Sunday, December 11, 2011

Weekend Getaway–Murud Janjira, Mumbai



Murud-Janjira is the local name for a fort situated on an island just off the coastal village of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra,India. It was occupied by the Siddis and is famous for being the only fort along India's Western coast that remained undefeated despite DutchMaratha and English East India Company attacks. Source: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murud-Janjira  








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Accompanying me on my trip: Mr. Gautam and Mr. Bhatt, ruminating along the beaches of Murud




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An unkempt  history. Sweet water pond on an island in the sea




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Sapling caressing the pages of now forgotten piece of history




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Desolate, Aloof, waiting for chimes and  harangues that once commanded it to boom




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Mumbai –>; Murud –>; Kashid –>; Mumbai

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