hanuman Mandir, Maharashtra

Address

Vasota fort Hanuman Mandir Vasota Taluka Jawali, Bamnoli, Maharashtra 415002

Diety

Hanuman

Introduction

Vasota Fort is located about 70 km from satara near Bamnoli village on the banks of Shivsagar lake, Satara district of Maharashtra. The temple of Lord Hanuman is placed at the entrance. Nageshwar cave temple. This ancient ruins Temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman. The temple is without top gopuram. And the hanuman idol is placed in the center of the brick temple, broken Ganesha is also placed near to Hanuman idol. Vasota always remained under the rule of Marathas, Shirkes and Mores during the 16th century and then later was included in Swarajya by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1665. This fort was named as Vyaghragad [Vyaghra means tiger] by Shivaji Maharaj. After Shivaji Maharaj, this was under the rule of the Peshwas and then later in 1818 the British bombarded the fort with heavy artillery and destroyed many structures on the fort and the temple.