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PURNAGAD FORT
Purnagad fort is situated on a mountain which is at the origin of creek of muchakundi.This fort is having a small area but the bastions are having a very strong construction.One can view the entire fort premises in the sight. The fort is having two doors,one facing east and other facing west side.The fort is very close to village purnagad.It's a 10 minute walk.The main entrance door is very robust structure between 2 bastions.There is a hanumanji's deity and a well at the entrance.The well is presently dry and in startled condition.There is no arrangement of drinking water at the fort premises.Pictures of moon,sun and lord ganeshji are carved on to the main entrance door.A vestibule of security guards are present on either sides of the main entrance door.There are many staircases from four sides upto the top of the fort.A mindblowing scenes of sindhusagar(arabian sea)can be clipped from the top.According to some evidences this fort was constructed by chatrapati shivaji maharaj,but some evidences suggest that it was constructed by shree sankhoji angre son of kanhoji angre.

HOW TO REACH: Purnagad is around 30 kms from the city of ratnagiri.Tourist can get a MSRTC bus from ratnagiri bus stand upto purnagad via pawas.It's journey of 45 mins from ratnagiri.There is another route from rajpur to ratnagiri via purnagad and pawas.Rajpur is situated on national highway mumbai-goa(NH-17).Some MSRTC bus also follows this route.Rajpur is around 440 kms from mumbai and 160 kms from goa.