Type                                   Vajragad is a hill fort.   

Difficulty level                  Vajragad fort is easy to trek.

Height                                Vajragad is 656 ft. (200 meters) high above sea level.   

Base village / District / Taluka   Girj / Thane / Vasai, Maharashtra, India.

Past the shrubbery of woods on the edge of the town of Khandepar, profound inside the lush area is the rock-cut cavern sanctuary of Khandepar. A gathering of four genuinely little sanctuaries, the Khandepar Cave sanctuaries were cut out of laterite shake potentially in the tenth century and later changed over to Hindu sanctuaries by the Kadambas.

Regular conviction has it that the sanctuaries were perhaps Buddhist Sanctuaries. Various markers inside the hollows point to both Buddhist and Kadamban causes. Particularly, cut into the roof are lotus emblems thought to be run-of-the-mill themes of the Kadambas while pegs on the dividers of the holes point to a Buddhist root utilized for hanging robes.

The lotus emblems have been followed to the same time the stepped tops were added to the first structure, demonstrating they were structural increases made by the Kadambas. You will likewise perceive decorative breaks in the dividers proposing their utilization for holding oil lights. 

These holes are a site of enormous archeological hugeness and have been the center of examination by archeologists and your normal Indiana Jones, whole adventurers, over the recent decades.

Time to reach the top

It takes around 10 to 15 mins to reach the fort from the base village Girij.

Minimum Duration 

1 day.

Any time you can visit Vajragad fort.

Water Availability 

Yes, water is available on Vajragad fort.

Accommodation Availability

No, Shelter is not available on the fort.

Bastions, Entrance, Water Cisterns, Temple of Lord Bhavaangadeshwar, Hanuman temple and much more…

way from Pune to Vajragad Fort

Pune to 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. From Thane there are buses available to Vasai station, from Vasai station there are state buses or local transport available to Vajragad fort.

Pune to By Train

From Pune junction there is train available to Thane, From Thane there are buses available to Vasai station, from Vasai station there are state buses or local transport available to Vajragad fort

Pune to By Road

Route of Pune to Vajragad Fort

Pune – Chinchwad – Lonavala – Rasayani – Thane – Vasai Station – Vajragad Fort.

Way from Mumbai to Vajragad Fort

Mumbai to By Bus

From Thane there are buses available to Vasai station, from Vasai station there are state buses or local transport available to Vajragad fort.

Mumbai to By Train

From Dadar there are local trains available to Vasai, which is 40 kms from Dadar station, from Vasai station there are state buses or local transport available to Vajragad Fort.

Mumbai to By Road

Route of Mumbai to Vajragad fort

Mumbai – Dadar Station – Vasai station – Vajragad Fort.

Tungareshwar Temple

Photograph edge of Lord Ganesh, Goddess Durga and Lord Shree Ram dangle from the roof divider. In the focal point of the sanctuary is Nandi Bail, the Vehicle of Lord Shiva, sitting enduring as His Guard. 

Above Him hangs an immense chime. I rang it to advertise my entry and remained in a line for Darshan, as there was not all that much hurry.

The sanctuary room was little, however, delightfully enriched in Minimalistic works of beautiful glass. On one corner of the room, Diya was lighting and there was little sanctuary of Devi.

In focus there was the Main ling – Lord Shiva, with a Hug serpent in metal looped around it. Bloom, Bil patras, and Bill fal offered by the travelers are scattered around it. A metal post hangs above & water trickles down from it drop by drop over the long.