Satara
Overview
Satara is located at foot of the famous Ajinkyatara Fort. It is located on Kaas Plateau, now a World Heritage site. Satara has two palaces in Heart of the city, the Old Palace (Juna Rajwada) and the New Palace (Nava Rajwada) adjoining each other. The Old Place was built around 300 years ago, and the New palace was built around 200 years ago.
Satara has a Unique statue of Shri. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj standing near a canon, at Powai Naka. Generally, a Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has seen him riding the horse.
Thoseghar Watertfalls around 20 km west of Satara. It is one of the best monsoon tourist places in Western Ghats. People come from all over Maharashtra to visit the falls, especially during the monsoon season between July and October. Vajrai Waterfall, India's highest waterfall, is around 22 km from Satara and Sajjjangad, around 15 km from Satara.
Satara is well known for its sweet Kandi Pedhe. Kandi Pedhe is a special delicacy of Milk which is prepared by pure milk which is prepared by pure full-fat milk available in nearby villages. It has its natural richness and sweetness. Kandi Pedhe has its unique taste and is not sugar loaded like other pedhas available in the market.
There are 11 talukas in Satara District Karad, Satara, Mahabaleshwar, Koregaon, Man, Khatav, Patan, Phaltan, Jaoli, Wai, Khandala.
Attractions
Kaas Plateau
Kaas Pathar is a plateau made from volcanic rocks in the Satara district of Maharashtra, and comes under the biosphere of the Western Ghats. Hailed as Maharashtra’s answer to the Valley of Flowers, Kaas is famous for its overwhelming carpets of flowers which come alive by the fag end of the monsoons. During this time, the plateau receives an average rainfall of 2000 mm, and much of the water seeps through the porous laterite rocks. The whole area is covered with flowers of varying colours, the dominant colour changing with the time of the year. More than 450 species of flowers, orchids and even carnivorous plants such as Drosera Indica are found in Kaas.Sajjangad
Sajjangarh Fort was earlier known as Aashwalayangad and was built by the Bahamani Emperors in between 1347-1527 AD. It was later conquered by Adil Sha in 16th century AD. In the same year the Mughals attacked the Sha rulers and brought this fort under their control. The fort then came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Previously known as Parali Fort, it was renamed to Sajjangad after Shivaji Maharaj requested Sri Ramdas to set up his permanent abode here.
Sajjangad Fort is the final resting place of Samarth Ramdas, he was the spiritual Guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji. His teachings and works written in books such as Dasbodh are read and followed by many people even today in the state of Maharashtra. This fort is well known as the spiritual capital of Maratha King Shivaji. The fort is located at an altitude of 914 m and has two main gates. The fort has two lakes, temples of Lord Rama, Hanuman and Anglai Devi, a Math and the tomb of Swami Samarth Ramdas.Thoseghar Waterfalls
Thoseghar waterfalls is a scenic spot located near the small village of Thoseghar, 20 km from Satara city, at the edge of the Konkan region, in Western India. There are a series of waterfalls, some of them 15 to 20 metres and one of approx 200 metres in height. People come from all over Maharashtra to visit the area, especially during the rainy or monsoon season, July to November. Heavy rain falls during that season and because of this the falls have more water and are more spectacular. The immediate area is calm and quiet, with a clean lake and dark woods in a hilly area.Panchgani
Panchgani is nestled in the middle of five hills in the Sahyādri mountain ranges. There are five villages around Panchgani named Dandeghar, Khingar, Godavali, Ambral & Taighat. The Krishnā River flows in the valley on which the Dhom Dam has been built approximately 9 km from Wai. The east of the Panchgani is Wai, Bavdhan & Nagewadi dam, at west is Gureghar, at the south is Khingar & Rajpuri & on the north is Dhom Dam.
The five hills surrounding Panchgani are topped by a volcanic plateau, These plateaus, alternatively known as "table land", are a part of the Deccan Plateau, they were raised by pressure between the earth plates. The area has high seismic activity, with an epicenter near Koynānagar where the Koynanagar Dam and a hydroelectric power plant have been built.
History
‘SATARA’ was the capital of Maratha Kingdom spreaded over 14 lacks square kilometer. This land has rich heritage. Several great warriors, kings,saints, and great personalities create their historical evidence in the history of Maharashtra.
Inscriptions as old as 200 B.C revels that probably the oldest known place in Satara district is Karad (mentioned as Karhakada). It is also believed that Wai in Satara district is the ‘Viratnagari’ where Pandavas lived in the 13th year of exile. The Mauryan empire in the Deccan was followed by the rules of “Satvahans” for about two centuries(between 550 A.D. to 750 A.D.) Satara as also the southern Maharashtra, was ruled by Chalukyas of Badami and was later by Rashtrakutas, Silaharas and Yadav of Devgiri, the Bahamanis, Adil Shahi, Muslim Rule, Shivaji (Maratha rule), Shahu Ram Raja and Shahu II Pratapsinh.
The first Musalman Invasion of the Deccan took place in 1296. Muslim ruled over Satara till 1707. In 1636 the Nijam Shahi Dynasty came to an end.
The Golden Era of Maratha Kingdom : Chatrapati Shri. Shivaji Maharaj
Shahaji’s son Shivaji , the founder of Maratha empire had begun to establish himself in the hilly part of Poona in the north where he had been put in possession of his fathers estate (Subhedari) at Poona and Supa.
The major incidence took place in the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was round to Pune and Satara, specifically in the Sahyadri ranges . Western part of Satara district was covered by dense forests, high hills which is the main reason where Shivaji Maharaj built about 25 forts. He has fought with Adil Shahi,Mughals throughout his life . Due to growing exploits of Shivaji , Adilshah send Afzal Khan the giant sardar of Bijapur to make an end of Shivaji’s kingdom. He was accompanied by a huge army , he harassed the people also destroyed several temples from holy cities of Pandharpur & Tuljapur.The historical defeat and end of Afzal Khan took place at Pratapgad , the ideal fort built on high hill (called Bhorpyacha Dongar) covered with very dense forest and high hills.
In 1663 Shivajiraje conquered Parali & Satara fort. He requested his ‘GURU’ Shri Samartha Ramdas Swami to stay on this parali fort which later named as ‘Sajjangad’ . It is just 12 kilometers from Satara city . Satara city situated on the slope of Satara fort popularly known as ‘Ajinkyatara’. After the death of Shivaji Maharaj, Aurangjeb conquered Satara fort later won by Parshuram Pratinidhi in 1706. In 1708 Shahumaraj crowned on this fort.
Satara has a rich history dating back to ancient times. It was the capital of the Maratha Empire under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The city has witnessed various historical events and played a crucial role in the freedom struggle of India. For more detailed history, you can visit Satara District Government website.
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Contact
For more information about Satara, you can contact:
Satara Tourism BoardAddress: XYZ Road, Satara, Maharashtra
Phone: +91 1234567890
Email: info@satara.com
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