Type                     Kandhar is Hill fort.    

Difficulty level    Kandhar is easy to trek.

Height 

Base village / District / Taluka -  Swaleshwar / Nanded / Kandhar/ Maharashtra, India.

Kandhar Fort is found in Kandhar town of Nanded area, Maharashtra. The fortress is arranged at the center of the Kandhar Town. This fortress is one of those fortifications in Maharashtra that are decently kept up, yet now it is just about in vestiges. The fort was built by King Krishna 3 of Malkhed. It is enclosed by a canal & well known for its construction modeling.

The fortress is likewise prevalently known as Bhuikot Killa. It is found at the separation of 50 kilometers from Ranthambhore National Park. It's a building from the Nizamshahi period. This fortress is gone by numerous construction modeling understudies from the state.

Kandhar was popular as a major Jain Center in Rashtrakuta (having Malkhed or Manyakheta as his capital) times. A colossal statue of Kshetrapala (god identified with jains) is found close to the bhuikot, in separate conditions, from the Toenail that is discovered the stature of the statue is assessed to be more than 50 feet. Shortly there is an old Digambar Jain Temple in Kandhar town which is holding up for its redesign.

fort has two arches in the trademark Ahmednagar style. Outside the Kandhar fort at some separation is a hillock on which is arranged an old “Idgah” held in love by the Muslims. It is accepted that Rashtrakuta King Krishna III of Malkhed who styled himself as Kandharpuradhi Swar developed the fortification.

Time to reach the top.  

Minimum Duration 

1 day. 

Best time to visit the fort.

Any time you can visit the fort.

Water Availability 

Water is not available on the fort but you can get in the village Swaleshwar.

Accommodation Availability 

Accommodation is not available on the fort but you can get in the base village Swaleshwar. 

Architecture of the Kandhar fort which is maintained by the Maharashtra government and two domes in characteristic Ahmednagar style, entrance of the fort.

way from Pune to Kandhar fort.

Pune to Kandhar fort By Bus.

From Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses, Volvo, local transport are available to Nanded, which is 447 kilometers from Pune, From Nanded there are ST buses and local transport are available to Kandhar, which is 45 kilometers from Nanded.

Pune to Kandhar fort By Train.

From Pune junction to Nanded there are trains available, Pune junction to Nanded is around 555 kilometers, and then follow the same route from Nanded mentioned above. Train Time Table - View Pune to Kandhar fort train time table

Pune to Kandhar fort By Road.

Route of Pune to Kandhar fort. Pune - Shirur - Ahmednagar - Pathardi - Pathri - Parthani - Basmat - Nanded - Loha - Kandhar - Kandhar fort.

Way from Mumbai to Kandhar fort.

Mumbai to Kandhar fort By Bus.

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses and Volvo buses available to Nanded, distance between Mumbai to Nanded is 578 kilometers, From Nanded there are ST buses and local transport are available to Kandhar, which is 45 kilometers from Nanded.

Mumbai to Kandhar fort By Train.

From Mumbai to Nanded there are trains available, Mumbai to Nanded is around 608 kilometers, and then follow the same route from Nanded mentioned above. Train Time Table View Mumbai to Kandhar fort train time table

Mumbai to Kandhar fort By Road.

Route of Mumbai to Kandhar fort. Mumbai - Lonavala - Pune - Shirur - Ahmednagar - Pathardi - Pathri - Parthani - Basmat - Nanded - Loha - Kandhar - Kandhar fort.

Ranthambore National park.

Ranthambore National Park is spread over a region of 392 square km. alongside its adjacent asylums like - the Mansingh Sanctuary and the Kaila Devi Sanctuary. The recreation center is majorly popular for its tigers and is one of the best areas in India to see the great predators in its regular environment. The tigers can be effectively spotted actually amid the day time occupied at their normal mission chasing and taking fitting consideration of their young ones.

Ranthambore is additionally considered the renowned legacy site due to the pictorial demolishes that speck the untamed life park. Absolutely, a visit to Ranthambore National Park is a treat for each untamed life and nature darling. The time spend on viewing tigers wandering around, verdant greenery, an extent of different types of chirpy flying creatures and creatures is precious and sufficiently worth to be investigated at any rate once in a life.

Mahurghat.

A pilgrim Centre of great significance and importance. It is considered to be one of the important “Shaktipith” of Maharashtra. The temple of Goddess Renuka Devi is situated on a hill abounding in natural beauty at a distance of about 2.415 kilometers. from the village of Mahur.

The temple is said to have been built by the Yadava king of Devgiri about eight or nine hundred years ago. On the day of Dasara every year, a very big fair is held in honor of Renukadevi.