Day 4, Feb. 6th, we proceeded towards Mandhardeo peak which was at a height of 4508 ft. The 6km route from Ambode Khind gradually climbs to a steep hill where the temple of Kalubai Devi is situated. This seems to be a very important pilgrimage site for people from Pune and Satara Districts. Recently on 25th January 2006, around 1 Lakh pilgrims arrived at this site to pay homage to their favorite goddess. Unfortunately there was a stampede and around 300 people died.
We reached the Mandhardeo peak in 1.5 hours and successfully completed our expedition in 4 days as planned.
The journey back to Mumbai was quite comfortable by bus. Soon we will be compiling all the information collected and make a consolidated Report on this expedition, to understand the importance of this old route, the forts and villages on top of it. And moreover to understand the love of the people to still stay on these hills for more than 1000 years.
We reached the Mandhardeo peak in 1.5 hours and successfully completed our expedition in 4 days as planned.
Team members:
Prateek Deo, Glean Gonsalves.
Date: 3rd Feb to 6th Feb 2006
Total approximate distance of trekking: 45 kms
We crossed 2 passes, 7 hills and 2 forts.
Prateek Deo, Glean Gonsalves.
Date: 3rd Feb to 6th Feb 2006
Total approximate distance of trekking: 45 kms
We crossed 2 passes, 7 hills and 2 forts.
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