Saturday, June 10, 2006
Lohagad, Visapur Trek in the Monsoon
This is the second time I went to Lohagad in a span of not more than 5 months. The last time I went we covered Lohagad only. This time we made sure that we covered Visapur too.
I won't blabber on too much about how to go there, etc. For that refer the link above. This is just to share some of the photos that I could get this time. I recently purchased a Sony WSC-D50 digital camera and I should say that its a nifty model. Quite compact, nice features, especially the various modes and photos which come out great.
Until now whenever I've been going out to treks I have been at the mercy of other people who carry their camera. I don't mean to be dramatic, but at the end of the day when I look at the past photos, I see that there aren't too many pics of the place we went to itself. Agreed that if pics were only taken of the place without any of your fellow trekkers in the foreground it would be the most boring thing to do. But there should be a balance.
So here are some of the better photos that I managed to capture. The initial pictures are from atop Visapur which has comparatively lesser construction and simpler architecture as compared to Lohagad.
Visapur fort (as seen when approaching it from Malavli)
Visapur fort wall (west side)
Stairway to heaven?
Visapur - Hanuman Idol
Visapur - Fort walls on the Malavli side
Lohagad - Ganesh Darwaza
Lohagad - really impressive fortifications
Lohagad - One more Darwaza
Lohagad - Strange hole in the rock (btw, thats a person up there)
I won't blabber on too much about how to go there, etc. For that refer the link above. This is just to share some of the photos that I could get this time. I recently purchased a Sony WSC-D50 digital camera and I should say that its a nifty model. Quite compact, nice features, especially the various modes and photos which come out great.
Until now whenever I've been going out to treks I have been at the mercy of other people who carry their camera. I don't mean to be dramatic, but at the end of the day when I look at the past photos, I see that there aren't too many pics of the place we went to itself. Agreed that if pics were only taken of the place without any of your fellow trekkers in the foreground it would be the most boring thing to do. But there should be a balance.
So here are some of the better photos that I managed to capture. The initial pictures are from atop Visapur which has comparatively lesser construction and simpler architecture as compared to Lohagad.
Visapur fort (as seen when approaching it from Malavli)
Visapur fort wall (west side)
Stairway to heaven?
Visapur - Hanuman Idol
Visapur - Fort walls on the Malavli side
Lohagad - Ganesh Darwaza
Lohagad - really impressive fortifications
Lohagad - One more Darwaza
Lohagad - Strange hole in the rock (btw, thats a person up there)Go ahead and plan this trek in the monsoons. Its one where you really get to see the grandeur of the place. Most forts in the Sahyadris are lying in a bad shape. Lohagad and Visapur still hold strong and give you a vivid glimpse into history!
