Type                            Arnala is a Coastal fort.    

Difficulty level           Arnala is easy to trek. 

Height                         --     

Base village / District / Taluka -  Arnala / Thane / Vasai, Maharashtra, India.

A mid of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth hundreds of years, after a long battle with the Mughal Empire, the Maratha Confederacy came to overwhelm present-day Maharashtra. In 1737 the then Peshwa Baji Rao I sent his sibling, Chimaji Appa, to take the Bassein Fort from the Portuguese.

In the wake of winning the Battle of Vasai, his general, Shankarji Pant, convinced Chimaji to dispatch an attack on Fort Arnala, for its key vitality to the Maratha naval force in ambushing Portuguese engages.

Their first strike, facilitated with a Maratha maritime energy summoned by Manaji Agre, was directed by a prevalent Portuguese maritime power. A second ambush on the fortification on March 28, 1737, got the Portuguese unsuspecting and constrained them to relinquish the fortress.
The triumph was celebrated by a plaque introduced on the northern divider of the fortress regardless is noticeable today. Marathas then revamped the stronghold, developing three bastions Bahirav, Bhavani, and Bava.

The Marathas controlled the stronghold until 1817 while, amid the third British-Maratha war, in spite of effectively shielding the fortification, they were compelled to surrender the fortress to the British because of their prevalent maritime force.
The Arnala and Bassien strongholds were come back to the Marathas by the British in the bargain of Salabai, however the fortifications again changed hands under the arrangement of Pune. Today the stronghold is in a condition of dilapidation.

Characteristics Octagonal water supply inside the stronghold. Octagonal Water Reservoir and Temples There is an extensive octagonal new water repository inside the post.
Inside the post are the sanctuaries of Ambakeshwar, Goddess Bhavani, Lord Shiva, and the tombs of Shahali and Hajjali. The "paduka" or consecrated shoes of Shrinityanand Maharaj are housed in an arch on the eastern face of the fortress.

The Entrance 

The primary doorway of the fortress roughly confronts the north heading. Primary doorway as seen from North side. The strong stone entryway is embellished with pictures of tigers and elephants. Subtle element of pictures of Tiger and elephant on the door entryway.

Defenses and Walls

The outer bulwarks are in a genuinely decent condition, and an about three far reaching way exists along the external dividers.

Southern Watch Tower

There exists a solitary watch tower around 550 meters from the principle stronghold, on the Southern end of the island. This tower has no doorway door.

Besides this we can also see

The principle structure is on the north side of this longish island. The fortification has wide and solid high dividers with three doors - the primary passageway being in the north. It has a solitary tower (bastion) in the south end.

The passage to this is through a little square opening - it is dim inside and the undergrowth makes it hard to investigate further. However there are trees on the outside dividers, which have been utilized by the fans to jump on the top to get a look inside.

There are steps prompting the bulwarks (dividers), and one can go out for a stroll around the whole limit divider. The defences additionally have number of little openings in its expansive dividers to permit passage in the little rooms and storage facilities beneath. Some of these storage facilities are utilized by the towns to store their paddy crop. Alongside a few stays of the weapons utilized from this post, one goes over a group ball, still stuck on the inward side of the west side of the divider close to the sanctuary.

Time to reach the top

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Minimum Duration 

1 day.

Best time to visit the fort

Any time you can visit Arnala fort.

Water Availability 

Yes, water is available on Arnala fort.

Accommodation Availability

No, accommodation is not available on the Arnala fort, but you can stay in the Arnala village.(Base village)

Lord Bhavangadeshwar Temple, Lord Hanuman Temple, Tombs of Shahi and Hajji, Ramparts and Walls, Southern Watch Tower.

Way from Pune to Arnala Fort

Pune to Arnala By Bus

From Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses / Volvo buses available to Thane. There are many buses regularly playing between Pune to Thane or Thane to Pune. There are also local transports (Private cars and cabs) available from Pune to Thane. From Thane there are buses available to reach Arnala village, and then you can go by boat to Arnala fort.

Boat Timing – 6 am – 12:30 pm and 4 pm – 7 pm.

Pune to Arnala By Train

From Pune junction there is no train available to Virar junction, which is 196 kms from Pune junction, from Virar there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport are available to Arnala village, and then you can go by boat to Arnala fort. 

Pune to Arnala By Road

Route of Pune to Arnala Fort 

Pune – Chinchwad – Lonavala – Navi Mumbai –Virar – Arnala village – Arnala village.

Way from Mumbai to Arnala Fort

Mumbai to Arnala By Bus

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses, local transport available to Virar station, from Virar there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport are available to Arnala village, and then you can go by boat to Arnala fort.

Boat Timing –

6 am – 12:30 pm and 4 pm – 7 pm.

Mumbai to Arnala By Train

From Mumbai there are trains available to Virar station, from Virar there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport are available to Arnala village, and then you can go by boat to Arnala fort. 

Mumbai to Arnala By Road 

Route of Mumbai to Arnala fort 

Mumbai – Dadar – Vasai – Virar – Arnala village – Arnala fort.

Arnala beach, virar, thane city, film city, kanheri caves, mahakali caves, kokaneshwar temple, yazoo park, great escape water park virar, bassein fort.

Jivdani temple

Saying as much the Mahar accomplished Moksha (The true Jeeva Dhana, the genuine abundance of Life)and the Devi was going to vanish in the cavern, when a fruitless lady saw this heavenly occurrence shouted Devi, Amba, will you leave this desolate little girl of yours without our jeevan dhan a take in my laps?".

Devi was satisfied by her requests to God and said “Great in fact are you who saw each of the three of us. I hereafter favour you with a tyke." The woman was not fulfilled by this, she said "Gracious Mother of the three planets, don't simply favour me, however let all infertile little girls of you who beg you be met with the kid".

Devi was satisfied at this and said "See consequently, because of the approach of Kali Yuga, with a specific end goal to keep up immaculateness of customs, I will stay into a gap in the corner of the cavern.

The fruitless ladies, who offer me the beetle nuts in this opening, as is offered in my unique place in Mahurgad, will be remunerated with descendants". Along these lines saying the Devi vanished.This woman spread out the episode and accordingly by and by the Jeevdhan slope began to be gone to by the pioneers.

The instantly introduced picture is an extremely late one; the first sanctum is the opening in speciality of the hollow, which is the focal spot of love. A reasonable is hung on the Dusherra day which is went to by a huge number of individuals.

The stronghold is gone to by visitors much of the time. The sanctuary of the Devi is totally remodelled and there is a wonderful icon of Devi in white marble.
There is additionally a sanctuary committed to Sri Krishna. Besides jivdani temple other places such as Arnala beach, Virar, Thane city, Film city, Kanheri caves, Mahakali caves, Kokaneshwar temple, Yazoo park, Great escape water park Virar, Bassein fort.