Type                                   Devgiri is a hill fort.     

Difficulty level                  Devgiri (Daulatabad) fort is a medium trek. 

Height                                Devgiri fort is 2975 ft (906 mtrs) above sea level.     

Base village / District / Taluka -  Daulatabad / Aurangabad / Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Devgiri Also known as Deogiri. Devgiri (Daultabad of the later period), 11kms northwest of Aurangabad, is celebrated for its imposing slope fortress. The fortress is arranged on a disengaged cone-formed slope climbing sharply from the plain to the tallness of around 190 meters.

The fortress consists of three concentric lines of guarding dividers with vast number of bastions. The significant peculiarities of the fortress are the channel, the scarp, and the sub-subterranean entry, all cut of robust rock.

The upper outlet of the section was loaded with an iron grinding, on which a substantial blaze could be utilized to keep the advancement of the adversary. The Chand Minar, the Chini Mahal, and the Baradari are the vital structures inside the post.

The Chand Minar, around 63 meters in stature, was raised by Alauddin Bahman Shah in 1435 AD to the victory of Daulatabad. Inverse the Minar is the Jumma masjid, whose columns initially fit in with a sanctuary. Near it, there is a vast workmanship tank.

The Chini Mahal toward the end of the lower for is the spot where Abdul Hasan Tana Shah, the last ruler of Golconda, was kept by Aurangzeb in 1687 AD. Adjacent is a round bastion finished with a tremendous standard with a ram's head, called Kila Shikan or Fort breaker.
The Baradari, octagonal fit as a fiddle, stands close to the summit of the post. The foremost bastion at the summit likewise conveys a substantial group. In spite of the fact that the city of Devgiri was established in 1187 AD by the Yadava lord Bhillan.

The post was built amid the rule of Singhara II (1210-46 AD). It was caught by Ala-ud-Din Kalji in 12 94 AD, denoting the first Muslim intrusion of the Deccan.

At long last in 1318 AD, Malik Kafur executed the last Yadava Raja, Harapal. At that point in 1327 AD, Muhammed-container Tughluq looked to make it his capital, by exchanging the whole populace of Delhi and changing the name from Devgiri to Daulatabad.

At that point it was in the ownership of the Bhamanis till 1526 AD. The stronghold stayed in Mughal control till Aurangzeb's demise in 1707 AD, when it passed on to the Nizam of Hyderabad. The popular Ellora Caves are only 16kms away from Devgiri-Daulatabad.

Time to reach the top

It takes around 1 hour to reach the base village of Daulatabad.

Minimum Duration 

1 day.

Best time to visit the fort

Any time you can visit Devgiri (Daulatabad) fort.

Water Availability 

No, water is not available on the Devgiri fort, so carry your own water.

Accommodation Availability

No, shelter is not available on the Devgiri fort.

Buildings and Structures, Hatti Talav, Bharatmata Temple, Chand Minar, Kalakot Devagiri, Bhoolbhulaiya (The Maze), Bijali Darwaja, Fortification, Bastion, Cannons.

way from Pune to Devgiri (Daulatabad) Fort

Pune to Devgiri (Daulatabad) By Bus

From Pune there are buses / Volvo buses available to Aurangabad, which is around 235 kms from Pune, there are many buses regularly playing between Pune to Aurangabad or Aurangabad to Pune, from Aurangabad station there are many buses regularly playing between Aurangabad to Daulatabad or Daulatabad to Aurangabad..

Pune to Devgiri (Daulatabad) By Train

From Pune junction there is train available to Aurangabad railway station, which is 427 kms from Pune junction; it takes 9 hrs from Pune to reach Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are many buses regularly playing between Aurangabad to Daulatabad or Daulatabad to Aurangabad

Pune to Devgiri (Daulatabad) By Road

Route of Pune to Devgiri (Daulatabad) Fort 

Pune – Ranjangaon – Shirur - Ahmednagar – Ghodegaon – Solegaon – Aurangabad – Kannad – Nagapur – Antur Fort.

Way from Mumbai to Devgiri (Daulatabad) Fort

Mumbai to Devgiri (Daulatabad) By Bus

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses, Volvo, local transport available to Aurangabad; which is 370 kms from Mumbai; it takes to reach 6 hrs from Mumbai to Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are many buses regularly playing between Aurangabad to Daulatabad or Daulatabad to Aurangabad.

Mumbai to Devgiri (Daulatabad) By Train

From Mumbai junction there are trains available to Aurangabad railway station, which is 372 kms from Mumbai junction; it takes 7 hrs from Mumbai to reach Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are many buses regularly playing between Aurangabad to Daulatabad or Daulatabad to Aurangabad.

Mumbai to Devgiri (Daulatabad) By Road 

Route of Mumbai to Devgiri (Daulatabad) fort 

Mumbai – Asangaon – Nashik – Manmad – Aurangabad – Kannad – Nagapur – Antur Fort.

Ajanta Caves

AJANTA is the world's greatest historical monument recognized by UNESCO located just 55kms from Jalgaon city and 105kms from Aurangabad City of Maharashtra, India. There are 30 caves in Ajanta of which 9, 10, 19, 26 and 29 are Chaitya-Grihas and the rest are monasteries.
These caves were discovered in AD 1819 and were built up in the earlier 2nd century AD. Most of the paintings in Ajanta are right from 2nd century AD and some of them about the fifth century AD and continued for the next two centuries.

All paintings show heavy religious influence and center on Buddha, Bodhisattvas, and incidents from the life of Buddha and the Jatakas. The paintings are executed on a ground of mud-plaster in the tempera technique.

Aurangabad Caves

There are two parts of the caves. Caves I and III of Aurangabad and the last buckles of Ajanta coincided as is evident from striking parallels which we go over while looking at both the destinations. Again at Aurangabad after a watchful investigation of both Caves I and III, the conclusion the Historians have come to is that Buckle III was prior to give in I.

In Cave III the craftsman appears to have been adorned with shockingly perfect and sorted out outlines of fretwork, parchments, board of couples, tufts, blossoms, geometrical plans, and most noteworthy purpose of flawlessness and fulfillment.