That was a cool Sunday of June 21 2010. We were 3 friends for this trek, Abhishek, Mithilesh and me(Mandaar). As Purandar is near to Pune, we decided to go on bikes. Abhishek was alone on his Splendor and I was on Mithilesh Splendor. We left Pune at 11.00 am. Our route was Kothrud – Ambegaon – Saswad – Purandar. On the way to Saswad, we crossed Dive Ghat at around 11.30. This ghat gives you a fantastic view of some of Pune Suburbs. Also, one can see a small lake at the base of the ghat. It is said that Mastani (from Bajirao-Mastani) was coming to the lake for bath. We proceeded towards Purandar. The road is too good to drive, very wide with less traffic. We crossed Saswad and take Narayanpur Road. After around 10 km, we got Purandar phata. Purandar base is just 3 km away from this phata. We reached the base at 12:00 noon. There is a motor road to go on the fort. But, we decided to have a trek to the top. We had tea and biscuit at a tea stall in the base village and parked our bikes there. We started at 12.30. The climb is very easy. We reached on the fort at 1:20pm After visiting Murarbaji statue, an old church, we proceeded further Its around 45 minutes climb. This part of the fort is called Balekilla. There are two water tanks here. A very old Kedareshwar temple is also there. Nothing more to see on the Balekilla except the temple. The temple is the highest point on Purandar fort. The view from the temple is very scenic. The surrounding valleys gives you a pictursque …
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