KARNALA FORT:

Karnala Fort (also called Funnel Hill) is a hill fort in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India, about 10 km from Panvel city. Currently, it is a protected place lying within the Karnala Bird Sanctuary. It was a place of strategic importance since it overlooked the Bor pass, which connected the Konkan coast to the interior of Maharashtra (Deccan Plateau) on the main trade route between these areas.
The fort was likely constructed before 1400, under Devagiri Yadavs(1248–1318) and the Tughlaq rulers (1318–1347), Karnala was the capital of the north Konkan districts of their respective empires. It later fell under the command of the Gujarat Sultanate but in 1540 was taken over by Nizam Shah of Ahmednagar. The Gujarat sultans then requested the help of Dom Francisco de Menezes the commanding officer of the Portuguese at Bastien (modern-day Vasai) to win it back. He ordered 500 of his soldiers to the Karnala fort and they were able to capture it. The fort was left in charge of the Gujarat Sultanate but with Portuguese garrisons.

The Gujarat sultans fled to Vasai, surrendering the fort to the Portuguese. The loss of Karnala enraged Nizam Shah, who sent 5,000 men to reclaim the fort and the surrounding countryside. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the Portuguese continued to hold the fort. Deciding that the forts of Sangli and Karnala were of little strategic value, however, the Portuguese viceroy agreed to return them to Nizam Shah for an annual payment of Rs. 17,500 (or 5,000 gold Pardons).

Shivaji Maharaj conquered it from the Mughals in 1670 by building breastworks as he advanced.[2] After his death in 1680, it was taken over by Aurangzeb. After this, the Mughals occupied it for some time after which in 1740 with the rise of the Peshwas of Pune it went to them. It remained under the command of killer (garrison commander) Anantrao[5] until colonel Brother won the fort and established the rule of the British East India Company there in 1818.

SO GUYS IT'S THE HISTORY OF KARNALA FORT


WATERFALL MEANS:

A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

Waterfalls can be formed in several ways, but the most common method of formation is that a river courses over a top layer of resistant bedrock before falling onto the softer rock, which erodes faster, leading to an increasingly high fall. Waterfalls have been studied for their impact on species living in and around them.

Humans have had a special relationship with waterfalls for years, traveling to see them, exploring and naming them. They can present formidable barriers to navigation along rivers. Waterfalls are religious sites in many cultures. Since the 18th century they have received increased attention as tourist destinations, sources of hydropower, and—particularly since the mid-20th century—as research subjects.
A waterfall is generally defined as a point in a river where water flows over a steep drop that is close to or directly vertical. In 2000 Mabin specified that "The horizontal distance between the positions of the lip and plunge pool should be no more than c 25% of the waterfall height." There are various types and methods to classify waterfalls. Some scholars have included rapids as a subsection. What actually constitutes a waterfall continues to be debated.

Waterfalls are sometimes interchangeably referred to as "cascades" and "cataracts", though some sources specify a cataract as being a larger and more powerful waterfall and a cascade as being smaller. A plunge pool is a type of stream pool formed at the bottom of a waterfall.

IMPORTANT
IF THE CLIMATE WILL CHANGE THE KARNALA FORT WILL CLOSE
THE OFFICIAL TIMING IS 06:00AM TO 01:00 PM

BIRD SANCTUARY:
07:00AM TO 03:00PM
THE ENTRY PRICE FOR PER HEAD IS RS:60/-
AND PARKING CHARGES ARE EXTRA

SNAGURLI WATERFALL :
GOOGLE MAP LINK:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xL7PsTrjYCkFB...
AFTER REACHING THE GOOGLE LOCATION YOU HAVE TO DRIVE 15-20 MIN TILL YOU REACH THE SHAMSHAN BHUMI AND AFTER WALKING 30 MIN.


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