It was our passion for trekking that finally took all of us to Raigad Fort. Maharashtra has a splendid history of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of "The Hindavi Swarajya" and one of the greatest kings in the history . We reached to Pachad, a small village near Raigad Fort at about 6 PM. As per our expectations, it was raining hard. We started trekking at 7. Actually, by any means it was not trekking, cause Raigad have around one thousand steps to get to the top. That didn't sound good to me and I was a little bit disappointed. We stayed in a MTDC( Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation ) room that night.
I heard a lot about Raigad, and didn't want to miss the sunrise that day. But clouds faded my wish. But as we strode there, I went into a kind of influence. The influence, that every "Marathi Manus " must experience. Everything there takes us so close to Maharaj that we get totally astonished by his vision, his wisdom, his prowess, his faith towards the ultimate aim of Swarajya and what not.
There has been plenty of research done and there is enough literature available that tells us the greatness of Maharaj. We had a glorious history that very few of the countries have. But one thing I must say, Raigad gives us an inspiration and reminds us the duties that we have towards this mother-land. One must go there at least once to feel that influence.
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