Pandavgad

Pandavgad
Satara District, Maharashtra, India
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Owner Government of India
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Location
Pandavgad
India
Coordinates17°59′53″N 73°51′49″E / 17.9979951°N 73.8636349°E / 17.9979951; 73.8636349

Pandavgad Fort) (also called Pandugad) (Wai T; 17° 55' N, 73° 50' E; RS. Wathar, 20 m. SE;), 4177 feet above sea level, lies four miles north-west of Wai. The fort is conspicuous over a low spur branching east from its southern angle. From a distance it appears a square fortification with natural escarpment of cut black stone. The fort can be reached by a footpath diverting to the north from Bhoganv, a village 3 miles west of Wai on Wai -Velang State Transport route. In Bhoganv village, there is a small memorial of Vaman Pandit, the celebrated Sanskrit poet of the 15th century.