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Firefly Harishchandragad Trek | Mumbai Mountain Hikers
June 17, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – June 18, 2023 @ 12:30 pm
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Firefly, every year before monsoon we celebrate firefly festival. End of May and start of June fire fly are started to visible. There some location in Maharshtra Firefly are spotted and huge amount of people use to go for Firefly. Fire Fly belong to the Lampyridae family of insects. They have soft body. The female fly attract to Male fly for matting that is why they produce light.
Harishchandragad is a historical hill fort situated in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The height of Harishchandragad is 1,424 meters. Harishchandragad is ancient place, we can find reference from Agnipurana, Matspurana and Skandapuran. Harishchandragad is very popular place for trekking in Maharashtra. There are four way to reach Harishchandragad Fort. Pachnai, Khireshwer, Toler Khind and Belpada.
Konkankada is main attraction of this hill. An almost 1423 m concave fall. It is a vertical overhang, like a cobra’s hood, providing a panoramic view of the surrounding hills and an enchanting sunset. The cave of Kedareshwar and the temple of Harishchandreshwar are other places around of tourist interest
Something about Harishchandragad:
Category: Trek
Height: 1424 MTR/4665 feet
Grade: Easy
Endurance: Low
Duration: Day and Night
District: Ahmadnagar, Malsej Ghat
Base Village: Pachnai
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