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{{Infobox military installation
|name = Mahipalgad Fort
|native_name = महिपालगड
|partof = Sahyadri Hill Range
|location = [[Kolhapur district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|image =
|caption =
|map_type=India Maharashtra#India
| map_size = 300
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]
|type = Hill fort
|coordinates = {{coord|15|54|08.9|N|74|23|11.9|E}}
|materials = Laterite Stone
|height = {{convert|3220|feet|m|abbr=on}}
|used =
|condition = Ruins
|ownership = Government of India
|open_to_public = Yes
|controlledby = {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} (1739-1818) {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (1818-1857)
* {{flagicon image|British Raj Red Ensign.svg}} [[British Raj]] (1857-1947)
{{flagcountry|India}} (1947-)
}}
'''Mahipalgad Fort''' ({{lang-mr|महिपालगडा}})is a fort located {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}}from [[Belgaum]]. It is in the Chandgad taluka of [[Kolhapur district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is an important fort in Kolhapur district. The fort is situated on the mountain ridge close to the line dividing Maharashtra and Karnataka state. The fort is admist of dense evergreen forest area.

==History==
The fort is said to be built by Shivaji Maharaj.<ref name="trekshitiz">{{cite web |last1=trekshitiz |title=Mahipalgad |url=http://trekshitiz.com/marathi/Mahipalgad-Trek-M-Alpha.html |website=www.trekshitiz.com |publisher=trekshitiz |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>

==How to reach==
The nearest town is Belgaum. The base village of the fort is Dewarwadi which is 20 km from Belgaum.<ref name="MTDC" /> There is a good motorbike road up to the fort and requires a drive of 45 minutes from Belgaum. There are good hotels at Belgaum. There are regular buses from belgaum to Dewarwadi.

==Places to see==
There is a Vaijanath temple on the road to the fort. This temple is believed to be built in 11th century in Hemadpanti style. There is a majestic stone cut Nandi bull in front of the temple. Adjacent to the temple is the temple of goddess Aarogya Bhavani. The pillars of the temple are beautifully carved.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |last1=TNN |title=Mahipalgad: A 16th century fort & ancient Shiva temple atop hill {{!}} Kolhapur News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/7-arrested-for-duping-people-of-rs-5cr-hunt-launched-for-3/articleshow/74035478.cms |access-date=28 April 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Times of India |issue=Kolhapur Issue |publisher=Bennett Colman & Co. Ltd |date=9 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> There is a [[Sacred waters|sacred water]] ([[theertham|tirtha]]) [[Temple tank|cistern behind the temple]]. On the way to the fort are rock cut caves called Mahipalgad caves. The fort has a good entrance gate with walls encircling the Mahipalgad village. There is a one-storey citadel inside the fort which is 70 ft long and 40 ft wide. There is a water cistern and a temple of [[Ambabai|Ambabai goddess]] behind the citadel. The bastion on the eastern side is in good condition, there is a [[Shiva]] temple near the bastion. Most of the structures and remains are built in [[Laterite rocks|laterite rock]].<ref name="MTDC">{{cite web |title=Mahipalgad fort |url=https://www.mtdc.co.in/forts/mahipalgad-fort/ |website=www.mtdc.co.in |publisher=MTDC |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of forts in India]]
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Forts in Maharashtra}}
{{MarathaEmpire}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:Forts in Kolhapur district]]
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kolhapur district]]

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