Naldurg fort - Maharashtra - India

Naldurg is a district located at a distance of about 50 kilometers from Osmanabad city and it was too a part of erstwhile Marathwada region. Naldurg is thought to have been ruled by King Nalaraja and the famous Naldurg Fort is also expected to be built around the time of the Chalukya rulers.

Constructed within an envelope of a hillock made of basalt rock, the magnificent fort overlooks the Bori River and the valley beneath. All through the steep hillock, weaponry adorns the fort from three sides along with a stronghold carved out of basalt rock with the capacity to store heavy artillery and guns. The perimeter of the fort is a mile and half and there are several bastions running parallel to the fort with Upli Buruj acting as the highest level of the fort. Naldurg Fort lies in a ruined state at present yet the bastions and portions of walls still exist like Pune Buruj, Nagar Buruj, Sangam Buruj, Bands Buruj, Paranda Buruj, and Sangram Buruj

Certain portions of constructions like Baradari, Ambarkhana, Barood Kotha, Jali, and Rangan Mahal still remain inside Naldurg Fort in ruins. Two renowned army tanks inside the premises of the fort are known as Hathi Toph and Magar Toph, as they are shaped like the creatures. Rest of them are known as Machali guns and the entry points to the fort are marked with two gates known as Hurmukh Darwaza and Hathi Darwaza. A dam was constructed during the reign of Adil Shah II around 1613 across the Bori River alongside a building known as Pani Mahal. The dam is a tourist site as it connects two important points, the Ranamandala and the fort.

Overall, a visit to Naldurg Fort cannot be missed on a trip to Osmanabad city in Maharashtra.

How to Reach

Taxi : Taxis and Auto rickshaws are easily available for moving about in the city.

Bus : State owned transport buses ply between Osmanabad and the nearest cities.

Train : Osmanabad has its own Railway Station named as Osmanabad Railway Station which is connected to the major cities of Maharashtra. It is linked with the cities like Mumbai, Pune, Miraj Kolhapur, Latur, Parali Vaijnath, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Akola, Bidar and Nizamabad through Nizamabad-Pandharpur Passenger, Mumbai CST-Latur Express, Nagpur-Kolhapur Express, and Hyderabad-Pune Express.

Air : Osmanabad has its own Domestic Airport named as Osmanabad Airport. The nearest International Airport is Pune International Airport, roughly 261 Kms from Osmanabad. Pune International Airport is well connected to major cities. Flights from Pune to Ahmedabad ,Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Nagpur are available through Air India, Air India Express, Indigo, Jet Airways and Spicejet airlines.