Dear All,
शिखर वेध have planned a one day Trek 2 Brahmagiri (Trimbakgad) & unexplored Bhandar-Durg near Nashik on Sunday i.e. on 5th February 2012
Hope 2 cu on trek with me 
Details r as follows
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Brief Introduction about BRAHMAHIRI ( TRIMBAKGAD) & BHANDAR-DURG:
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Height: ~ 4248 feets
Grade: Easy / Medium
Time: ~ Maximum 2 hrs from Trimbak / Max. 1 hrs from Brahmagiri
Location: Trimbakeshwar
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TRIMBAKGAD ( Brahmagiri) :
Trimbakeshwar Temple is perched on the picturesque lusting green Brahmagiri hills near Nasik in Maharashtra. River Godavari originates on this hill and flows though the Brahmagiri ranges.
Apart from religious significance, Trimbak fort played a part in the history. Ramchandra of Yadavas of Devgiri built it. In 1629, Mughal Emperor Shahjahan sent an army and after a long battles in the areas captured it in 1636. It remained with them till 1720 when it passed to Nijam who ruled it till 1752. The Marathas captured it then and Col. Mcdowell led the final attack against it in 1818 on 24th April. After a three hours firing the fort surrendered. The British conquered Trimbak and dismantled the fort.
The Multani family of Karachi rebuilt the steps and a Dharmashala, which are now in use.
DURGBHANDAR:- It will be an over exaggerated statement if we say Durg BHandar as a fort. It resembles to be a watchtower, might be to pass signals or for storage purpose (As the name suggests). But what makes us to take a note of this tower is its strategic importance. It is located near Basgad and Harihar which are the fort in Trimbak range.
Itinerary for the event : –
Rendezvous: Dadar (E) Swaminarayan temple 22:30 Hrs on Saturday 4th February 2012
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23:15 Hrs: Departure from Dadar
05:00 Hrs: @ Trimbak
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05:30 Hrs: Trimbkeshwar Temple Darshan
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Breakfast & T time
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07:00 Hrs: Ascend
09:30 Hrs: ATop Brahmagiri
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09:30-10:30 pm Explore fort, enjoy the view of the surrounding
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10:30 Hrs: Move 2 BHandar-durg
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At one point after descending the steps, we have to Crawl through an underground opening of 1 x 2 feet
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11:45 Hrs: @ End point
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Explore BHandardurg
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12:30 Hrs: Descend
13:30 Hrs: Lunch time @ Brahmagiri Fort
16:00 Hrs: @ Trimbak
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16:30 Hrs: Departure for Mumbai
18:00 Hrs: Evening snacks on da way
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We will be in mumbai around 22:00 hrs ( thats – subjective)
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The Estimated initial expenditure is about Rs. 750/ -
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This includes Mumbai 2 Mumbai transportation fare for private vehicle & Morning – Evening refreshments
Seats will be first come 1st basis … Deposit Rs 500/- per head (Non-Refundable) advance amount for vehicle booking on following A/c …
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Name: JAGADISH GOVIND PATIL
ICICI Bank A/c No.: – 026801521464
Vartak Nagar Branch, Thane (W)
Last date for registration: – Tuesday 24th January 2012, 5 pm
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Few memories from last year event in form of snaps
Vishal BUdhavalekar :- https://picasaweb.google.com/104699421488274212758/TRIMBAKEHWARBRAHMAGIRIBHANDARDURG?feat=directlink
Anand K Singh :- https://plus.google.com/photos/104348697452775239056/albums/5571186510484230689?banner=pwa
Devendra Singh :- https://plus.google.com/photos/110670834755339956777/albums/5520488523277836097?banner=pwa
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Things To Carry:-
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Pls do carry Lunch for da day ( a must)
A Torch with spare battery ( a must)
A Water Bottle (~3 Ltrs) (a must)
Camera, Cell Phone, Binoculars (Optional)
Pls avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc
Extra Pair of clothes,
Good trekking shoes,
Personal basic medical kit (Containing an antiseptic, few bandages, personal medications if any, Antibiotics for stomach infection)
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A haversack to put all these things
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For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on
Jagdish Patil (O): 09869369836
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