Prabalgad - Double decker mountain trek in Sahyadris
It was yet another pilot trek that Dr Ajay has finalised on Sunday. It was Prabalgad near Matheran and trek was going to start from Panvel. Prabalgad is one of the few beautiful and must do treks in the lap of Sahyadris mountain range. Everyone who had registered for the trek had never done this trek hence it was going to be a pilot trek and coming at right time when monsoons clouds are not gone but since in last leg of monsoons, had transformed the Sahyadris mountain range in lush green carpet with numerous waterfalls and abundance of flora & fauna. Prabalgad History : This fort was built to keep eye on ancient ports of Panvel and Kalyan.It was built by Bahamani empire. Shilahar and Yadav dynasty has made it a army camp.In the year 1658, Shivaji conquered this fort from Mughals. The fort was then governed by Kesarsingh a Mughal sardar. On seeing his eminent defeat, he along with all ladies on the fort committed suicide to avoid dishonour in the hands of the enemy. In spite of the ...