1100 years, many rulers … Nizams became a fort of Yadavs, Mughals, British base! Statues are also mysterious

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Last update:February 19, 2025, 16:34 IST

Gavilgad Fort: Gavilgad Fort is special for Vidarbha. This fort was built about eleven hundred years ago. The Gavilgad Fort has six doors, each of which has special significance of the door. The most special door among them is Shardul Darwaza.

Gavilgad Fort: Historical and Natural Beauty of Vidarbha

Amravati: Melghat is called Nandanvan of Vidarbha because the natural beauty of Melghat attracts tourists. Gavilgad Fort is located in this Melghat. This fort, according to the area, is special for Vidarbha. This fort was built about eleven hundred years ago. The Gavilgad Fort has six doors, each of which has special significance of the door. The most special door among them is Shardul Darwaza. Apart from this, other doors also have an important place from historically.

Gavilgad Fort is about eleven hundred years old
Let us know that for the information of Gavilgad Fort, Local 18 interacted with Shiva Kale, the head of Swarajya Seva Pratishthan. Shiva works for the protection of the black fort. Shiva Kale says that the Gavilgad Fort is about eleven hundred years old. Gavilgad and Naranala are the forts as an important fort in the history of Vidarbha. Of these, the Gavilgad Fort is Yadav and is very large according to the area. The Gavilgad Fort was earlier ruled by the Gawli king. This was followed by Imadshahi in 1425, Nizamshahi of Ahmednagar in 1575, Mughalshahi in 1600, again Nizamshahi of Ahmednagar, followed by Nagpurkar Bhosle and in 1803 it was in the British fort.

The fort has six doors
This fort has six doors. Each door has its own specialty. The most important and beautiful door is Shardul Darwaza. There is a secondary Gandabherud on the Shardul door. Gandabherud means a person with the face of Garuda. There is a statue of Sharabh in the beak of Gandabherud. Gandabherud stands on the big tiger and four elephants are seen in four legs. Apart from this, elephants are also seen in the tiger’s mouth and tail. These idols are on both sides of the door. There is a palm tree between these two idols of Gandabherud. The date was a symbol of the prosperity of the state at that time. Gandabherud is also considered to be the rule symbol of Vijay Nagar Empire. That is, there are artifacts of both Hindu and Muslim architecture at Shardul Darwaza.

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After Shardul Darwaza comes inside Delhi Darwaza. This is a strong door, it was a strong door of that time. This is followed by Pir Fateh Darwaza. The inscription is inscribed on this. This door descends in Barlinga village. This is followed by Mozhari Darwaza in the west direction of the fort. It is no longer possible to reach this door. This is followed by the fish door and Barlinga door. Barlinga Darwaza was completely demolished in the 1803 war.