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5 Reasons Why
You Should Go For
Harishchandragad
Trek
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5 Reasons Why You Should Go For Harishchandragad Trek
Harishchandragad is no stranger to the trek lovers of
Mumbai. In the last decade new routes have been
discovered. More and more people are visiting this once
isolated place.
Harishchandragad is one such trek where I may not be able
to share my full experience in one single article. So I thought
why not to give you 5 reasons for visiting.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Go For Harishchandragad Trek
Simplicity Of The Place, People And Food
As soon as we reach the base village, I instantly see the
simplicity of the place and people. Not that I am not aware of
it, but it still amazed me. There is no toilet built up here. You
have to go into open ground for nature’s call, oops!
The people are very humble. The kids, women and old people
will stare you out of curiosity. And when you stare them back,
the million dollar smile comes up.
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Oh, I wish I had my own camera. They only speak in Marathi
and broken Hindi, but that’s fine because you can still
connect with them.
The simple and delicious Maharashtrian thali is lip
smacking! Bhakri, pittale, and my favorite dal - rise. You
won’t realize that you have overeaten, and then you just
can’t stand up with that heavy undigested stomach. Burp!
There was a moment when I was just sitting somewhere in
Harishchandragad and staring at a hut without any thoughts
in mind.
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Again, its basic landscape made me write these lines on the
spot -
Like just look at the simplicity of the sight I am watching on
the opposite side man! Vast open fields of dry grass, their
complete yellowness makes it a distinct look.
The 2 huts in front of me are made of complete bamboo.
Their abandoned loneliness and their tempting attraction of
providing shade from the soaring heat is a relief to the
exhausting mind.
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Massive, Moderate Level And Rugged Terrain
Harishchandragad is massive. Like really very massive.
It comes under Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife
sanctuary.
This place itself is not easily accessible. We had to drive for
nearly 3-4 hours through mountains and rugged terrain
from its nearest station Kasara.
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I have been to so many places, but this place is grand, maybe
due to its elevation. There are various routes to reach
Harishchandragad top, easiest being Pachnai.
Each route offers different level of difficulty. From first timers
to one who crave for adventure, each route has something for
everyone.
We obviously took the easy route as summer was anyways
going to make it difficult. After reaching the top, the place was
so huge that it took us a whole day to explore its every corner.
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History, Caves And Temples
Harishchandragad is all about its cave, temple and history. The
minute carving on its temple walls fascinated me. The temple
looks very old, and off course it is! The caves are said to be
dated back to the stone age!
The famous kedareshwar cave has a very interesting story. Out
of 4 pillars surrounding the Shivling and supporting its ceiling,
only one is left intact.
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It is said that the pillars were built to depict the four 'Yugas' of
Life. When a Yuga comes to the end of its time, one of the pillars
is said to break down.
The general belief is that the current phase is the 'Kali Yuga' and
the day the fourth pillar breaks down - it will be looked to as the
last day of the current era.
While these caves and temples did not interest me very much, I
am sure you might like it if you are interested to know its history.
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Konkan Kada
The first time I saw this beauty (on my previous visit) slowly
unfolding in front of my eyes, I couldn't believe its existence!
I was awestruck for real! The fearless winds coming from the
deep valley with vast green fields were an amazing sight to
behold. 2 years later I come back in summer, I am not
disappointed with its views.
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Konkankada is a semi circle overhanging cliff offering jaw
dropping views of vast fields and on a clear day even
mountains far away.
Sitting on the exact middle part of Konkan Kada, it felt like a
Kings throne with 2 mountains on both the side standing like
guardians.
I was acknowledging the Uhh! and Ahhs! of the first timers
with a smile. This deep valley holds the mystery untold.
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I was just sitting near the cliff at a safe distance. Suddenly my
newly made local friend came and dragged me towards its
edge holding my hand.
I gasped for a second as my heart skipped a beat! In Hindi if I
want to describe then Fattke hath me aa gai! I was
wondering what if he would have jumped down the cliff
dragging me! The imagination was shit scary!
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In the evening we went towards the eastern part of Konkan
kada for sunset. The vigorous winds made it difficult for us to
even stand. But we still stayed there struggling (or rather
enjoying) the wind just to experience the beautiful sunset.
The sky was set on fire with the riot of red, yellow and orange
color. The feeling was so strong that I had to resort to music to
keep myself under control. But then it only added up to my
excitement and I started dancing!
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Taramati Sunrise Point
After enjoying some good views of Konkan kada and a night
filled with fun along with the participants, I was satisfied. But I
did not know that there was another surprise awaiting us!
Waking up early morning at 5am we marched towards the
highest point of Harishchandragad, Taramati. An hour long trek
provided the missing adventure of the trek as we crossed some
exposed part of the mountain through the very narrow trail.
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At some spots there wasn’t even any place to keep our foot
on, scary? No, it was fun! :D
The real horror was when a broken rustic staircase had to be
climbed to get to the top. One mistake and you could go
tumbling down the deep valley!
I even scared everyone by saying Don’t worry, at the most
you will only lose your life *devils smile*We reached the top
just in time as the sun was just above to rise. Oh, it will be
difficult for me to describe the view in words!
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As the sun was rising through the mountains, its first rays
created a horizon line on its both the sides. Gap between the
mountains were filled with a blanket of white mist.
Suddenly the massive Harishchandragad was looking very tiny
on the left side. Bhandardara dam, which takes hours to cross
on boat was just looking like a mini pond towards right.
The bare fields where naked like a desert dotted with
occasional greenery. The mountains were looking like conical
peaks.
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I may not be able to name the mountains and ranges that I was
watching, but it did not matter at that very moment. Because all
I was watching was the beauty and happiness!
In childhood I use to draw 2 mountains and a sun rising through
it. Some houses below them, crows flying above and a river
flowing through it.
The moment exactly depicted my childhood imagination. Just
that there is the beautiful Bhandardara lake instead of the river.
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As the sun rises, It’s blazing color fills the sky and my heart with fire.
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