नाणेघाट ट्रेक: अप्रतिम नाणेघाट - प्राचीन व्यापारी मार्ग । NANEGHAT worlds first toll plaza

Naneghat was an ancient trading route connecting the old sea ports of Sopara , Kalyan & Thana to the economic hubs in Junnar. It was build during the Satavahana’s period 200 BCE-190 CE some 2000 years ago. As Kalyan continued to be a trading hub & Junnar was the capital of many dynasties like Satavahana, Chalukya, Shilahar etc the trade route flourished. To protect this route forts like Jivdhan, Nimgiri (Hanumantgad), Hadsar , Chawand & Shivneri were build around it. The trade route also has what can be called as the oldest toll booth with the presence of a coin collecting pot (Ranjan) at the the top of Naneghat . This might have given the place its name as “Nane” means coin & “ghat ” means pass . Similar pots were found near Vaisakhare village which was the starting part of this trade route. The cave present at the top was build during Satavahana’s reign . The cave had 8 idols of prominent members of Satavahana dynasty , but these were destroyed in course of time. Cave also has Brahmi & Devanagari inscriptions etched in the walls describing the yadnya (rituals) & donations given by the queen Naganika. #maharashtra #travel #friends #naneghat #malshejghat #marathi #trekking

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