The ideal plan is to start
early on a Saturday morning trek Shivneri by Afternoon, head to the Naneghat
valley for the evening. There is a good spot near to the Valley called Naneghat
Valley Resort. It is more like a farm house which is more ideal in a location
like this. They charge Rs.1000 for night stay for 4 persons (cost could vary/contact
Ranjit Jagtap- mob: +91 9657 387 118). You can enjoy veg/non-veg food here as
well. There are cold drinks only available here. You can bring your own ;).
Get up early morning and Visit
the caves, the views are Magnificent and it is really mesmerizing to see the
architecture built 2200 years ago. These caves and the valley was dug up by the
Satvaahan Kingdom in order to facilitate traders and people to cross from
Sahyadri mountains to Kalyan City. In the biggest cave you can see inscriptions
in Brahmi lipi. We have been told the currently study is going on to understand
the script. There are four fresh water ponds near these caves and there is
always fresh water in it.
Please be advised this spot is of
great historical importance to all of us. Hence do not visit this place for
having lunch or partying. There are always regular police rounds to the caves
and surrounding mountain. You can get into a big problem if you caught drinking
or doing any other notty stuff or even littering around.
Once you are done with the caves,
there are 2 Ganpati locations near from here. First one is the Lenyadri Ganpati
and Caves and next is the Ozar Ganpati. For visiting them you have to come back
upto Shivneri. Is hardly 10 kms from the same Shivaji Square in Junnar. Like
this you can spend a healthy and spiritual weekend altogether and budget does
not exceed 2000/ person.
View from the Resort early morning for the Sunrise Photography
This is the Jivdhan Fort which can be seen on the South of the Resort
Pet Turkey at the Resort
You can see lush green mats of these flower just spread accross the landscape.
The Naneghat Valley Resort
pet Ducks
The Naneghat
Inscriptions in Brahmi Lipi.
The word Naneghat literally means 'Nane' i.e coin and Ghat i.e Pass. In olden times his was a toll road. Which make this spot the oldest spot on the planet to take tolls for the road. The big stone vessel that yu see is a coin collector which is still standing. People had to insert a coin in this before they could take the road.
On our way back, that is a statue of Jiza Bai and young Shivaji Maharaj. In the back you can see the Shivneri Fort with the infamous 'Kade loat' of the fort. Kade loat is the edge of the fort from where guilty prisoners were pushed to their deaths. This is from the Golden Age of Shivaji Maharaj where no one dared to commit crimes due to such serious punishments
Well, at the resort you can chose which hen you want for dinner :)
