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Raigad
Raigad
also known as Durgadeshwar is the lord of all the 360 odd forts in the state
of Maharashtra. Now you may wonder why is Raigad the
king of all forts - but there is a very good reason behind Raigad being
crowned thus. It is because Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who roused the
patriotic fervour by his guru mantra, Hindavi Swaraj, which later, became his
war cry, chose this fort as his capital. The fort was originally named
Raigiri. It was renamed Raigad by Shivaji who was coronated on June
6, 1674
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